Night Nurse

I work bank night shifts as a nurse. Only a couple a month to top up the coffers and only one at a time. I think the pastime of night workers is discussing how much sleep they get, how they get through the nights and how much they don’t like them! Everyone has a different strategy - so I just try and muddle through. I lie on the bed for a couple of hours the afternoon before, I may nod off for a bit, but if not I make sure I rest. I have a light tea so that that I can snack through the night to give me some energy. We get a one hour break and we make up a bed on a sofa and have a lie down. Again I might nod off for a bit. I don’t usually drink coffee but I have a strong one before the morning rush about 06.00 and it does give me a boost.
All in all I find it a slog at my age (63) but i don’t want to retire completely and the money for nights is worth it. Good luck!

I have worked night shifts and I used strong coffee to get me through. I also took caffein pills but I was always so busy I did not get the opportunity to nod off. This was in a non nursing setting.