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How To Survive Night Shift

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Hello everyone! For this post, I will be sharing my tips for surviving night shifts. I have been working night shift for nine months (not counting summer externship). I wanted to share my tips for getting through them as it goes completely against our circadian rhythm. THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT… Oh night shift… I love and hate it at times. Adjusting to night shift was very hard for me at first. I had terrible bloating and could not eat for the first few weeks. I also struggled a lot once 0400 arrived. After a lot of trial and careful attention to … Continue reading How To Survive Night Shift

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Nurse Confession: I’ve Hated Nursing School

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Hello! It is that time again! Another confession. For this post I want to confess that I hate nursing school…Keep reading if you are interested. So I said it. I hate nursing school. This has been obvious in my other rant posts, but I really do abhore nursing education. I enjoy school, in fact I really enjoyed my prerequisites (read about that here), but all that changed when I started the nursing program. I’ve found that nursing education is laughable, actually laughable compared to other healthcare professions. After second-semester, I have always been embarrased to tell people I am in … Continue reading Nurse Confession: I’ve Hated Nursing School