You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

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they have called at least 4 times begging for help........

Sigh....we are going to get beat up AGAIN tonight. Hoping this is not the new normal.

Specializes in Family Practice, Urgent Care, Cardiac Ca.

When the helicopters at the level 1 Trauma center have no

Place to land. :(

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When you get report on a new admit and the first thing the reporting nurse says is "family is very involved."

And of course "state is here."

Full moon.

I recently had all three together.:eek:

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

-The parking lot is completely full.

-Anyone from the previous shift says either... "It's been a horrible day, run while you can!" or, "It's been a really good day, you all should have a great shift!!"

-You get off the elevator and immediately you can either A)hear the multitude of screaming babies and pulse ox monitors or B)smell the rotavirus :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.

When you see and hear the helicopter landing and taking off on the helipad multiple times - and the patients all seem to come to your floor!

What does 'state is here' mean?

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Specializes in Cardiovascular.

When the nurse on the shift before you tells you "this is an easy team...you are going to have a great night." I then sigh because i know she just jinxed me. Haha!

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Specializes in Adult Acute Psych Inpatient.

You walk on to the floor, look at the bed board, and realize that they have moved a male room to the female hall because we've got too many guys, and three of them are on SAO precautions. (Psych)

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Specializes in Corrections, Cardiac, Hospice.

What does 'state is here' mean?-Means the state inspecters are in the facility. Their main job, ofcourse, is to make administraters crazy and issue sitations that cost a lot of money.

I know it is going to be a bad day when: Report from hospital nurse is "patient has 3 children, one, the Medical POA made the decision to come. The other two don't believe in hospice/thinks hospice is going to kill their mom/don't talk to each other. Sometimes it is a combination of the three.

OR! Their son/daughter is a doctor/nurse.

OR! Their son/daughter writes down everything you do, looks up information on the internet, then questions everything you do.

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Specializes in ICU.

Previous nurse tells you "Oh, I thought you needed a doctor's order to do ________"

replace blank with most basic nursing function you can think of

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