Madi & "The Boys"

15/11/2025

06/11/2025

‼️ R E P O S T ‼️

No nurse should have to choose between patient care and personal safety.

A night shift nurse allegedly fell asleep while driving home after work and got into a fatal crash involving a 72-year old. Now, she’s being charged with second-degree homicide.

But beyond the headlines, we need to talk about why nurses are reaching such levels of exhaustion.

Night shifts are part of our profession, yes, but the reality is that many nurses are working back-to-back shifts, sometimes covering for staff shortages, skipping breaks, and battling chronic sleep deprivation.

By the time they get behind the wheel after a 12- or 16-hour shift, their reaction time is similar to someone driving under the influence. That’s not just unsafe for them it’s unsafe for everyone on the road.

This tragedy should make hospital management reflect on nurse welfare systems.

- How are hospitals protecting staff from fatigue-related risks?

- Are there designated rest areas for post-shift naps?

- Do hospitals provide transport options for overly fatigued night-shift workers?

- Are schedules being reviewed to prevent burnout and fatigue-related accidents?

It’s time to move beyond “thank you for your service” and start prioritizing structural changes, fair staffing ratios, flexible scheduling, mental health support, and fatigue management programs.

And no life nurse or civilian should be lost because a system failed to recognize that exhaustion kills, too.

What are your thoughts on this?

03/11/2025

‼️T A S M A N I A‼️

📍Mount Field National Park
📍Russell Falls

29/10/2025

A mother's love heals in ways nothing else can. 💞

23/10/2025

Fun way to display bathroom towels. Yes, display/decorative towel folding ideas! He did his best, yo!

18/10/2025

Looks like someone is in for a treat! Enjoy your day, Bud, since Mum hardly ever has a weekend free. x

16/10/2025

Tangled up in his fave sport.

They can both do this all day and you won't hear any complaints. 🤷🏻‍♀️

16/10/2025

RANDOM Chat

A patient of mine mentioned that having multiple sons might indicate that your partner doesn't truly love you, referencing Princess Diana as an example. On the flip side, he suggested that if your partner loves you completely, then you'll likely have a daughter. I want to believe that this isn't true, but what a strange coincidence! 😂

14/10/2025

13/10/2025

Two years later, at least some of the blue pieces have been segregated. I'll keep you posted. 🤫

07/10/2025

"They say the best way to catch a fish is to let it think it's escaping."