Here is my dilemma. It is 3am and I haven't slept yet, and I will need to get up in 2 hours to get ready for a grueling 12 hour shift. The two times that I have fallen asleep I have woken up coughing. Other than that, I feel fine. No fever, no body aches, not even a general fatigue/malaise (other than what you would expect for not having any sleep). So, based on that information I feel I have three choices.
1) Suck it up, grab a giant cup of coffee, and wear a mask
2) Call in sick
3) Call work, ask how staffing is, and depending on the answer I might work 7-11 (the busy time of day) because someone usually comes in at 11a to help out (yeah, we are spoiled)
Mind you, if no one answers by 5am I am fully capable of making my own decision, and will probably delete this thread But I figured I might as well ask allnurses since I am not sleeping anyways. I'm not too worried about prematurely using my PTO because I didn't use a minute of it last year, of course I am definitely jinxing myself by saying that. Any thoughts? Am I being a baby? Or is a decent night's rest and the ability to talk pretty important factors for our job?
But I figured I might as well ask allnurses since I am not sleeping anyways. I'm not too worried about prematurely using my PTO because I didn't use a minute of it last year, of course I am definitely jinxing myself by saying that. Any thoughts? Am I being a baby? Or is a decent night's rest and the ability to talk pretty important factors for our job?