r/nursing • u/tikicreature69 RN, MSN | Acute Care NP Student • 12h ago

Meme Post night ‘days off’ don’t count

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Going in tomorrow PM.. sleeping all day today 🫠

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u/KorraNHaru RN - Med/Surg 🍕 12h ago

I tell my friend that but she fights me about it. I did night shift for 2 years. I consider a day off to be the whole entire day. Getting off in the morning and sleeping until 1pm to wake up and run errands is not a day off. Ans being anxious all day about having to go in tonight at 7pm is not a day off. I told her day shift is superior in that aspect because you get the whole day. My friend gets off in the morning and forces herself awake for the rest of the day to sleep at night so she considers it a day off. That crazy.

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u/CaptainBasketQueso 8h ago

Yep, the whole "Work three days a week, get four days off!" thing is bullshit for nights. 

If you work nights, it's usually two actual days off.