Topics About 'Sleeping'.

I'm wondering what you all think about taking sleep aids when on call. I'm not talking about call where you might have to actually go in to work, but call for outpatient care where you have to manage patient complaints overnight, possibly call the do...

Dear Nurse Beth, I was caught sleeping on a HH night shift. Will I lose my license? Dear Caught Sleeping, I certainly hope not if this was an isolated event, and I don't think so. The only way there might be a sanction is if the e...

I usually chart "Pt appears to be sleeping, no respiratory distress noted" is this sufficient for charting that a pt is asleep? I heard that we should chart pt IS sleeping as it becomes a legality issue. What do other RN's chart when a pt is sleeping...

I guess I’m old school. I was taught by my parents that you don’t sleep on the job. I work night shift. I’m an older nurse but even when I was younger and worked nights I never slept on the job. I was always taught that is stealing time from the comp...

Get enough sleep? What do you do to guarantee that you get your sleep? Do you have house rules for when you are sleeping? Share your stories... Click Like if you enjoyed it. Please share this with friends and post your comments below!

Hi everyone. I'm a new nurse. I've always wanted to work in a level I ICU. The hospital I was hired at is 2 hrs from home, and moving really isn't an option for me. I own my home and I don't plan to work at this particular hospital for more than a ye...

Night Shift Someone must do it. It has its perks. The slower pace (sometimes); increased autonomy, closer relationships with your colleagues, and no suits. It also has its faults; left-over dayshift food, 8 am mandatory meetings, missing th...

Nursing Students are notorious for finding the most unique ways to catch a few winks. Now, falling asleep on the treadmill is one way and in the absence of any health-related issues, it's probably happened to a few people and not worrisome. If you ar...

I'm starting the 7 pm - 7 am night shift and need practical help. 1. What sleep schedule should I follow for the days prior to my very first ever Saturday 7 pm - Sunday 7 am night shift? I'm working a non-nursing day job right now so I'm on a 10 pm...

Hey guys! I'm curious for those of you who work with NNPs on your unit doing rotating 12 hour shifts. I know NNPs working 24 hour shifts get a call room and time to sleep. What about for NNPs working rotating shifts? When they are assigned a 12 hour ...

I'm curious how others deal with students that want to come in to "rest" during the school day? I haven't typically allowed it unless the student is on break, they're going home or they're having a migraine and have prescribed medication for the migr...

I work as a charge nurse in an ICU. I am having a problem with a nurse sleeping while on duty. I'm not talking about sleeping while on her 30 minute, unpaid break but rather, sleeping for hours at a time, every single shift. She doesn't let anyone kn...