You might be a night shifter if...

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You sit through 3 red lights before you realize the car in front of you is broken down, and not just stopped at the light. oops.

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hiddencatRN, what is "gangham style?"

Gangnam Style:

(Gangnam is South Korea's version of Beverly Hills.)

[Live HD 720p] 120715 - PSY - Gangnam style (Comeback stage) - Inkigayo - YouTube

Edited to add English translation:

PSY - Gangnam Style Lyrics (English & Romanized)

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I've slapped my face, got out and walked, let window down, chewed gum, and tapped in sync w/music- all while intermittent dosing. But that was mainly getting used to day shift- where I am hypersensitive to light and sound until around lunch:)

I would walk outside during the day sometime and shield my face from the overwhelming light, and think,...what is night shift doing to my body. Once on a flight arrival to a Hong Kong UMC Clinic, I was ready to go, the other nurses looked like Zombies- I was bright eyed and bushy tailed:)

Now watch this thread slow down as the night shifters bed down, and day shifters come in and yell at all the comments about dayshift;)

:roflmao:
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I always thought it was funny when pts would push their call lights during the night and then apologize for having to wake you up. I think some people just assumed we were all sleeping until a call light woke us up....

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To NurseOnAMotorcycle: Da. I watched it. Thank you. Very talented people, all of them. The focus, for me, was the front-man with the voice. It's always about the voice, and he sure has a good one. The rest of the girls were beautiful.

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....my personal favorite.....when you get angrier than hell at people who think those who are up in the middle of the night must be some kind of weirdo or degenerate.....that is....until THEY land their butts in YOUR ER in the middle of the night. Guess we night people are pretty important after all, eh?

My parents used to tell me decent people weren't out at "that time of night" when I was still living at home and worked fast food and would go out with my coworkers after we closed. They've changed their tune since then. Especially after both my parents worked night gigs for a while. :)

Indy and wooh, I'm cracking up laughing right now. You get it. I love that.

One of my all-time fave movies there! Taught me the difference between " and '.

:)

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I'm a new grad about to start the night shift in a few weeks. I've never did anything in my life overnight other than sleep haha. Am I in for a rude awakening? :yes:

All this talk about being sleepy while driving back home is kinda scary. You guys stay safe!

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Wooh, now I'm intrigued. What's the difference between " and'. ? I saw the movie twice and don't know what you're referring to. I guess I should watch it again. (I broke up with a guy who didn't think ST was funny.)

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my husband actually drives me to & from work - I couldn't drive home after working 12ish hours!

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I know every 24 hour place in my town

You know which channels on TV have programming other than infomertials after midnight

I have walked my dog at 0300 on an off night

The few times I have worked dayshift, I tried to encourage my patient to sleep forgetting it was only 11am

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StudentNurseCJV: It's just a different world at night. You'll be fine. You'll find out, soon enough, if it's for you. I don't think you're in for a rude awakening. Are you working eight-hour or twelve-hour shifts? That makes a difference. No matter what, the witching hour is between 4 and 5 o'clock am.

As far as driving home after work, you are right, that's an issue and it's not easy. Falling asleep behind the wheel you don't want. You just have to figure out a way to stay awake and keep it on the road until you get in your bed, safe and sound.

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Wooh, now I'm intrigued. What's the difference between " and'. ? I saw the movie twice and don't know what you're referring to. I guess I should watch it again. (I broke up with a guy who didn't think ST was funny.)

Stonehenge. The drawing of what they wanted to come down. It was supposed to be something like 18 feet tall. He wrote 18" on the drawing. So the lady made it that way. Right before they fired the manager to hire blonde Yoko Ono. :)

My husband just doesn't understand why I find that movie as funny as I do. Which is strange, because he loves Best In Show, Waiting for Guffman, and A Mighty Wind is one of his all-time fave movies. If I couldn't be a nurse, I think I'd like to sell hats...

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Wooh: Of course! Eighteen inch Stonehenge. Blonde Yoko Ono. I forgot about those. I have to watch ST again. I love Best In Show because I love dogs, plus it's hilarious. Waiting for Guffman is good. (Was that the one with Parker Posey?)

But, for musicians, Spinal Tap is the Holy Grail. It's the best. Setting up and breaking down. Carrying your gear up and down the stairs. Making sure your Peavey and Marshall speakers are working. Making sure your sound man is sober. "Check, check, check. One two three." One of the funniest scenes in ST was when the band was listed, on the marquee, below someone's wedding at a motel.

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