Me again!

Hello! Just a little update for you! Today I have been preparing for a night shift, which meant sleeping all day! However, this didn't happen. I slept until about half 1ish in the afternoon and then could not sleep all day. Of course this means that it's like waking up at half 1 in the morning and then doing a 13 hour shift during the day. However, I feel as though it's worse when you're lacking sleep on a night shift. It's dark outside, so our bodies are telling us that we should be sleeping, which of course makes us more tired. And there's less to do on a night shift because obviously all the patients are sleeping! And for me on my ward, that will definitely be the case. I have learnt in my 5 weeks on this ward that most of my patients are independent, some are only partly dependent. But they all are quite quiet, and I struggle to find things to do during the day. So I can bet that tonight I will struggle. So, I've decided to bring my kindle along, a book to revise from and to drink lots of water! My mum has always told me that water is really good to wake you up if you're tired! I've done 2 night shifts before and I really did find that drinking water kept me awake more than when I had a hot drink. 
As good as all of this advice was, I still managed to fall asleep at the nurses station on my last night shift! Not that great, although I don't think anyone noticed and I do not recommend this! 
So, since I don't feel very prepared for this night shift, I feel as though the same thing will happen. However, my nan gave me some great advice which was to walk around when you start to feel tired! My nan worked on night shifts for years as a health care assistant, so I took this advice and will definitely try to use it tonight! 
All in all I don't think I'm very suited to night shifts, because I just can't handle it! I find 13 hour day shifts very tiring, and I do find night shifts even worse! I guess some people are suited to them and some aren't! Alas, this is the career I chose to be in so I guess I better start getting used to it now! 
That is all folks! Wish me luck! 
Bye! xx