Graveyard at an ltc: when the sight of a sunrise inspires yawns and the urge to get to sleep, even on days when you're not working.When the sight of a family member coming in is cause for concernwhen sugar replaces every food groupWhen you find yourself singing the tunes to infomercials while you work. (why won't some residents just turn it off)when you can get an entire dry run done in 15 minutes with a full load of residentswhen the phrase "you should have an easy night" is not meant in kindnessWhen no one understands that getting everyone up in time is very hard workMorning shift at an ltc:When you've lost count of all the things that graveyard shift didn't do and now you'll have to pick upwhen you can't fathom how it can be hard to take care of them all while they're sleepingwhen the phrase "you should be set for the day" isn't said in kindnessWhen you dream of having everyone quiet for at least 15 minutes let alone hourswhen you've got 20 residents all awake all hitting their call bells at the exact same moment as two rns are giving you new care instructions.Anyone else? 0 Likes
atla Feb 27, 2009 You know you work mornings on an alzheimer's/dementia unit..when you don't envy graveyard their so-called "light work load" because they have to deal with sundowning. 0 Likes
yousoldtheworld Has 5 years experience. Feb 27, 2009 Haha, very true. I've worked all shifts and each one thinks the others are lazy. I've had 3rd shift jobs that were somewhat easy before, but at the facility I'm working at now, I swear to you NO ONE sleeps! Run all night.The infomercials thing is absolutely true! 0 Likes
fuzzywuzzy, CNA Specializes in LTC. Has 3 years experience. Feb 28, 2009 You know you work 2nd shift:when you get blamed for everythingwhen you have no lifewhen you'd really love to work 1st shift but you hate the thought of having so many bigwigs around. 0 Likes
