You might be a night shifter if... - page 11

1. 
   Jan 18, '13

   If you wake up late for work and just throw scrubs on and run out the door. You forget about doing your hair and makeup. No one important will see you anyways, ans sleep is more important than looking good.
2. 
   Jan 18, '13

   Quote from Nurseboy1

   I know every 24 hour place in my town
   
   The few times I have worked dayshift, I tried to encourage my patient to sleep forgetting it was only 11am

   Maybe they SHOULD sleep since they probably stayed up all night anyway... Hahaha
3. 
   Jan 18, '13

   When you don't drive to work but have to catch a bus, you tell the bus driver where you need to get off and ask if they can wake you up because there's a 100% chance as soon as you sit down you'll fall asleep.
   
   You try to pay for your bus trip using your hospital swipe card instead of a metro card ( bus ticket)
4. 
   Jan 18, '13

   When you drift in and out at 0845 to read just ....one.... more ...funny ...comment! (before passing out on your keyboard.)
5. 
   Jan 18, '13

   Also... getting a huge cart of groceries in the empty grocery store at 8AM.
   
   Telling everyone you worked with "good night!" at 7:30 AM.
   
   Giving report and finishing with mumbled, "have a good night. I mean, day".
   
   Making Dunkin Donuts stops at 11pm.
   
   Wrenching open the door for a UPS delivery at 2PM, with wild hair, crazy eyes, and pajamas.
   
   Picking up a day shift and being overwhelmed with lights, sounds, people, and management!
   
   Glaring at other drivers, gritting teeth, and trying to win at all stop lights on the way home. I am a NIGHT SHIFT nurse just getting out of work, buddy, NO ONE wants to get where they're going faster than I do!
   
   Also... having total giggle fits at 2AM, laughing til we cry!
   
   All the patients who, when I ask, "how did you sleep?" and they say, "great! how about you? Where do you guys get to sleep?"
6. 
   Jan 18, '13

   Quote from NurseOnAMotorcycle

   When you drift in and out at 0845 to read just ....one.... more ...funny ...comment! (before passing out on your keyboard.)

   That falling asleep on the keyboard thing? It's called qwerty-itis!
7. 
   Jan 19, '13

   Quote from M/B-RN

   When you wake up on your night off at 3 or 4 am because you're ready to eat some lunch.

   THIS!! I woke up at 3am on the dot while trying to be a day person this weekend.
8. 
   Jan 19, '13

   When day shift starts arriving at 0645 and turn on the lights, and you think "wahoo! quittin' time!"
   
   When you wonder if your neighbors are judging you for taking your dogs out at 5 in the evening and you are wearing pajamas.
   
   When you call a friend/family member at 0700 as part of your 'early morning safety call system" (also revenge for when my dad was night shift and used to call me at 0700 on his way home)
9. 
   Jan 20, '13

   While fast asleep you hear your fiance come home from work and you ask him if he would cosign your insulin.
10. 
    Jan 20, '13

    ...You say "Good morning" to your children when they get home from school, and call dinner "your breakfast".
11. 
    Jan 20, '13

    Quote from Blue Roses

    While fast asleep you hear your fiance come home from work and you ask him if he would cosign your insulin.

    Bwaaaaah! I almost spit my soda out reading this!
    
    My sister woke me up one afternoon because she had a fever and wanted some Tylenol. When I went to give it to her I grabbed her wrist looking for her pt ID band.
12. 
    Jan 20, '13

    Quote from ufo8micats

    If you wake up late for work and just throw scrubs on and run out the door. You forget about doing your hair and makeup. No one important will see you anyways, ans sleep is more important than looking good.

    Lol...will remember this when I return to night shift!!!
13. 
    Jan 20, '13

    Omg, I have done all everything that has been posted lol lol. Checking the mail at 5p in pajamas. The Walmart people know be by name now. Staggering in at 7a and telling everyone good night when I leave. All of it

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