Just hired as a New Grad on Med/Surg Unit for Night Shift...Any benefits to nights?

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I graduated from nursing school in May 2010 and was just hired onto a Medical-Surgical unit at our local hospital as a night nurse (7p-7a). I have never worked nights!! :eek: All of my clinicals and internships through school were during the day! Are there any benefits to working night? I of course am terrified being a new grad :uhoh3:

So fill me in fellow night shift workers ;)

On 12/11/2010 at 9:17 PM, MInurse2b2010 said:

I had never worked nights before my nursing job. I did work days as a CNA/nurse assistant (both long-term care and hospital) and during clinicals. Some things I like: less drama, more teamwork.

We are busy, it's just a different kind of busy. Time passes more quickly for me. I listened to my preceptor (a night nurse with literally decades of experience on the unit) and tried her tips to adjust my sleep schedule -- still getting used to it, but on the whole I really appreciate nights. And of course I'm grateful to be employed and for the shift diff.

Hey I'm a new grad and going to start night shift. Can you give me a sample of your sleep schedule. 

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