How do you spend your first day off?

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I usually sleep for 16+ hours straight. I work 4 or 5 in a row, usually.

Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

Before NP school: Sleep, vegetate, and make sure my short people are pink and breathing.

Now: Study and make sure my short people are pink and breathing.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Oh thank God! I thought I was the only one who slept all day and then all night!

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Days off, we get those? Sleep, eat, repeat

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Sleeping, allnurses, watching tv, wasting time (aka not doing school)....

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.
Sleeping for 12 hours. A little mindless TV. Order a pizza. Go back to bed.

Outdid myself Monday - slept 4 hours. Sat in my recliner and ate dinner (fetched by one of my kids) returned to bed and slept 15 straight. Ahhhhhhhh............

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When I worked 12's, slept.

Now I go visit the parentals, as they are getting old and going nuts. Get it done, get it out of the way, then do what I want the rest of the weekend.

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Specializes in Pediatric.

I'm pretty useless on my first day off. I usually sleep in, shop, eat pizza, watch Netflix, and try to do some sort of housework. Wash or buy scrubs/socks.

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Specializes in CCU, MICU, and GMF Liver.

buy breakfast, watch a little youtube, sleep until I wake up naturally (no alarm or phone) for about 5-6 hours or more, get sunshine, eat, workout, longboard, work on entreprenurial endeavors.

edit: I also try to work 3-4 days in a row. 12 hr shifts

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Sleep in an extra 2-5 hours, then go for a lengthy run.

Contrary to what most would expect, I don't play candycrush away from work on a regular basis. If I get stuck on a level and I am hungry for it, I'll take a few cracks at it. Nothing more than that though.

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Specializes in Home Health.

When I get off in the morning I fight my sleep until I pass out, typically before noon. Then I wake up between 3-6pm and am in zombie mode until about 10:30pm, when I finally become alert and functional. I'll stay up until about 3am and sleep until noon the next day.

Night shift is hard, those first nights off are totally wasted.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Sleep, exercise, Netflix.

If I am feeling inspired, I will shop early enough away from the usual rush. ;)

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Specializes in ED.

Two years ago...I would sleep. Now...my two year old nephew and I party. Building towers with blocks, throwing balls around, whatever he wants to do.

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