@caroline_erin: I normally wake up early, get some things done and then nap before my shift but I thought I would try a different way to see if I would be less tired at the end of my shift. Even though I slept so much I was still tired 😅 so conclusion is there’s no good way to do it. #nightshiftnurse #nurseoftiktok #nightshift #icunurse #dayinmylife #nurseroutine #nursetok
Personally my favorite way to do it. I get a goooooood nights sleep before work and I get some stuff done before my shift too
2025-01-28 23:51:08
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gfoster :
I much prefer going to bed at a normal time, waking up at like 9, going about my day and not wasting it, and then a nap from 3-5:30. I feel rested and accomplished
2025-02-02 14:23:51
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olivia :
I do this bc I have too much anxiety to be able to nap before work
2025-02-02 21:53:25
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Tormentoria :
For me a nap before my 1/3 usually works b/c the adrenaline alone gets me thru the first night. Then atp I’m flipped. After my 3/3 I’m so giddy to be done that I can stay awake ‘till night.
2025-02-07 13:30:55
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Lizzy 🦋 :
I tried to take a least an hour nap during the day, that’s gets me enough energy. My last shift that morning I tried sleep no later than 2pm that way I’m tired enough to sleep that night 😴
2025-02-09 08:48:32
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💛liz🦎 :
I never sleep before my first night so it’s always 24 hours+ awake. It’s killing me
2025-02-05 09:40:14
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Kathryn :
i wish hahah i just stay up
2025-02-11 16:57:54
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scrub :
this is exactly how I've done rotating days/nights for 3 years 🤌🏻
2025-01-29 00:25:40
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b :
i usually stay up til 5 and sleep til 4,, not as much time to chill before your shift but i figured if i was working days i wouldnt be waking up at 2am to chill either🤷♀️
2025-02-01 17:50:12
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Haley ♡ :
That’s what I do. Days off I try to go to sleep around 3am and wake up around 11am, kind of a partial flip. Then I try to stay up closer to 4-5 the night before my first shift back and sleep until 12-1pm and it works great. Not too much flip flopping and my natural sleep cycle is honestly similar anyway, I’m a night owl and always have been lol
2025-02-07 22:05:11
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Sage :
But then the night shift nausea/ headache combo be hitting me like a truck at 4am 😭
2025-01-29 10:18:49
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Amie Fran :
I try to stay up til 3am and usually only make it to 1-2am and wake up around 2pm that first day but very similar!
2025-03-06 03:12:32
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Ema :
I don’t sleep before my first shift aside from a 1-2 hour nap if I fall asleep
2025-03-05 10:54:00
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Annika :) SRNA :
How did it go!!
2025-01-30 15:45:01
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stunna4nance :
Saving this!!! Starting on nights soon🥹
2025-02-28 19:49:49
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shantelle.lee :
Me waking up at 4am with no plans of napping before tonight’s shift
2025-02-06 17:54:05
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Mads :
This is the only way that works for me
2025-02-18 05:49:56
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Miranda Atteberry :
good idea the first night is hard or the flip back to days when you get off sat am and work monday am ugh
2025-02-07 13:16:31
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lindsey :
yes this is what I do I stay up late and sleep in late the day of my first shift because I was never able to nap before!
2025-02-07 05:46:30
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Angela :
I’m trying this out too. But I’m staying up til 5 or 6 am. How many hours are you sleeping?
2025-02-06 08:24:02
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hollie 🍔 :
I go to bed at a normal time and just sleep in til 11:30-12pm before my shift
2025-02-06 13:14:17
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Emily :
Except I’ll stay away until 3a and somehow still wake up by 8a and not be able to take a nap, it’s such a curse
2025-03-19 07:01:41
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NyC2Va CNAPCT... :
da hell the best I can do on off days is sleep normal 8 hrs 10pm to 8 9 am, 1st shift back home at 9am best I can is 2pm then out the door 6pm rinse repeat for 2nd and 3rd shift 😂🙄😂🙄😂🙄
2025-02-12 01:40:11
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Tiffany :
I go to sleep when my son goes to school then roll out of bed in just enough time to shower and eat. I stay on a night schedule at all times. I'll go to bed and get up earlier in the summer though.
2025-03-10 21:27:24
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Claire :
Ok I’ve done both ways and staying up between 1-2 and waking up at like 11-12 is the best way. Staying up any later makes me more tired i feel like idk
2025-02-07 12:07:03
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