Toward the end of my nursing school my associate and I had to work as interns at the local hospital.
Thankfully I was able to schedule my shifts during the middle of the evening and this made it easier to get the teenagers back and forth to school, handle appointments during the afternoon and get some much needed rest while the teenagers were in class.
My hubby could stay household with them during the evening and it allowed us to avoid hiring a sitter too. My shifts were fairly quiet because the patients were sleeping most of the time and my associate and I just had to do routine rounds to check blood pressure and deliver medications. It allowed me time to do homework too and I appreciated that. My only issue with that shift was the fact that the hospital policy with heating and cooling was different during the evening. They would lower the temperature on the floors to save money on energy. They figured that all the people were sleeping under sizzling blankets anyway so it was a perfect way to split expenses. This may have been tplot however it made those of us working unquestionably uncomfortable. My pal and I weren’t allowed to use any sort of portable heating devices so I was forced to wear long underwear under my uniform. I would also walk around with a cup of hot coffee or coffee in my hands to keep those warm. I was glad when I finished my internship and I decided not to apply for a permanent position at that facility. I wanted a hospital that worked on its employees plus its patients.