What do you do at your workplace to still feel the spirit of Christmas?

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · Dec 10, 2016

I work from home. I have lots of booze out and I jam out to "Walkin' Round in Women's Underwear."

allnurses Guide · Dec 10, 2016

I work from home. I have lots of booze out and I jam out to "Walkin' Round in Women's Underwear."

Darn it . . . and I'm on call!

Not_A_Hat_Person, RN · Dec 10, 2016

When I worked in the hospital, we had a tree that I decorated with a long rhythm strip (we hooked up one of my coworkers to one of the in room telemetry machines and just let a strip run) wrapped around it like garland. My boss saw it and just rolled her eyes.

When I was an ER volunteer, decorations included an IV pole that someone turned into a Festivus Pole.

prmenrs, RN · Dec 11, 2016

Christmas decorating contests, LOTS of food from parents, docs, staff, free food from the hospital (pancake breakfast for days, spaghetti dinner for eves and night shift, w/admins serving (and throwing food @ ea other), a variable quality gift from admin (some were really dumb, others very good).

In NICU, we put the small stockings on the incubators w/a candy cane in it. One year, I made little sun dresses and sun suits from Christmas calico--parents loved that. We were sensitive to other religions--if we knew family was Jewish, we decorated appropriately.

Around midnight, Christmas Eve, staff made a "tableau" photo; staff improvised their costumes, "Mary" held a stable baby, or put him/her on the scale covered w/a sheet. We used the photo for our unit Christmas card the next year. The docs were always the Wise Men; they were given art supplies to make their own crowns; Resp were the shepherds, using cotton balls on their faces for beards--we got quite elaborate if we could. One night, a family that didn't get to visit much was there, so, we switched the baby Jesus to their daughter--Dad had tears rolling down his face!

We also had a visit from Santa, w/individual photos of big Santa holding very tiny babies.

allnurses Guide · Dec 11, 2016

Wow prmenrs . . . that's very touching. :inlove:

The annual Christmas Light Parade just went by my house . . . they will circle around the hospital parking lot and LTC patients can see it too.

allnurses Guide · Dec 11, 2016

I just try to be as kind as possible and remember that they

would rather be home with their family. I don't do or say much

else "Christmas-y" as I honestly don't think it is appropriate.

Unless they want to have a conversation about the holiday, of

course. :)

nurseinthezoo · Dec 11, 2016

I say, "Merry Christmas," and play Christmas music on Pandora.

allnurses Guide · Dec 11, 2016

I HAVE been known to wear a Santa hat to work. :)

LuKeeU · Dec 11, 2016

You are one of the few that hasn't sold out.

vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN · Dec 12, 2016

At my last place of employment, if you worked on the holiday: kitchen staff prepared a traditional meal. We scheduled 2 breaks for half n half the staff to enjoy the meal together. The camaraderie was awesome!

At at my current place of employment (Thank God to be employed); we had a potluck not on the official day and the food was prepared by us working nurses and so good!

Davey Do · Dec 13, 2016

We change the words to some of the Christmas songs we sing to more better fit the Gero psych environment.

For example, in the song, " Here Comes Santa Claus", we change the words "He don't care if you're rich or poor, he loves you just the same!" to...

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ohiobobcat · Dec 13, 2016

@Spidey'sMom: NSR does mean normal sinus rhythm. However, that is considered redundant in many circles. "Sinus" is a normal rhythm, so saying NORMAL sinus rhythm is redundant. That's how I was taught, anyway! We just say "sinus rhythm."

It might be a regional thing, too. We all say normal sinus, normal sinus rhythm, and sometimes sinus rhythm here, even providers.