OH NO! FULL MOON!

Nurses General Nursing

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I know all the night-shifters here on AN know what I'm talking about...

Tell us about the full moon shift when everything that could go wrong, did. :uhoh3:

Share with us your best full moon night shift stories!

Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

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Cathy Lew-

What a story! I was smiling, nodding my head and then shaking my head as I related to every single bit of your story! Sounds like you needed a "liquid dinner" after that night!

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

I need a nap after reading all of that, Cathy!

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@cathy lew

Thanks for the story, that was great and I felt like I had a day slightly better than that yesterday which makes me hopeful to go back tomorrow.

On a side note, when I was in nursing school I worked as a Bartender and Cocktail waitress and I dreaded those full moon nights for the same reasons as now!

Good luck with the full moon!!:sofahider

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

It's not just night shift. I can always tell when it's full moon, even though I work days. Maybe that's because I used to work nights in the ED, though, so my skills are finely tuned.

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Specializes in LTC, HH, and Case Mangement.

I believe in the full moon thing quite a bit. I work on Al and trust me it can get crazy! Last week was the week from hell! I swear none of this stuff happens to the other nurses. I even asked one of the aids if i had a full moon over my head ;)

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3 jumpers and two combative

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

You know they reckon they have done research on 'full moons' to see if it has an effect on people and came up with the conclusion that it has no effect what so ever.

So who ever did that research needs to come and work where I work and repeat the research because all hell breaks loose, each and every full moon.

The patients are more 'nutty' and the staff well they moan complain and argue all around the same time!

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Why do you think crazy people were called LUNAtics?!?

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Specializes in M/S, ICU, ICP.
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A Typical Night Shift (Short Story)

"God I hate a full moon!" Full moon?? one of the other nurses replies. The full moon isn't till tomorrow night! Tomorrow night! Hmmmm.... how much sick time do I have saved up......

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:I absolutely and totally love it!! I sooooo remember whole shifts that way, whole weeks, and come to think of it.......sounds exactly like the med/surg floor I worked on. Fantastic CathyLew. I enjoyed it. I laughed. I shook my head so knowing nights just like this. Thank you for sharing.:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

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Specializes in M/S, ICU, ICP.
3 jumpers and two combative

Were you one of the jumpers or one of the combative......just kidding..... LOL

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