{"id":12102,"date":"2023-01-16T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=12102"},"modified":"2023-01-16T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T15:40:12","slug":"my-week-as-a-2nd-year-nursing-student-on-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2023\/01\/16\/my-week-as-a-2nd-year-nursing-student-on-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"My week as a 2nd-Year Nursing student on placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monday \u2013 night shift <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are starting the placement week<\/a> off strong with two night shifts! I have a love\/hate relationship with night shifts. I love how quiet and non-disruptive they can be as patients are asleep, but at the same time, it can be a challenge trying to stay awake and focused in the early hours of the morning! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help set my<\/span>self up for the night shifts, I try to stay up late as possible the night before so that I sleep in later and am not awake for long before my shift starts. This is because I would rather do this than have a nap before my shift. I will then make sure to have a coffee and a good meal before I leave so that I\u2019m nice and awake for the hours to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hospital on a night shift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday \u2013 night shift <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I get back home at around 8am, I quickly eat, shower and then get into bed with my eye mask on for a well-deserved sleep. I wake up at around 4.30pm, and go downstairs to a catch up wi<\/span>th my housemates and have a little debrief of the night shift. I must emphasise that it is very important to have a little debrief after a hard shift<\/span>, whether this is with your flatmates, your family, or even writing any thoughts down. The last thing you want to do is bottle up any emotions and carry them to the next shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it’s back to the hospital for another 12 hours! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things I practise\/observe on the night shift<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n