Hi all,I am a newly graduated Midwife, who has her first lot of night shift (5 shifts) coming up.Does anyone have a tips for me? How to sleep best during the day, how to stay awake and alert during the night?Thanks
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Hi
Tanya,
The
worst night is usually the second night, and the worst time of night is between
3am and 5.30 ish. It is a good idea to try to have a couple of hours sleep late
in the afternoon before the first night shift. Eat several small nutritious
meals a day when you are on night duty,
Hi
Tanya, you will soon work out whether you prefer to sleep in the morning when
you get home or later on before you go to work; it depends largely on how well
you sleep, and othe personal factors, ie kids, people renovating houses next
doors etc. You need a reasonably dark room to sleep in
All the previous suggestions are great. As
Liz says, we all have different circadian rhythms. I worked 10 yrs of 3-4
nights /week ND with a young family. (years ago). I used to be in bed by
9am, get up when kids came home at 3pm, then went to bed again at 8pm ready for
a 10pm shift. It is
Congrats!!I am not a caffeine drinker at all, so a mocha at the start of the night sees me through usually. If I have one after midnight though, I find it tough to sleep. Bring a book, not a hard-to-read one. Some magazines, just incase it's quiet. If it's busy, you won't have any trouble
Dear Tanya,
Are you doing a 10 hour shift? On my shift, in a small rural hospital, where we have general patients as well, from 2245 to 0715. After handover, do rounds, settle everyone, pain relief , assist feedings, tuck babies into beds with mums, do the appropriate paper work. Usually
On the way home eat an apple this should
help with keeping awake on the drive home. After 2 -3 nights it should get
better.
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have nights like this. Most night shifts where I am it is rareto
even get a chance for a toilet break let alone something to drink. We have been
trying for years just to get somebody to provide meal relief shifts in all three
areas of Mid - BS, SCN and the ward which
Barbara writes: I get very upset with
staff putting their heads on desks/pillows sleeping. You have to keep alert;
you are being paid to work.
Not only that, but you could be reported to the Nurses Board for sleeping on
the job. It is a patient safety issue. The other person on shift
MM
Yes,sleeping at work
is actually a sackable offence.
Staff have been dismissed
for sleeping when inappropriate (ie not in their meal break).
I too have done nights
off on for years, you just work out your own rhythm what suits your
body family best. Beware of eating too many meals in
Hi all,
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