Tips for Surviving the Night Shift | Night Shift Nurse Routine || Tricia Ysabelle

[@CMoneyRN]

this is the exact video i needed! I'm transitioning from day nurse to night nurse with my job promotion and I don't know how the heck I'm going to do it. Thank you for the tips, you got a new subscriber and my support 😊

[@TriciaYsabelle]

hi! thanks so much for watching and congrats on your job promotion! :) the adjustment is the hardest part but if you're like me, as long as you don't flip flop your body will get the hang of it in a few weeks! i recommend trying to stay up a few nights before to get your body in a cycle and the blackout curtains for sure! also, i noticed you make nursing videos as well! keep the videos coming and good luck on this next phase in your nursing journey!

[@myaliquecollette6216]

omg that alarm sound triggers my ptsd from nursing school. >.

[@yemialemu9902]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MzBrandNuu]

Right… I was about ready to throw my phone

[@MoleaRNed]

THANK YOU!!!! I'm about to start nightshift and I'm looking forward to using these tips

[@sammyyousif2224]

I’m a new grad and I’m starting nights, it took me a few days but I’m definitely used to it. After my shift I have to walk my dog because I just feel bad she’s lounging around while I’m sleeping, those German shepherds need their exercise. Good post!

[@kriegerkaiser]

Be careful….some organizations consider sleeping while at work, even if it is during your break, patient abandonment. Stupid, I know, but several state boards have gone after nurses for it. Not to mention hospitals.

[@kaishalott5247]

I had some of these thoughts before my new job on night shift! Love the content girly🙌🏾

[@caffieneaddict8716]

I'm a new grad and I take my NCLEX in a couple weeks, but I will be doing IMU nights! But omg girl, working out after afterwards is NOT for me, that's for sure 😂 thanks for all these tips

[@yourmedicarenursenavigator]

Sending this to my daughter who is doing night shift (now flying solo) on M/S 2 days ago. It just helps validate that she is doing the right thing except that sometimes she does not have the energy to work out before bedtime. How long before you switched to days?

[@labella947]

Amazing video!! ❣️ very helpful and informative! I’ve watched many night shift video but they tend to make night shift seem bad or really hard to do, so being that night shift will be apart of my career I like to hear positive and helpful tips and your video really did that 💕 thank youuu ❣️

[@bettinalee4345]

This was super helpful. Thank you so much!

[@CarloAnton]

Love the way you edit it, the content and the quality. Keep it up 🙌🏽🙏🏽

[@TriciaYsabelle]

Thanks so much for watching! 🤗

[@cassandracomitale8859]

Hi, maganda! New grad here starting night shift in the ER next week!! Watching this video, I thought- she could be my cousin lol. Sure enough I see you’re Filipina! 🇵🇭Great tips here, thank you!

[@Kidblinks]

Taking a nap on my break makes me even more tired but I can't resist doing it lol

[@DabidRobinson]

You do so well in editing your videos, real inspiration!

[@TriciaYsabelle]

thanks for watching! i try hehe

[@crystaljackson240]

I am a nurse as well. I am hungry when i get off at 8am. So when am i to eat after my shift ends. Thats really the 3rd meal

[@IcedOasis]

Man, American schedules are so much better than Canadian ones. We do 2D2N rotations 4-5 day offs. It's like always being on jetlagg! Great tips none the less :)

[@TriciaYsabelle]

oh wow! I didn't know that! is that required of all nurses? I have some coworkers who do 1D2N for their week to mix it up but its really rare to see that frequently!

[@BriBorgersen]

That’s a rotating schedule! We have that too. I signed on as rotating shift but luckily our scheduler will do weeks on night or day at a time before switching us 🙏🏼

[@greeneyedbaldy]

God bless all the night shift nurses of the world. I've worked 12 hr night shifts myself and while working nights is not without it's charm, for me, it's just not sustainable in the long run.

[@brattapes5857]

Going to nursing school in fall, I would love to work night shift.

