Sorry for the long hiatus. These days, my biological clock's a mess.
Ten things I learnt about working nights:
1. The term SHIT MAGNET.
2. You'll be amazed at the magnitude of the 'flight or flight' response that the beeping of your pager could generate.
3. You'll almost always PUT ON WEIGHT! (Imma blame it on midnight snacking!)
4. You'll love the peace and quiet of the wards (most times) but dread the social isolation.
5. Getting used to walking down long, dark hospital corridors and not thinking of scenes from a horror movie.
6. You will be constantly praying that there will be no MET calls/Code Blues, and obsessively counting down to handover time. (Yawn yawn yawn)
7. 0400 is the most difficult point of the shift to stay awake.
8. 0600-0730 is when it gets busy. (and when you're most crankly)
9. Add "home team to review mane" in almost every plan you make. You can never go wrong. =)
10. Your main aim is to keep em' hangin' on till 0800.
So catch me if you could.
