I'm currently a nursing student and things have been...interesting lately. After seeing nurses in my acute care clinicals and browsing this forum I've come to the conclusion that 90% (Yes, 90% exactly) of nurses are either feeling horrible, terrible and in some cases miserable.
And I often come across articles like this:
National Nursing News | The Fatigue Factor: Too Many Alarms, Too Little Downtime
So I have to ask those who work/worked 12 hour shifts: How do you feel about it? What is the experience like?
I'm sure a lot of it depends on what sort of unit one is on, but it seems dangerous to me for someone to work that long while caring for six or seven patients. It must take a toll on the ability to focus...