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| quote: | Originally posted by butterfly
That time period was always the hardest for me. whenever i sent an email that had lots of mistakes in it, it always happened in the 4 am hour. I started saving really tedious work for 4 am that didn't require a lot of thinking but was enough to keep me awake. once the sun comes up, i am good for another 4 hours. |
Yeah, I start the morning med pass at 6am..I do eye drops, inhalers, pain + nitro patches, and check blood glucoses. But there used to be a lot more residents with those kind of medications, so I used to start a half hour earlier. At any rate, I usually get all that stuff ready right at the beginning of my shift, so that I don't miss something in the morning.
Not to mention that if something happens, like a fall, or really agitated resident, etc., it always happens at shift change or when I'm trying to get something else done. This way I'm better organized and don't fall behind if something DOES happen.
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