Heavily considering change to Day shift

[rearviewmirror]

2 weeks vacation. Ah what a beauty it has been. I visited an old friend in another side of the country and have been sleeping at night like normal person would. I slept about 6 to 8 hours without waking up! I feel more energetic, more eager to workout, not as annoyed and feel better in general. I have not had sleeping problems since the vacation and sleeping at night like normal person would, and it feels fantastic!

I have been a night nurse my whole career and I never really adjusted to it. The money is certainly better at night but at what cost? The staffing is better during the day, nurses have more ancillary support, although administrators tend to lurk around during the day as well. Even with some of cons, I am seriously thinking of switching to day shift. Anyone here who had to make the switch? Love it? Regret it? Better? Worse? Share it with me

[Racer15, BSN, RN]

I have the best of both worlds, as Hannah Montana would say. I work 12a-12p. I get to sleep in a bit, and I get to play with day shift and night shift.

[emergency_love]

Clearly only you know what is best for you, but I'll share my opinion. I switched to days about a month ago after two years of being on nights. Like you, I never really felt "adjusted". I didn't share the love of nights like the other night shifters (I suspect some just say that to make themselves feel better). It didn't help that I almost never got to work three nights in a row. I'd be all over the place. I felt never really asleep and never really awake. I was too tired on my days off to enjoy them, which ultimately led me to put in for a shift change.

The last month has been awesome! I enjoy my days off and feel much more mentally clear. I will miss the shift differential, especially being a single mom, but I feel so much healthier! You really can't put a price on that.☺️