Let me tell y’all something… being a CNA on the graveyard shift ain’t for the weak. It’s that special kind of chaos where the only thing louder than the hallway alarms is your inner voice asking, “Why did I agree to this?”

This story right here? Whew. Buckle up.

🛏️ The Setup: Just Me, the Lockdown Unit, and My Sleepy Soul

It was one of those nights. I had just clocked in, already tired before the shift even started. You know how you walk in and all the call lights are already lit up like it’s Christmas? Yeah… that type of night.

They had me on the lockdown unit, and if you’ve worked in one, you already know it’s a different kind of creepy. The hallways be quiet, but you feel like somebody watching you even when nobody is there. I was determined to make it to 7AM, but my eyelids had other plans.

👀 When I Opened My Eyes…

Now look, I don’t know how long I was out… five minutes, maybe? But when I opened my eyes… there was a whole resident just sitting right in front of me.

Y’all. When I say I jumped?!

Sis was just STARING at me with that calm but “I know what you did” face. Like she’d been there. The whole. Time.

I didn’t even know whether to apologize or act like I was praying.

📱 Desperate Times Call for Keitha

I did what any CNA in my shoes would do—called my bestfriend Keitha.

Now, if you know Keitha, you already know she don’t answer for nobody after midnight unless it’s gossip, food, or bail money.

She answered sounding half-sleep and half-annoyed… and her man in the background talking about,

“Hang up that phone, girl!”

RUDE.

So now I’m still sleepy, creeped out, AND blocked from emotional support.

📞 Mama Ain’t the One Either

At this point, I’m desperate. I called my mama.

BIG MISTAKE.

She answered with that mama voice like she already knew I was up to something:

“Why are you calling me at work?! Ain’t you supposed to be WORKING?”

She hung up before I could even lie good.

😤 Then Came Nurse Lindsay…

So I go sit in the cafeteria tryna gather my life, sip on some ginger ale, talk to Jesus… and here come Nurse Lindsay with that clipboard energy.

“Karen, why are you in the cafeteria and not on the hall?”

Girl, if you don’t go check a med pass and leave me be…

🤦‍♀️ Moral of the Story: Graveyard Shift Will Humble You

Between being judged by a silent resident, Keitha choosing her man over me, my mama threatening me mid-shift, and Nurse Lindsay acting like I was dodging a war zone—it was a night to remember.

If you’ve ever worked night shift, you know this is too real and too funny not to share.

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