We have an LPN on 7-3 who can do no wrong. She continuously changes med times to nights if she doesn't like the residen. Our staffing is for no more than 40 to 1 nurse. I have 2 halls and when they are full, I have 32 residents. Some nights I have a lot of free time and other nights I run all night. Fortunately right now there are no peg tubes, IV's or dressing changes. I give 22 residents medication in the morning out of 32. I have to start between 445 and 5 am. I have been there 6 years and there is a lot to deal with but it can be done. The other nurse and I on my unit work together and she helps me when she is finished. A couple of reasons are work nights: my husband snores too bad and I can't sleep, and when I graduated from RN school at 44, I figured I couldn't hurt anyone who was sleeping.