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Hi again! I thought I'd write a post about the good and bad of night shift, since I see people ask on forums what it's like and all. I've been working nights exclusively since almost the start of my career six years ago, and there are distinct pros and cons to it. It's definitely not for everybody, and frankly it's not great for me considering my narcolepsy history, but I still love it and can't get myself to switch to days. There are several things I like about night shift.

It was a Saturday night, and I was told that I was getting an admission from the emergency room. I started looking up the patient's chart and saw that he was there for alcohol withdrawal. The patient was young, in his 30s. Soon after that, the phone rang, and I received the official report from the ED RN. The patient arrived at the ICU about 20 minutes later. He did not have any family with him, which would make completing the admission assessment documentation difficult, giv

They say love is blind. Grief is just an expression of love, and it can be just as blind. When people grieve, there are many ways it can...