Top Ten Reasons to Work an Overtime Shift on the Weekend

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10. Think of all the weight you'll lose from not getting to eat because of short staffing.

9. Think of the closeness you'll develop with you're co-workers after being knee-deep in Code 10's, Code Blues and Code Browns.

8. Everyone is so frazzled, so next to them you look fabulous!

7. Think of what a challenge it will be to your nursing skills to run a Code without a Crash Cart because they are all down in Central Supply being replaced.

6. The joy of having the previous shift's charge nurse tell you, "I don't understand why no one would return my calls to work today or tonight. Oh, and by the way, you have four nurses for this shift, and a full house of patients sick as dog dirt."

5. Because you're a new grad and you want to be a "TEAM PLAYER" like your head nurse told you to be. (That and you have "sucker" stamped on your forehead!)

4. When you go home with your back aching from not having any nursing assistants who work weekends and your feet aching from running your butt off for "emergency procedures" (like the gas pain your patient has had for a week that is suddenly unbearable), you'll know that you really ARE a caregiver.

3. Think of all the computer skills you'll gain from putting in your own orders and ordering supplies from Central Supply. (That can go on your resume as...."Know how to operated multiple outdated computer equipment.")

2. You don't have time to adequately chart so you may get to learn how our judicial system works. On the bright side, your handwriting will be so bad that it can say whatever you want it to say!

1. Think of what a GREAT "Learning Experience" this will be. (Translation: You just got shafted!!)

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I started to laugh at some of those, but, you know...

there's too much truth in some of them to be funny :eek:

I like number 1 & number 10. LOL! Gotta love the sarcasm.

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In fact some of them are the truth, but then I figured, I liked the sarcasm too much not to post it. I especially liked #1, 2, 8 and 10

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cute love it.........hehehehehe I'm not working today

and staying home too!

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Good for you andylane:).

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Originally posted by Brownms46

1. Think of what a GREAT "Learning Experience" this will be. (Translation: You just got shafted!!)

This is also the joy of being a new grad or new employee in orientation. "Learning experience" = "Nobody wants to do this!"

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Oh this thread was fun. Let's keep adding on. Here's one from me.

Learn how to feign sympathy for the poor house doctor who tells you he/she is tired because you woke them up.

Be able to adaquately judge if your anti-perspirant is really strong enough for a man-but made for a woman.

Compete with your NPO patients for most active stomache growling because you haven't eaten for longer than they have.

Oh the fun goes on and on.......... but the extra pay is nice.

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i love the "learning experience" im in nursing school and work as an assistant- definately got way too much of that working med surg!!

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