How to relax after a bad shift

I like to practice meditation. I have a few apps on my phone. Calm and headspace are my favorites. I also like to do jigsaw puzzles, requires a focus that makes me forget about work.

That's really difficult. I try to find stuff on you tube and listen to music.or take some Benadryl so I can go right to sleep(I work 2nd shift)

I hear you though.those medical floors make me very angry and upset. I abhor them. Am looking for non pt care job

Work out, movie, wine, ice cream if I'm honest. Vent on here, look at the classifieds and fantasize about a better, bigger job.

I am a new grad, 6 months out. I work in the resource unit in my hospital, so work on different floors all the time. However whenever I work on the general med floor I always leave angry and frustrated. I hate that floor, can not stand working on it. The staff are rude, the workload is unsafe, I never feel supported. Plus I never wanted to work in general med. it is only this floor. Whenever I work any where else it such a pleasant experience. The staff are great, I enjoy my shift, and help is always available. I have have talk to my boss, who is aware I hate medical nursing. But she believes it is good experience for me early in my career. I plan to remain in this job till the end of the year, and then will start applying for permanent jobs on the floors I enjoy working in. But for know how do relax after a s**t shift? How do switch off and not think about what happened that day (because there's always something that happened)?

I used to walk my dogs after a bad shift . . . one night I walked them for 8 miles, then had to call a friend to come and get me because their pads were too raw to continue. That was a bad shift! A hot bath with a cup of hot chocolate always helped, too.

Have you considered that the staff of Med/Surg may feel unsupported, that their workload is heavy and that they may not be rude, nasty people but overwhelmed, overburdened people?

I like to blare my favorite band on the stereo system on my way home. Working out helps too. I love the endorphin release!

Back in my younger pre kids days of working 2-10 I used to light a smoke and listen to music. Now I come home from 6-2 and usually stop and get a milkshake somewhere :)

Watching "Dirty Harry" dvd

Or "0k coral"

take a bath. buy face creams. if you have extra money, shop online for clothes. this is just some of the stuff i do

Play with my dog. Sleep!