Requiem for the Night Shift: In Memory Of

Of course, there is always what I call "the breakfast club," the early arrivers who have minor or long-term problems and present at 0600 hours to get a "jump" on the day. These patients have no idea what type of staff they are facing at the end of the night-cognitive capabilities and caffeine levels are zero and are commensurate with compassion levels, lab and x-ray are busy elsewhere, staff are all at their mental and physical low points.