Dayshifters- What time do you get up on your days off?

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I'm a recovered nightshifter, now working dayshift. I sleep like a BABY on my days off but still find myself dragging out of bed on my days on when the alarm goes off at 520am. I'm just curious- for those of you on day shift, do you wake up at the same time every day, workday or off-day?

Specializes in OR Hearts 10.

I wake up around 5 on workdays as well as those I'm off, but like most of you I try to make myself sleep later, but I do love a nap. I also go to sleep early, LOL

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Specializes in Primary Care.
I've been on days for years(-at least 15) Apparently I have NO natural alarm clock . If thirst,hunger or some body function does not wake me up I am capable of sleeping 20 hours at a stretch. "How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterwards" That's my motto-in my next life I hope I am a cat. I love my bed- "clean sheets" night is my favorite night of the week.

Something completely off the topic, but isn't it interesting that we all make sure we change our clothes we wear daily (hence, wear a clean outfit each day), but yet, we only change our sheets on our bed an average of once a week! Just a thought I had and figured I would put it out there! Interesting! Makes me want to go and change my sheets every night! ...Just to have that "clean sheet" smell and feeling, Every Night!

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Well, tomorrow, I return to work after a two week vacation. I would wake up around the same time I did before and then smile to myself that I didn't have to go anywhere except the bathroom. Wouldn't it be a mess if I felt that way tomorrow and slept in on my first day back to work??

I gotta fix that now...I just set my alarm so I can make it in to the place I don't want to go to.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, LTC, Rehab.

Usually I sleep until 9 am on my days off. Unless something wakes me up. Unfortunately, this morning was one of those "wake up early" mornings. Darn bladder!

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Specializes in Peds Hem, Onc, Med/Surg.

I wake up anywhere between 8am to 11am. I usually don't sleep past that even when I want to.

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