[@yolienyc]

This was very helpful I’m def going to try a lot of what u shared bc I’ve worked days for the last 7yrs now on 3rd having a very hard time adjusting I get off at 6:30 go to bed by 9am up by 12pm then back to sleep at5pm up at8 and it is not working I be so tired and drained at work I need a plan that works for me and the gym I def thought about after work but im def going to use a lot of your pointers bc if I can’t figure this out it’s not going to work 😞 plus I need a good time to just sleep for atleast 8hrs straight and I never thought about the black out curtains bc that’s probably why I can’t sleep right away. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@maryahhendershot9370]

your so helpful I love your videos!

[@susansmeltzer3001]

What is your schedule on the other four days? How do you put yourself back on nights if your off schedule is different.

[@angelhammer]

What app did you use for your schedule?? It was so cute!

[@tribecalledFASHION]

The app is called NurseGrid! A lot of nurses on my unit use it so we can easily see who we want to switch shifts with and etc. def comes in handy a lot!

[@SamSing-ew5ge]

You have gorgeous skin oh my god

[@TriciaYsabelle]

wow thank you! that's so nice🤗

[@JessicaThalia]

You are stunning !

[@virginiaduque8463]

Here in Spain the standard shift for all nurses is 1D1N then 3 days off (including the day you leave in the morning). So you can choose your shifts there in te US? That's interesting!

[@TriciaYsabelle]

i love hearing about how nursing shifts are in other countries! I would love to learn more. here in the us, it depends on the hospital. Some nurses only do days, some only nights. some rotate between nights and days. for the most part, nurses can choose how to stack their shifts in a week. for my hospital, most nurses do three but if it goes into the next week, some nurses do 4 shifts (thursday, friday, sat, sunday) maybe they will be off a few days and then work two more shifts that week to hit 3 days which is a full work week (36 hours).

[@c_garcia443]

Hi Virginia! I live in the US but my brother recently moved to Spain. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction to find info on how he can become a nurse over there ? I would appreciate it !!!!

[@virginiaduque8463]

@@c_garcia443 Does he have the title already or he wants to study it here?

[@Amq805]

What is this calendar app? It looks so nice!

[@JessicaJones-z3f]

Im struggling to sleep past 1pm after a night shift and dunno what to do….

[@exclusivecsquad1019]

Can we get a car tour pls 😊

[@hollytaylor1072]

I’m about to start nightshifts for the first time and I’m so scared I’m going to fall asleep on shift 😬

[@chanpreetmehmi6014]

How is it going?

[@johannatawfik7140]

What floor do you work at? Thanks for the tips tho!

[@quynhanhnguyen07]

if you don't mind me asking, what northface jacket are you wearing? link?

[@TriciaYsabelle]

hi! this is from a few seasons ago. it's my dads so it's a men's fleece. i just looked on the northface website and I didn't see anything similar to it unless you're looking at the 1/4 textured fleece! www.thenorthface.com/shop/mens-jackets-vests-fleece/mens-textured-cap-rock-1-4-zip-fleece-nf0a3yr1?variationId=JK3

[@shemaerubi7362]

how many liters of water did you drink on your shift?

[@noellesjournal8059]

So on your "weekend" do you flip to a normal schedule? How does that work for you? (I'm going to start working nights at my CVICU after my internship so I really want to know more about it).

[@TriciaYsabelle]

I do try to flip to a normal schedule! If I only have one night off between shifts I just take it easy and try to wake up anywhere from 3-5p but if I have a longer stretch I try to wake up at 12 or 1p. It can be hard to readjust but once I’m up and out of bed it’s not too much of an issue! Since I love sleeping sometimes I’ll sleep (on a day off) at 12a or 1p wake up at 7 or 8 (this is the hardest part) run errands: gym or grocery shopping then sleep before 120p, wake up for my night shift at 4:30 or 5p!

[@mariacastilla5149]

When you use melatonin, how many hours do you sleep?

[@TriciaYsabelle]

i sleep all the way through! from like 0830 or 09 to 1600. sometimes a bit later hehe

[@johannatawfik7140]

How do you sleep until 4pm? I cant get more sleep after 2pm if I am lucky

[@thutruong7150]

you need to eat breakfast at 9am and take Benadryl 25 mg and 2.5 mg of Metalonin before sleeping .Then you will sleep until 5pm.Go to work or get out of the house at 5;30 pm .Then come to the hospital by 6;30 or 6;45 pm to start to work.

[@princeisreal1636]

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