What I Love About My Job

[franciscangypsy]

Sunday night, I was trying to orient my Alzheimer's pt. He thought he was all alone and I was like, no, I'm your nurse, I'll be here with you all night.

He's like really? when do you leave?

7 am.

Oh. Man. That's horrible. I'm sorry.

Oh, no, really. I have a great job. I only work three nights a week.

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I got him settled down, but it kept me thinking the rest of the night. So here's the list of reasons I love my job, just b/c it kept bugging me:

1) I only work 3 nights a week

2) People thank me for sticking them with sharp objects

3) I always have an amazing story to tell

4) I get to tell Doctors what I want them to do and (for the most part), they take my opinion under consideration

5) I tell men and women twice my age what to do and (for the most part) they listen and respect my opinion

6) I get flirted with on a weekly if not a nightly basis

7) free medical advice

8) frequent flyers greet me as an old friend -- even if I don't remember them

9) I'm allowed to work in "pajamas" and sneakers

10) social norms don't apply to me -- I can talk to someone I just met about the most personal things and see (and touch) their most private areas without being crass

11) I get four nights off a week

12) I can get up to five nights off in a row without using paid leave -- sometimes as often as twice a month!

These are just a few. Anyone else?

[countessyana]

I think you should travel across the country ant tell this on the first day of school in nursing schools :)

[Kingbandit]

I would add, you can clean up any bodily fluid, wash your hands, then go eat.

We can gross anyone out with our stories.

You have little tragic no matter what the shift