amylynn

despoohbear-I am so with you on the bath thing!! I work in Peds ICU where about 50% of our patients are open heart patients. Well, for as long as I can remember, we have to have our am labs done at 3am and our baths, dressing changes and weights done by 6am. And let me tell you, if your I&O for your shift, which doesn't end until 7am, isn't done by 5am, first you get crap from the med students followed by the residents and the head mds. I am thinking of switching to adult cardiac icu in hopes that I have them all for patients one day and can wake them at 3am and continue keeping them awake until 7am. So much for ICU pyschosis. And these are little kids! I love my job, I love my job, I love my job...(I am clicking my heels as I say this.)

I've worked nights for the most part of 11 years. Each time I go back to day shift, I hate it. Just seems like a whole different personality group works nights. I find that everyone is a little bit more laid back and relaxed at night. I work in a Peds ICU and Newborn ICU, so the work isn't too much different between the shifts. I recommend night shift to everyone!