flip the script
on the night shift stigma.
NORMALIZE LIVING A HEALTHY OVERNIGHT LIFESTYLE.
They tell you about night shift, but they don’t teach you about night shift.
The negative stigma associated with night shift has been passed down from generation to generation of new nurses, not to mention the years of shift work research about the negative effects on the body.
Nursing school does NOT prepare you for the overnight lifestyle. Most likely, your new job doesn’t (or didn’t) prepare you either. Your bedside education was strictly clinical.
Fitting a night shift schedule into real life is challenging when you have no idea HOW to do it without giving up the health you need, people you love, and activities you enjoy.
Cue… The Flip the Shift Method!The Flip the Shift Method is the ONLY method specific to night shift nursing that combines interdisciplinary evidence-based practices with 10 years of night shift experience and feedback.
Lots of big words? To put it simply, the method was created by a night shift nurse for other night shift nurses who were struggling to figure out how to make night shift less miserable and more doable for their life. Fit night shift into your life step-by-step and piece-by-piece without feeling overwhelmed.
The FTS Method works in 3 phases:OWN IT.
Look at how you view night shift, it's impact on your lifestyle, & the beliefs around your basic needs.
The goal: make a mindset shift
BUILD IT.
Monitor your current habits and routine to gather info on current patterns to use as you build out a new routine.
The goal: make small modifications
LIVE IT.
Set boundaries around your new routine and feel confident that you know what you need, when you need it.
The goal: maintain the feel-good life
Mindset.
Monitor.
Modify.
Maintain.
Mindset. Monitor. Modify. Maintain.
The FTS Method would be nothing without a Framework that teaches you how to build your function-and-feel-good night shift lifestyle.
the exclusive FTS FrameworkThe FTS Framework is not some cookie-cutter routine! It helps you look at the week ahead feeling confident that you can prepare for and recover from your night shifts to live without being a hungover zombie.
A routine is broken up into four different “days”.
Night On.
Day Off.
Back-to-Back.
Flip Day.
The amount of time and energy available for each day in a night shift schedule varies. The routine for the day must be individualized to match!
Every BODY has a different natural rhythm that drives what is needed and when it is needed. The routine must be individualized to match.
Each person has different responsibilities and activities they enjoy doing. The routine must be individualized to incorporate these.
Put the sleep, fuel, physical activity, stress relief, social time, and FUN back into your life!
Live a night shift lifestyle on your terms!
Let’s get started!
current FTS Method OpportunitiesFor New Nurses
Take a shortcut and start your night shift career feeling more confident going into your first shift.
For All Nurses
Take charge of how you function & feel as a night shift nurse by building time, energy, and needs into a unique routine.
For Nurse Residencies/Onboarding Programs
Set your new night shift staff nurses up for a successful transition from orientation to autonomous practice.
Allow me to introduce myself…
I’m Ashleigh!
I once was a new grad NICU nurse who started out scared to death of night shift because I had no idea how I was going to work my dream job overnight and finally live my life as a typical 22 year old who wasn’t in nursing school anymore.
10 years and a few life phases later, I’m still in the trenches of night shift by choice AND ridiculously passionate about helping other nurses make night shift less miserable and more do-able!