Sonque

I personally have worked all three shifts. 7-3 to stressful for me. 3-11 I enjoyed but no family life and when you have children its not the way to go. Currently on 11-7 I too feel tired alot but push my self to exercise, do shopping, and I do participate in family things like baby showers and bridal showers. I come home go straight to bed and sleep before it and then after take a nap. I use a sleep mask and turn off phones to make sure I don't get uninterrupted. As far as pt. interaction I have a few pts that put in rough nights or need reassurance and I have the time to give them that one on one that the other shifts don't. I also find things to do like clean nurses station or disinfect medication carts. Little things mean a lot specially during flu season!