How do you cheer yourself after a bad day at work?

[Brian]

A day at work for a nurse can be stressful. We go through death, sickness, administrative changes, and so much more. What do you do to cheer yourself up after a bad day at work?

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[NurseKatie08, MSN]

Sit on the couch with my cat and browse all nurses :-)

That, or cuddle with the bf and vent.

[chevyv, BSN, RN]

I head to FB and play Bejewelled Blitz for an hour :)

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

I tend to make 'helpful suggestions' to the other drives on the interstate on my way home. It helps!

Bahaha!!! I love it! Just practicing your sign language communication skills!!!

[RN520]

I'll email my friend from nursing school who moved out-of-state, vent here (!!), get into my jammies immediately and fall asleep watching whatever's on PBS with hubby, sometimes read to my 11-year-old (who still likes mom to read out loud to him! ) and I'm trying to do what LYNDAA does: a nice big gap between shifts. I worked 4 nights in a row and I'm off for a whole week!! Yippeeee!! What's making me happy today? I dropped off a load of unwanted items at Salvation Army, planned tonight's dinner (me cooking dinner is a rare event anymore) and as a bonus, I've got 2 loaves of banana bread in the oven now. My house is empty, I have classical music playing, and I'm being domestic. Having time to do that makes me happy. :)

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Ice cream. It's also how I reward myself after a productive day.

[Fuzzy]

Ice cream and beer. Sometimes in the same glass...

Fuzzy

[workingharder]

Burn rubber in the parking lot.

[ellaballet]

Wine!

[RiverNurse]

Scream? LOL... Rant? Not as much as I used to! Now if I have an off day, I usually refinish a piece of furniture or do something creative to get my mind off of it and to gain perspective.

[1Cor1313]

Come home, shower the day off, hang with my hubby and a cup of tea. I thank God He kept my staff and my patients safe and always remember........tomorrow is a new day.

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

I know many people hate to do this but I actually schedule myself every other day at work unless it is the weekend. The reason is, because if I have a horrible shift I would hate to get up early to do it all over again. I need a day or two off in between. I know of some nurses that do this as well. It has definitely decreased my stress level. Some weeks I'll do Sun, Wed Friday or Tue, Thursday, Sat. Once in a while I'll work two shifts in a row in order to have 3-4 days off in a row, just squeeze in a mini vacay.

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

And I also Whine and Wine at the same time.