![]() ![]() when are medications due (major medications pass are usually at 2200 & 0500-0600)Ģ000: Meeting patients, performing shift head-to-toe assessments, getting vitals signs (sometimes done by the nursing assistant if you have one), following out any new doctor’s orders that day shift didn’t get done or new orders recently written, answering call lights, getting patients ready for bed, helping patients go to the bathroomĢ100-2200: helping patients to bed, administering PRN (as needed medications) because patients usually want their sleep aids or pain medications, helping patient’s brush teeth and set-up room to go to bedĢ300: charting your head-to-toe assessments, updating care plans, and other necessary paperwork, answering call lights, finishing up giving any medications, dealing with admissions if you have an empty roomĢ400-0100: catching up on charting, giving random time sensitive medications (ex: IV antibiotics), rounding on patients, answering call lights, getting “lunch”Ġ200-0400: Dangerous time to feel extremely sleepy (some people also experience nausea), dead time because patients are asleep, some units have special jobs for the night shift to do like chart checks, checking for expired drugs & supplies etc, dealing with any admissionsĪvoid sitting still by trying to find something to doĠ500: Some patient’s are waking (typically your older patients) and they need the bathroom, coffee, or some PRN medication, getting vitals signs (sometimes done by the nursing assistant if you have one), getting patients ready for testing or surgery (completing necessary paperwork and preps), drawing am labs, wrapping things upĠ600: Giving medications, more patients waking, and getting ready for report.What it is like to Work Night Shift as Nurseġ900: Get report from day shift, start planning you night by looking at orders for who is having: ![]() Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more videos. Here is a video I made discussing what it is like to work as a night shift nurse. Being on an opposite schedule compared to rest of the world.Higher patient loads than compared to day shift.Extreme tiredness and it is hard for your body adjust (some people adjust better than others).Usually you are paid more than a day shift nurse due to night shift premium.Fewer people to deal with like family members, management, etc.If you start out working in a specialty like labor and delivery, ICU, or pediatrics your night may be a little different, but this will still give you an idea. This hour-by-hour account is based on a nurse who works in a hospital as a floor nurse on a telemetry, medical surgical, or progressive care unit. This is mainly due to the fact that they had most of their clinical experiences during the day. Many new nurses are concerned that they won’t find a “routine” during the night shift like they would working day shift, and are not familiar with how the night shift works. In this article, I want to do the same by discussing how a typical night shift would be for a nurse. ![]()
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