Working Nights and Staying Awake

Nurses has to stay awake while working nights and its hard for nurses to stay awake whole night but if that nurse has been working for centuries already on nights no question that nurse can succumb staying awake more than 12 hours for a 12 hour shift. But for those new to working nights that would be tricky.

Starting nights is not good for you if you are married and has toddler at home because I’m pretty sure that toddler will keep you awake whole day and by the time you know you still have not slept in preparation for your night work.

The trick for working nights is you have to sleep at least 6 hours prior to going to work so you can stay awake whole night. My colleague usually keeps the coffee maker keep on brewing, and for them that sure does the trick. Keep yourself busy. Clean the nurses station, med room, your locker(im guilty) and maybe the dynamaps.

Or visit your patients and check them but wake them up, you sure don;t want to that, and I don’t want to do that either.

and just dont forget do not sleep. Sleep but don’t let them catch you. If you can do sleeping with your eyes open that will be a great talent! Im sure Nurses already learned how to do that! : )