Do young nurses ever have fun???

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i was just wonderin since im only 22 and will be working full time next year in the states, and i was wondering if young nurses still can go out and party and do things that they love??

Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.

I don't know if this is the answer you are looking for but I still have "fun". I don't club anymore because that lifestyle doesn't appeal to me at my advanced age but I could if I wanted to. I have fun with friends and family in other ways.

In the beginning, it may be so physically and emotionally overwhelming to you that you will not be able to hang out and party as you are used to but as you grow more experienced in short order, you will learn how to have a work-life balance. I hope that helps....

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I don't party (depends on the definition of that, too) the day before i have to work. Recovering isn't as easy as it used to be, and i owe it to my pts. to be at my best mentally, physically, etc.

Signed, Semi-Old Fart.

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Just remember...It ain't fun to work with or be taken care of by a nurse that smells like they were partying the night before.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
Wow....offense taken. I guess I'm too old to have any kind of fun. I'll remember that the next time I want to go do something and stay home and couch potato instead.

I'm an old nurse and have been to two Christmas parties this week and worked an overtime shift. Granted I need 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night but I'm no couch potato.

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Hmmmmmmmmm what counts as "fun" ? Some people may think that reading, cuddling at home watching TV, going out to dinner, going to the movies as fun...

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Use common sense. The way you are asking that question worries me a bit that you are talking about really taking things way too far and then trying to show up for a long shift at work. I personally wouldn't want a nurse taking care of me that had been out partying all night and then showing up for work still hung over or high on drugs. Oh, and maybe I am "too old" to give you a reply.

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

when u r 20 something you can do anything

you mellow with age

you also get smarter

and a good lifestyle of eating right, getting enough sleep, exercising, multivitamins, and 5-10/day of fruit/veg becomes oh so important

now i'm not saying you can't let your hair down [if you have hair] and have some fun

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woohoo thanks!

ChiChi,

Hey! I'm 25 yrs old and I know what you mean about being burnt out from school. Work is nothing like school, you do your shifts and your done with it for the week. I work 12 hour nights so I have a lot of time off and I live for having fun. I'm actually doing travel nursing and living in California(i'm from NC)and moved out here with one of my girl friends. I'm having the time of my life...couldn't imagine working more than 3 days a week!!! Good luck with everything, you're gonna love it!

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Sorry, I am not young by your defination, but believe it or not, I can remember when I was 22. I was married, had a 2 year old and would work back to back double shifts so I could have long stretches off to go camping, hiking, canoeing with my husband. I played fast pitch softball, and swam every morning at the gym.

I was never a "party" person if you are talking about getting drunk and passing out on a dance floor, but I had fun in my own way.

Now that I am "old" at 52, I am only able to do three 12 hour shifts back to back in a 52 bed trauma center ER, so I guess I am slowing down. Now on my off time I only work in my garden, help my husband remodel our house, split wood for the wood stove, drive the tractor, wrestle with goats, and help mend the fences. Oh, I almost forgot that I keep my grandchildren ages 2 and 4 four days a week. Man, it sure is nice to be old and can slow down a bit!

Now, where is that rocking chair?? I think it is in the barn, let me go look...:lol2:

ok first of all, i really appreciate everyone who are just so honest, and yes my post seemed a little lacking of the right details.. shouldve never used the word "young" coz fun is for everyone.. i just thought at that time that maybe people from the 40s or something had different priorities or so im sorry abou that, i know we all have fun in our ways and ill be more careful this time.. thanks again!

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i now study in the philippines but i lived in the US for my high school and stuff..

Chichimithci,

I'm 32 do 3 12's and have time for hobbies and fun (family style). I'm just cuirious...What country are you moving here from?

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no no no.. not to that extreme ;)

Just remember...It ain't fun to work with or be taken care of by a nurse that smells like they were partying the night before.
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oh cmon! do u really think id even consider asking this question if i was that irresponsible??

Use common sense. The way you are asking that question worries me a bit that you are talking about really taking things way too far and then trying to show up for a long shift at work. I personally wouldn't want a nurse taking care of me that had been out partying all night and then showing up for work still hung over or high on drugs. Oh, and maybe I am "too old" to give you a reply.
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