I need some to advice. I am so worried and don't really know what to do. I am still a Pre-nursing student but wanted to post here so I could get more feedback. Here is the deal.
First off I work for a staffing agency as the on-call coordinator. I work every single day from 5pm-8am and all day on the weekends. I confirm nurses for their shifts, which is done 2 hours prior to shift. Therefore, I get most of my calls early in the evening and then again around 4:30-5am. And needless to say I get woken up sometimes at all kinds of crazy hours. Ok, so with that said, I am also an insomniac and have trouble sleeping. I know....not a good combo and then on top of it I am going to school for my pre-reqs. The problem is this semester I have an 8:00am class on Tues/Thurs and I am worried about getting enough sleep. I don't have kids so it is just my DH and me. Honestly, I don't think that I can ever handle having kids, I just need sleep too much. I can not function on less than 7 hours and really would prefer more like 9 or 10 hours. Heck, I can even go for 12 if I am allowed! :smackingf
I can remember being 20 years old and I would go to work after staying up all night...no way could I event think of doing that now.
I have also tried different sleeping aids. I have used Benadryl and Trazadone from the Dr. But nothing really seems to help. I can usually get to sleep ok, the problem is that once I get woken up then I can't get back to sleep. I am also very very tired during the day, even on days that I get enough sleep. I have hypothyroidism so my Dr was always blaming that because we were going thru the process of getting my thyroid regulated. Well now it is within the correct range and I am finally on the right dosage of Synthroid but I am still tired all the time.
I am just so worried because I want to go to NS but how will I be able to make it if I a can't even handle an 8:00am class only 2 days of the week?
My DH has said that he will help me try to stick to a good schedule and he will help in any way he can not to ever wake me up when I am alseep. (He works crazy hours and often wakes me up too!) I am thinking that I will start going to bed by 9pm that way if I get woken up around 4am, I will have at gotten 7 hours sleep. It is just tough because I have soooo much homework that sometimes I still have to study. Like last night I was up until 11:30pm doing a chart on the endocrine glands. I went right to sleep but I woke up at 2:50am and have yet to be back to sleep and it is now 7am.
Sorry this has been so long and I have rambled on and on. I guess what I really need is some encouragement. I feel like a big baby because I know that there are people out there who have kids (my sister has a newborn and is going to school and working part-time) and they do it without complaining. Plus I have alot of health problems and suffer from chronic pain. I have just been so worried that I will make it into NS but then will fail because of my issues.
Today is just my second day of school and I don't think there is anyway that I can make it on the 3 hours of sleep I have had. I am in classes from 8am-2:15pm. Luckily today is really just a review of lab safety and intro stuff. I just don't like starting out on the wrong foot. I am lucky because I have 2 wonderful friends in all my classes with me who are a great support system. I just don't want to abuse that support. I am just so depressed over all of this.
I hear ya....I work 36 hrs a week...and I'm beat tonight! After sleeping 4 hrs on W morning, and 2.5 on R morning...I went to bed at 10PM R night....and woke up at 5:30AM when clinical wasn't til 8.....
I plan on sleeping tonight, and sunday, and monday...when I'm not studying...
You CAN do it when you're a student, but be prepared to be a little cranky...find good friends early who can help you stay upbeat and keep talking you up...you don't need negative people to drag you down even farther....
locolorenzo22, BSN, RN
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I hear ya....I work 36 hrs a week...and I'm beat tonight! After sleeping 4 hrs on W morning, and 2.5 on R morning...I went to bed at 10PM R night....and woke up at 5:30AM when clinical wasn't til 8.....
I plan on sleeping tonight, and sunday, and monday...when I'm not studying...
You CAN do it when you're a student, but be prepared to be a little cranky...find good friends early who can help you stay upbeat and keep talking you up...you don't need negative people to drag you down even farther....