oh so bored!!

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Specializes in Cardiolgy.

welli thought i would follow teds examples and start a random thread whilst bored on a night duty!!

I am on an ICU and as an AN that means there is naff all for me to do!

so i am now on my first break... apparently i will get about four and I am so bored!

i have done all my work i brought with me and am now debating whether it would be rude to sit reading LOTR!!

oh well just wanted to share this

whisper

struggling to stay awake through BOREDOM

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Nah, it's not rude to start reading. Just check out the mood of your collegues before you need to fart or belch. Picking your orifice is usually unacceptable though.

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Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

Hey... if you're "nightshift bored", you might want to get with Ted for some suggestions ! :chuckle He seems to always come up with some doozies ! ;)

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Specializes in Cardiolgy.

in case anyone thought I spoke too soon, and actually became rushed off my feet I wasn't! just on my later break, the computers were being used by SHOs so I had to go back to my book.

I did come of my course work, and read fellowship of the ring and half of two towers.

i think i was needed to help with three turns and four log rolls. I made three trays of staff drinks and two for relatives. Like I said I was bored, I like it when i have jobs to do, on nights I will happily sit folding yellow bags or pinnies for hours!

but it is over now, I had about an hours sleep when i got in and am back on days tomorrow...really sleepy but I want to stay up and watch the keeping the faith on bbc2, it sounds really good.

anyhow thanks for reading my drivel.

whisper

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Am now on a night shift myself. Though I'm not bored!! Am cream-crackered infact. I wish never to work a night shift EVER again!! Please. My back is aching, I should be in bed at home asleep. Never mind, only 5 1/2 hours to go on this shift (if I leave on time!) and another 3 nights after this one. Then 2 days off (well 1 sleep day and 1 day off), then back on days again! Hurrah! I have no body clock. Trying to look on positive side.......erm.

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Specializes in Cardiolgy.

positive side of working nights....

well for me as a bank AN I don't usually have to put up with realtives or consultants or ward politics

I like using my break time to do some reading.

But the main reason is the money, If I do a saturady night I get saturday pay, and night bonus and sunday pay plus night bonus. It means I don't have to work as many hours for the money!

However I loose my body clock, I have also had to do an early go home to bed and then get up to go work a night a few times.

I hope you get through your run of nights,

whisper

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