carolynH Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just wondering when you finished your call shift the next morning, do you immediately go home to sleep or do you prefer to sleep in the hospital call room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I've done both. At the very beginning when my body was still adjusting I couldn't really get myself home safely so I would sleep it off in the call room for two or three hours. Later clerkship I would just go home +/- errands on the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Done both, though I've never found a call room bed that gave me a relaxing and refreshing sleep. Can't remember the last time I slept in house post call, probably not since R1. Of course, most of the time I have luxury of being able to walk home after being awake all night. One of the hidden curriculum things you will learn as a clerk is how to not be frighteningly dangerous when you're sleep deprived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Depends how long the drive is. If it's a longer drive (~30 min), I would prefer to take a nap first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 If I take a post call day, I go home and sleep. My partner will pick me up if I'm not safe to drive. However, most of the time since I can usually get 3-4 hour of sleep even if it's fairly busy, I just don't take a post call day. If I'm running on 2 or less, I usually try to get out of there in the late morning once I know my team is running ok for the day. My drive is about 15 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 My drive's about 5-10 minutes and with few exceptions I always go home right away. Sometimes I putter around in the morning, and usually eat something before I go to nap/sleep. On night float I tend to make more of a point of sleeping right away (apart from nights where I might get a decent amount of sleep). If I'm doing a senior float shift, I don't have to go to handover, so I might sleep in a while longer in the call room. And I say without hyperbole that my bed is a million times better than the call room bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerroger Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Meh, I function without major issues on limited sleep. I have never slept in house post-call, not even as a med student. When I hand over I always go home. The real trick is making the most of a post-call day. I find that if I sleep past 3PM postcall the day and the next is messed up. In these cases it is hard to go to sleep and it's easy to start cycling through the time zones. Suboptimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 I used to get these weird visual distortions on call if I'd been awake all night. Not quite hallucinations, but the ground seemed to curve or ripple. I nearly tripped a couple of times. I'm not the best at functioning on minimal sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgochris Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I always drive home immediately. The "youre not safe to drive" argument actually really irritates me since I have been "awake enough" to take care of ill people all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 That doesn't bother me so much. I may be taking care of patients still at 7 am, but by the time all the loose ends are tied up it's closer to 9 am and I'm even more tired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceWine Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 I used to get these weird visual distortions on call if I'd been awake all night. Not quite hallucinations, but the ground seemed to curve or ripple. I nearly tripped a couple of times. I'm not the best at functioning on minimal sleep. same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingHedgehog Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I never stayed in house post call to sleep. On occasions when there was nothing/very little going on during the day of my call, I took precall naps in house... My drive home is about 15-20 minutes. There have been multiple incidences of my classmates getting into fender benders post call though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rmorelan Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I always drive home immediately. The "youre not safe to drive" argument actually really irritates me since I have been "awake enough" to take care of ill people all night. still here horror stories about that - I have had friends that feel asleep post call when driving. with patients there is a bit of adrenaline going I guess. When you are just driving around your reflexes can be crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medaholic Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Driving post-call is dangerous. Only get behind the wheel if you know you'll be alert. Sometimes when it's been a bad call, I'll take a quick nap along with caffeine to make sure I can drive home safely. Other times, I'll arrange a different mode of transportation depending on which hospital I'm at. My routine usually is try to get stuff done before noon - ie. banking, shopping, appointments. Eat lunch and then crash until dinner time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrouchoMarx Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I always drive home immediately. The "youre not safe to drive" argument actually really irritates me since I have been "awake enough" to take care of ill people all night. The less time I spend in the hospital, the better. If I can't drive I'll take a cab home and come back later by public transit to get my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I cab or walk home (45 minute walk) if I can't drive. Would be nice to be able to call a partner ... but yeah ... I never sleep in hospital post-call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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