Veronika Vršovská says:
In the Czech Republic each nurse does night and day shifts (not at one time though :) ). Nurses do rounds, but always work 12 hours a day. From 7AM to 7PM or from 7PM to 7AM. They work 3 days and than...
View ArticleVicki Lovell says:
Agree with you Jeff Millar...I too battle at times with depression and also a sense of worthlessness, probably due to not much of a social life. I love it when in the morning the staff ask "did you...
View Articlelyn lock says:
I have worked both night and day shift, preferably nights due to less agro with staff and residents, there is always a them and as attitude on every shift, but let me say with nights you can be as busy...
View ArticleLibby Strahan says:
Thank you, lots of good points raised. I have found the "us & them" to be a problem at times when assumptions are made & tasks are allocated without consultation or comprehension of the extra...
View ArticleCarmel Green says:
I love the intimacy of night duty. I still work it at age 57 because it suits my young teenage girls..I can still get them off to the station and school and pick them up. I love that you can become...
View ArticleFelicity Labaticagi says:
Hi Vicki, I am sorry, I accidentally pressed the wrong arrow and your comment 'score' went down - I have tried to fix it but I can't. It seems that you have such a tough roster - I don't know how a 1...
View ArticleDebr Clay says:
Hi Bill, I read your post with interest. Thankyou for acknowleging your night shift co-workers I am sure they appreciate recognition as being an important cog in the team wheel. Interesting dont you...
View ArticleJayne Ackroyd says:
All good comments..out of 38yrs of Nursing I would have to say that at least 30 plus have been on Nights..often concurrently with an Evening Shift so upto 16hrs duration. I recently read about the "4...
View ArticleNoelene Gallas says:
Hi Bill, I am a nurse of >30 years, and I worked 18 of those on night shifts. This was my choice, as I felt it enabled me to spend more time with my kids, especially if one of them needed to have a...
View Articleann milvik says:
Hi everyone, I have read everyone’s comments and say keep up the good work. Alas, I am the ‘granny’, although in the last clinical role, my unofficial title was Unit Aunty – the go to person for new...
View ArticleVicki Lovell says:
Agree with you Jeff Millar...I too battle at times with depression and also a sense of worthlessness, probably due to not much of a social life. I love it when in the morning the staff ask "did you...
View Articlelyn lock says:
I have worked both night and day shift, preferably nights due to less agro with staff and residents, there is always a them and as attitude on every shift, but let me say with nights you can be as busy...
View ArticleLibby Strahan says:
Thank you, lots of good points raised. I have found the "us & them" to be a problem at times when assumptions are made & tasks are allocated without consultation or comprehension of the extra...
View ArticleCarmel Green says:
I love the intimacy of night duty. I still work it at age 57 because it suits my young teenage girls..I can still get them off to the station and school and pick them up. I love that you can become...
View ArticleFelicity Labaticagi says:
Hi Vicki, I am sorry, I accidentally pressed the wrong arrow and your comment 'score' went down - I have tried to fix it but I can't. It seems that you have such a tough roster - I don't know how a 1...
View ArticleDebr Clay says:
Hi Bill, I read your post with interest. Thankyou for acknowleging your night shift co-workers I am sure they appreciate recognition as being an important cog in the team wheel. Interesting dont you...
View ArticleJayne Ackroyd says:
All good comments..out of 38yrs of Nursing I would have to say that at least 30 plus have been on Nights..often concurrently with an Evening Shift so upto 16hrs duration. I recently read about the "4...
View ArticleNoelene Gallas says:
Hi Bill, I am a nurse of >30 years, and I worked 18 of those on night shifts. This was my choice, as I felt it enabled me to spend more time with my kids, especially if one of them needed to have a...
View Articleann milvik says:
Hi everyone, I have read everyone’s comments and say keep up the good work. Alas, I am the ‘granny’, although in the last clinical role, my unofficial title was Unit Aunty – the go to person for new...
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