You know it's a bad night when......

Nurses General Nursing

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Specializes in LTC.

You know it's a bad night when...

You leave an hour late and as you walk out the back door you see a heorifice with the back door open on it.... :uhoh3:

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Specializes in ER, Occupational Health, Cardiology.

...or when you arrive to work in the ER (no matter which shift) you see several ambulances backed up in the ambulance bay with their doors open. You know when you begin your shift like that, the rest of it is going to be exactly the same.:o:eek:

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Specializes in Government.

(It's been a while but I still remember.)....

you walk onto the floor and 4 people yell: "she's here!"....and you find out that the other three night nurses on your unit have called in sick. Followed quickly by the thundering sound of everyone else fleeing and pumps beeping.

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Specializes in Rural Health.

You are greeted at the door with a "Thank God you are here" and a snicker.

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.

when the evening nurses say....run away while you have the chance...

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when its quiet.

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.
when its quiet.

Oh My God, you are right, the dreaded "Q" word, that no one in their right mind ever utters if they know what is good for them!!!!

Good one!!!! :lol2::lol2::lol2:

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Specializes in LTC , SDC and MDS certified (3.0).

When you walk in the door and EVERYONE is glad to see you because there is a stomach bug going around and you are the only one not green!!!

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Private Duty Peds.

:uhoh21: when you step off the elevator and can smell all the golytely that has been given!!:scrying::imbar and your shift is the lucky clean-up crew:mad::crying2:

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The nurse giving you report starts talking really fast... you catch the words "psychotic" "haldol" and "trying to leave AMA".

She gives you a little smile, grabs her stuff and runs for the elevator.

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Specializes in ICU.

Your report is finished with, "good luck" in a sing-song voice

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You open up the newspaper, turn to your horoscope and it asks: "How fast can you run?"

Below that is an advertisement for Blue Cross.

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