Oh, you quirky night shifter you!

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It is a well known fact that some people are nocturnal by nature and I just so happen to be one of THOSE people. Of course I work on the night shift as an RN and I wouldn't have it any other way. Day shift gives me mental hives (yes, it's a real diagnosis...in my mind lol). I have always been more productive at night than I am in the day time and my husband looks at me sideways when I am in full house cleaning mode at midnight. I just came back from getting groceries and I got to the store at 2300. I put my wireless earbuds in my ears, turned on my tunes and danced my way through the aisles. I know some of the workers (and customers) were staring at me but it's all good! Anyone else full of energy after the sun goes down?

I work 3-11. I started on that shift, and though I've had many chances to switch to days, I just prefer the peace and quiet of the night shifts. I'd work 3rd shift if I thought I'd be able to sleep during the day, but it's just too noisy where I live. I also think 2nd and 3rd shifts are killers to your social life....but I still prefer them.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

I used to....and then I had a child. And family got tired of me missing events even on my days off because I slept all day. I'm swings right now but my new norm is productivity on days. Someday I'll have enough seniority to score them. :p

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.

I'm a 9-5'er now and...

it's freaking weird! My family says I'm more human and that kind of thing, but I still think I'm a night shifter for life.

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Specializes in MICU, ED, Med/Surg, SNF, LTC, DNS.
As of a few months ago, I've been a night shifter for 40 years. I started nights as a nurse's aide when I started nursing school & have never looked back. I made the colossal mistake of taking a day shift position after I got married 8 years ago & I only lasted a month before I begged to go back to nights.

The hardest thing about nights is getting friends to understand that they are not to call or drop by in the middle of the day. One of my friends used to make a habit of calling me around noon every day. She stopped doing it after getting calls from me 3 nights in a row at 0200. I just wanted to chat.

Lol. I had to do that, too.

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