it's christmas eve! Bah humbug

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Specializes in Med Surg, Parish Nurse, Hospice.

:crying2:ah, the joys of the holidays. Made espically nice when your co workers call in sick and you are left to fend for yourself. Only another Nurse would understand why I feel like bah humbug tonight. I just got home from working what was supposed to be a 12 hr shift on Christmas eve day. Well it turned out to be 14 hrs with eating on the run and only minimul bathroom breaks. I had 10 pts on my med surg unit. 4 on isolation, multiple IVPB, finished passing my 09 meds at 1230. discharged 3 and had to re admit 1. Had a pt that got pain meds IV every 2 hrs and pain never under a 9. Of course being a holiday, no one from admin was in the house to offer any help. Well just getting this off my chest does help a little. I am off for Christmas, but get to go back on the 26th. Happy Holidays to all!

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Bless your heart! I hope you have a relaxing Christmas! I will be working....in the ER.

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Well I hope you and your "sick" coworkers feel better!

::hugness::

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Tke a hot bath, put on comfy jammies, and have a nice meal and some cookies. You earned it!! Have a Merry Christmas one and all.

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I feel ya.

This is a 3 day weekend for my home health gig and I am on call.

Two nurses job share a client, a 1 hour visit, 7 days a week to do morning CBG and insulin. The nurse working this weekend took the visits because she wants next weekend (another 3 day for the agency) off.

This morning, ONE hour before she's supposed to be at the client's she calls and says she changed her mind. Not sick. No family emergancy. Her plans for next weekend fell through so she doesn't want it off after all.

What. The. ****.

I ended up telling her that if she didn't go to the visits as scheduled I'd consider it her resignation. She quit via text message a few minutes later.

Guess who gets to drive 150 miles round trip for a 9am visit the next 2 days.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Now, please know that I know that I don't know your coworker.....and some people obviously will call in for anything.

However, the way that "sick" is implied makes me feel pretty badly. My aunt/godmother is very ill, on the vent in a hospital about 30-40 minutes from where I live, and she may pass away at any time. If it's tomorrow......I'll call in for my Christmas Day evening shift. I know it's not what I WANT to do, but God makes other plans, and I will need to be with her and family if things get to that point. I've visited around work hours all week (except for the day the docs called us down-in a snowstorm-for a conference; I left a little early that day). It may be up to her, too, when she'd like to go....either by physically deciding it, or telling us she wants the vent gone.....and that I will be at her bedside for. I hope it doesn't negatively impact my coworkers and that they will understand, if things should go that way. :(

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Specializes in LTC.

I had to work tonight too. We had 3 CNAs for 50 residents. We all worked like dogs to make sure everyone was clean, dry and in bed at 11pm.

The food at work is overwhelming. I need to sew my mouth shut. Family members bringing in cookies, chocolates, donuts, etc.

I'm home now. I was going to go to midnight mass but I was tired and I didn't want to go to bed too late. I am now in my super soft shea socks from Bath and Body works(best.socks.ever.) and going off to bed with a diet iced tea and ice and putting The Christmas story on and dozing off until I get pulled out of bed to open presents lol

Good night and Merry Christmas!

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

Ah! The Rants that express Reality!

At times like this, I like to think of of something a Wise Being would often express to his Companion:

"You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred." - Super Chicken

Now jrbl77, you can bask in the ambulance of knowing that you fulfilled your endeavor to be a Quality Healthcare Provider in the Times that tries One's Soul.

Peace be with you.

Dave

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Specializes in PACU, OR.

Everyone needs something to cheer them up.

You can have kudos, kudus, dik-diks or flowers....

:flwrhrts:

Or whirled peace.

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We have rigorously examined all the happy-making options, and now present them to Allnurses everywhere!

A blessed Christmas to you all.

Chin up, OP, and extra blessings to you :heartbeat

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

ALL the agency office staff off except for field staff doing homecare visits---Had 250 referrals in just the past 2 days. Lovenox for tomorrow AM fell through due delay in discharge.

3/4 my staff required to work today. 2nd shift been leaving average 2hrs late each night. Santa Claus sent only 35 referrals today. I was able to forward phones to answering service at 3:30 PM and all staff out the door by 7:30 PM.

Hope you all have better shift this weekend.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

:christmastree::cookies::teapot::candle::snowman:

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Ok 10 people on Med /Surg cry me a freaking river. Really Really your going to cry About 10 people try a LTC . I would of loved to only have 10 people. Go cry me a river is your song for the day. I was going to sing i'll have a Blue Christmas but no Cry Me a River fits. And as far as that Christmas Attitude well that's on you.

Maybe what you need is 3 spirits coming to see you. Or maybe a Dead Friend telling you about the chains in Life you forge. ( love saying that i used it on another posting) So co-workers call in what's different then any other day of the yr??. They call in all the time no difference the only thing that has changed really is You. Yea you heard me YOU.

It sounds like it's the holidays in general and not people calling in and not having 10 people. So how can you change it?? Well you need to look inside and ask yourself why during the holidays you feel like Bah Humbug. Maybe it's to much Christmas or maybe something in your past or maybe it's your job and you thought you would be doing something different on Nursing or something different all together. But don't say Bah Humbug when You yourself can change the out come of the season... So go take a warm bath drink your favorite drink and really look inside yourself. ( Gosh I'm better then DR Phil ) with out the " AND HOW'S THAT WORKING FOR YOU" These are my thoughts use them as you wish

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Hello. Oh yeah, working the holidays is usually hard stuff--- less staff scheduled to work to allow employees to have at least Christmas Eve or Christmas day off---folks calling in because of fears to drive when the weather turns snowy and icy. One of my pals is a director of nursing at a small long term care facility---at Christmas time, she often "camps out" at work for a couple of days when the weather is bad to help cover floor duty when some of her staff call in. I agree with the writer who said "you knew the job was dangerous when you took it". Good work, however very challenging! Best wishes!

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