I'm just starting NS, and I'm exhausted already! So far I've done orientation (2 full days, 8-4), and my CPR certification...and it's weird because I've had to be up much earlier than I've had to since my first year of high school!
How do you adjust? All summer long, a normal bedtime for me was 12:30-1am, and now a reasonable bedtime is 10pm-12am depending on the day. Because I've had long days, I've been getting tired earlier, but I still can't get to sleep any earlier. Will this change over time?
I just know that I can't always be this tired...but I also don't want to be one of those people dependent on caffeine or anything since I never have been in the past, and I have a high caffeine tolerance, so I know that with the amount of coffee I would have to drink, it would not be an ideal situation...although we do get free coffee in the cafeteria at the hospital...
When you are sleep deprived, your body requires much more plain water. To keep your sleep deprived brain "open" for learning, drinking enough plain water will help make those learning connections and make planning easier.
A previous poster suggested no caffeine and they are correct, but I know for most of us, a day without coffee is like a day without breathing (at least it is for me). But, if you are drinking enough plain water, then you may counter the effects of caffeine.
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When you are sleep deprived, your body requires much more plain water. To keep your sleep deprived brain "open" for learning, drinking enough plain water will help make those learning connections and make planning easier.
A previous poster suggested no caffeine and they are correct, but I know for most of us, a day without coffee is like a day without breathing (at least it is for me). But, if you are drinking enough plain water, then you may counter the effects of caffeine.