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From what I am reading on this subject, I am thinking that the overnight shift is the shift to work and ("not a hat person") lets us know where you work because that's the place to be employed I cannot beleive some nurses are defending this crazy issue of SLEEPING ON THE JOB....in a few years from now rooms will be provided.....

You are missing the point...Your assignment is to be awake and care for patients.We need to understand that what we do as nurses is a highly respected profession. You know how embarrassing it would for you to be standing in front of HR explaining that you were sleeping when an emergency took place....

A much as I understand the night shift is not the same as other shifts. I am reading the blogs on this subject and no mention of patients/residents in need of assistance and their assigned nurse is sleeping? We all have to adjust and take responsibility for what we agree to do for a paycheck. Staff who work the overnight shifts and has another job in the day is an accident waiting to happen and in most cases it is the patients who suffers and then the potential for a cover up comes into play (taking responsibility is always and issue) so as professionals we need to think before becoming a nurse. Rushing from a nursing overnight shift to another nursing assignment is not good and this type of trend needs to be addressed. We love our nurses ! don"t get me wrong.