The last shift

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Hello my dear Steemians,

 

Today is my last Night shift, actually I started on Monday and it is to Thursday, usually 4 Nights from 8PM till 8AM.

Lately we have very busy days in surgical admission, the number of it increased significantly during last 5 years. I remember that in the past when we had some quite time and I was able to do my drawing in my sketch book or sometimes even I was knitting my sweater or jumper and to tell the truth was very productive time for me and it was helpful for me to stay awake over night.

These past 3 nights were all busy especially last one, the fact that I was not able to have anything to eat, I managed only my first cup of tea around 2AM with couple of crackers and my next attention for coffee or tea was not doable till half seven in the morning just half an hour before our handover.

Often I tell myself: “I will just finish this and then have a sit down for pause but there were always something more important that is why my tea was secondary.”

If you look at our NHS Fife website you can see “our A&E is extremely busy” and it is truth, people come through A&E first and this dep-t does triage of patient to other specialities. Last night I was many times in A&E, we work very good together and try to support each other because we know that we all on one side there to support patients.

So, my first and quick aid for my energy source is some dry dates and this thermo-mug the good thing about it, when I do some hot drink for me it stays warm longer, often it could be 1 to 3 hours that I might leave my mug staying but even then when I am back it is still warm. This is my favourite my and there are beautiful pictures of Muenster.

 

 

From my experience of working in night shift I would like to recommend:

• always make sure you have fresh air, if you able to have small work before starting a shift that will give you more energy and also better mood

• make sure that you have good meal before going to work, because like in my profession you never know when your next break for some food or drink

• buy a therm-mug that will keep you hydrating and will keep you warm

• help each other as a team and work together, only a good team and good spirit will help you to go through stressful time

 

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