How many hours of sleep do you require

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I'm the type person that needs eight hours how about you? This week I am on the schedule to work Friday night until 10:30 and then come back in by 6:00 on Saturday morning. It takes me an hour or more to wind down when I get home and I live 45 minutes from my place of employment. I'm figuring I will get about 4 hours of sleep and a little concerned about it.

I absolutley love my sleep, nursing school almost killed me with those 2-3 hour night sleeps. Im good with 7 hours but on my days off I can easily sleep 10-12 hours.

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I think that it's probably 6 for me, my sleep cycle. I will easily wake at the 6 hour mark if there is some noise to arouse me. But I am sure I need 7 to 8.

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Specializes in Acute Care Pediatrics.

I can function really well on no sleep - but I'm lucky in that I can sleep when I need it if that makes sense. I work nights, and I'm pretty flexible when it comes to sleep. I am not one of those weird people that becomes "nocturnal" when working nights. LOL! :p On my nights off after working, I will sleep when I get off, get up in the afternoon, and go back to sleep around 11:30 - 12am and sleep all night. I guess I "catch up" on my days off, if that makes sense.

I love sleep.

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Specializes in PACU.

I can be awake 24 hours without too significant of dysfunction, assuming adequate caffeine intake. After like 32 hours or so I start to feel really weird and hallucinate. I can sleep like 3-4 hours per night during the week and then sleep most of the weekend without feeling too lousy.

I totally PREFER to sleep 8-12 hours per night though.

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