Take your break as late as possible
I'm not saying like super duper late, try and aim for the three o'clock region.
It depends on when you start but the three to four o'clock region is a great time to have a break, another good times is 2 o’clock however it depends on when you start your shift.
Use up spare time by helping others
If you’re not busy offer to do things for other people, simply because it shows that you're a super kind person, it shows that you're thoughtful, it makes other midwives appreciate you and so then if your mentors might not in they'll gladly take you on, but also it helps you pass the time.
If you're not busy and you’re just sitting down and looking lazy.
Instead you’re walking around, you're keeping busy or getting yourself active, being fit also helps you stay awake more which really just help with the twelve and half hour shift because that's a lot of hours guys, so you need to do stuff to help pass that time!
Bring a book to read
Bring a book with you, preferably a midwifery job related book, just so it looks like you're doing work - a textbook would be great so you actually do work and you get stuff done but bring a book with you just in case it's not that busy on your ward.
It will help pass the time and also you might enrich your learning, also it makes it looks good if you're not on your phone - so I have books on my phone and I tend to just read on my phone.
However I know it's said that people thought I was on my actual phone, you know doing Instagram and stuff when I was actually reading so I like to just bring in a book and read it like a paperback book so people actually clearly see what I was reading.
This leads me into my next point which is…
Ask questions
So as I said, this one leads on because I had books that I've read and thought ‘oh I wonder what this is’ or ‘what if we do this here’.
So I asked my mentor or whoever was around like whatever Midwife was around that question like ‘oh should we do this here’ or like ‘what would you do in this situation’ or ‘I don't understand this could you explain it to me’ so it was very informative for me.
I learnt quite a bit.
Try and ask as many questions because one, it makes you look good again especially if someone's assessing you they're like ‘oh you're very eager to learn, eager to speak knowledge out’ and two, you get to know things and you get to understand procedures and why things are done this way or why things aren't that way.
Sometimes unfortunately you don't learn that because people just say it just is the way it is but otherwise it's a great way to learn new things and it's really helpful and it helps you pass the time on a 12-hour shift.
I hope you guys enjoyed this video and until next time keep on being you!
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