Working full time nights

Sounds like a night position is not workable unless you get someone to look after the kiddo during the days you work.  You will not get any meaningful rest during the day otherwise. 

Childcare for small children is a not small part of why I am still married. You will need someone to watch your kid overnight, and without in person school you will need someone to watch them for at least a few hours during the day while you sleep. Or you’ll manage to survive on no sleep and work yourself sick. 

Everyone handles nights differently. Some love it and some hate it. Some it works really well for their lives and some are ready to move off of night shift within a few weeks. I did night shift for years and it was fine. The second go around not so much. My life had changed and circumstances in my life had changed. One thing to think about is when and how you can get sleep. This second go around I maybe got an hour or two of sleep before each night shift. I was a physical and emotional mess. It’s just something to think about and if you will feel safe with your patients and then at home with your child if you are constantly trying to go without sleep. Personally, I didn’t feel that I could think clearly or logically the second time on so little sleep.

Working full time nights and needing to be up all day to care for your child is  simply not feasible.  You will make yourself sick.

On 10/13/2020 at 2:13 PM, speedynurse said:

Everyone handles nights differently. Some love it and some hate it. Some it works really well for their lives and some are ready to move off of night shift within a few weeks. I did night shift for years and it was fine. The second go around not so much. My life had changed and circumstances in my life had changed. One thing to think about is when and how you can get sleep. This second go around I maybe got an hour or two of sleep before each night shift. I was a physical and emotional mess. It’s just something to think about and if you will feel safe with your patients and then at home with your child if you are constantly trying to go without sleep. Personally, I didn’t feel that I could think clearly or logically the second time on so little sleep.

I just learned this unit just opened up at part time night position. What are your thoughts on working two nights a week ? Also would it be a bad idea to ask for the part time night position after turning down the full time position?

I just replied to your other post concerning this. You will need to reapply 

Single mom with a kid who's not in the traditional school setting would not be in my opinion a good fit for a night shift position. When exactly would you plan to sleep?

It would be doable if and only if you have good, reliable child care and even then it probably wouldn't be worth doing unless that child care was a family member taking on the job for free! You would need child care not only for the hours you are working but also the hours you are sleeping so you'd end up with your little one being with your child care provider more than being with you.