Sanity is madness put to good use. – George Santayana
Brave New World of UGH
13Apr2009 Author: Mother Jones, RN
Do you see this? This is the time I have to start getting up in the morning. Some of you asked me why I dubbed my new employer UGH. Now you know why. It’s 3 o’clock in the morning and I’m blogging about going to work. UGH! Now where’s my freakin’ coffee?
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midwest woman
April 13th, 2009 at 8:39 am
3 is an ugly number unless it’s when you’re coming home after some late night shenanigans. Good luck at UGH.
Elaine
April 13th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
UGH, indeed.
RD
April 13th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
My shift ends at 2 AM. I’m normally am going to bed when you are waking up.
Reality Rounds
April 14th, 2009 at 8:27 am
What can’t of crazy shift do you work?
Mother Jones, RN
April 14th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I get up early because of the commute. I’m doing 8 hour shifts right now. 12 hours shift will come later. God help us all.
bethenextstep
April 14th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
UGH is right. I do hope it’s worth all your effort.
Stay strong MJ!
Caroline
April 14th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
My shift started at 3:30am but I LOVE it! It’s still light out when I get home!
Edward J. Gordon, RN
April 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I choose the nightshift. Always have since my second year as a nurse. It’s probably more convenient to be on days, but I can’t stand, for the life of me, getting up at 4 am, and rushing from that minute on. It kills me. I suppose I’m just a vampire by nature.
By the way, this is my first time to your blog. It’s cool.
Bo
April 17th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I don’t miss getting up AT ALL!! I have not worked since last July and that is fine with me—I finally burnt out for good. I’m done–I’m toast. Now I can be pleasantly insane all I want…
Edward J. Gordon, RN
April 18th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hey Bo,
I’m very interested in the stories of nurses who have “burned out.” As I am doing research for a book I want to write. I really would like to know why you burned out, what your opinion is on it. You can email me through my link, or if Nurse R. will let you post it here, that’s cool too.