So I worked 3 nights in a row, to get them out of the way, and I have to say that I did survive, and that my worrying was really not that necessary. It wasn't too bad. First night was the worst, of course, the 2nd night I thought "I can NOT do this" and by the third night I was fine. I am looking forward to my 4 days off in a row, and I hope I don't have a hard time readjusting to days. I got home from work this morning and slept for only 3 hours and then I forced myself to get up, so hopefully tonight I will sleep long and hard.
My sleep during the days that I worked was not good, I would sleep for 3 hours, wake up to go to the bathroom, then sleep on and off for the remaining 3-4 hours, but I never felt "well rested" or that I ever hit that sleep cycle of deep sleep.
Any advice for a newbie? I have blackout shades, ear plugs, a sound machine and eye shades, but do you EVER attain that deep sleep cycle again?
Presumably by the time one gets through nursing school and on to a regular job one will know if Benadryl hyperativates them or makes them drowsy.
I tried so many different approaches to sleeping in the daytime and being able to stay awake at night. What it all boiled down to was BEER AND BENADRYL.
nurse_nan
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Presumably by the time one gets through nursing school and on to a regular job one will know if Benadryl hyperativates them or makes them drowsy.
I tried so many different approaches to sleeping in the daytime and being able to stay awake at night. What it all boiled down to was BEER AND BENADRYL.