Grumpy at change of shift (11-7)

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.

Hey I know this is going to sound really silly, but here goes. I'm fine all shift but when day shift comes in, all bright eyed and bushy tailed - it gets to me. All I want to do is give report and run out the door. No time to dilly dally because I just want to go home. I turn into grumpy cat. I've never been like this while working 3-11. Does anyone else experience this phenomenon?

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Specializes in ORTHO, PCU, ED.

I'm the exact opposite. I am day shift and NOT bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6:30 am. Sorry. But I am when my shift is over buddy. I am excited I've gotten another 12 hrs behind me and woohoo I am going home!! Yeaaaa!!!

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Yep....when I worked nights I felt resentful when the perky chatty day crew came in. Unreasonable resentment I know but it was what it was.:sorry:

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I get like that. More with new grads than experienced nurses.

When I tell you about the rapid response patient I got then intubated, dropped every tube and line known to earth and started gtts then went for a stat CT. Then the other patient had an acute mental status change, got combative and had to be restrained due to nearly destroying the IV pump. I ate a few pieces of candy to replenish glucose, thank heaven for coffee and still have a full bladder.

Then the sweet, wide eyed and bushy tailed new grad asks me which one is the night bath. I start twitching.

Patient hygiene is very high on my nursing care but keeping them alive and stable trumps

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

I've always noticed the difference between those working nocs, and therefore about to get off versus those who arrive bright eyed and bushy tailed to start the day.

I can pretty much tell who is going home and who is coming on by the way they look!

When I work nocs, I always feel like a superhero for having stayed awake the whole time! I might be moving slow, but I'm done!

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Specializes in OB.

It's the "perkiness". I hate perky!

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Specializes in retired LTC.
It's the "perkiness". I hate perky!
Wasn't that an Ed Asner line on the old "Mary Tyler More Show"?

Or Louie DiPalma on "Taxi"? :roflmao:

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Specializes in OB.
Wasn't that an Ed Asner line on the old "Mary Tyler More Show"?

Or Louie DiPalma on "Taxi"? :roflmao:

You've got it - Ed Asner. I was wondering if anyone else would remember that.

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Wasn't that an Ed Asner line on the old "Mary Tyler More Show"?

Or Louie DiPalma on "Taxi"? :roflmao:

lol, I think it was Mr. Grant (Ed Asner).....he said to Mary, "You're spunky. I hate spunk!" She was a very perky girl, too!

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Specializes in OB.
lol, I think it was Mr. Grant (Ed Asner).....he said to Mary, "You're spunky. I hate spunk!" She was a very perky girl, too!

I think you may be right - it's been years since I've watched that.

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Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.

Yes, I don't like it when the chatty catty loud and often dramatic day shift comes on, shift change is the part I dread the most! Well some staff are awesome and easy to give report to but others just ghhrrrrrr....I love my nocs coworkers they are awesome! Nocs is the best :)

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Specializes in Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing.

I have the opposite issue. My day shift relief comes in looking like a troll that is actively eating a lemon the entire time I'm giving report.

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