First, its your approach to night shift! It's actually a great shift and a good unit. Take 5mg of melatonin in the car. Where your shades OUT of the hospital all the way to the house. Go straight home. Instructions from my neurologists from me to you. I loved nights and I used to regret when the alarm went off, now its the same at 0500, again its all in the approach & attitude about work. Nights there's no administration, no family and other drama, staff can devote care to patients. Document heavily to increase acuity, I don't agree with decrease in staff because patient's do NOT sleep at night! Any degree of illness is depressing but we are here to help in time of illness recovery and pathway to healing. Florida