Iam a night person meaning to say i wake up late and sleep early am. And if wake up early im not in my usual self , most probably you’ll see me with that blank look on my face.
My moods picks up late in the afternoon, like if my duty starts at 7am expect that ill be absent minded for the first half of my duty which is from 7am till 12noon then onward ill be more alert.Thats why when im on 7-3shift i usually double check everything i do from the medications i give to the doctors order i carry out. During our rounds with the consultant i try to pinch myself hard , so ill feel the pain and probably wake up haha.. Or else my mind starts to wander on thin air .The long discussion and lectures sometimes makes me more sleeply. Most of the time i hide myself with mask so they won’t see me everytime i yawn, good thing that their culture here in KSA allows females to cover their face. And during procedures like bedside tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, central lines etc.. i try to load my self with a cup of coffee just to perk up stay alert.
The only nice thing with AM shift is you get to listen with the doctors discussions and lectures its almost the same as attending a paid symposium or lectures being given by consultants the only difference is its informal. Another advantage is going home at 3pm means having time to do a lot of things only that if you had a very busy day you’ll end up sleeping till the next morning.
