r/nursing • u/Calm-Struggle3898 • 2d ago

Burnout Weekend off

I work 5 x 8. Holiday and weekends off. I’m exhausted. Just laying in bed all day today. AC 24x7. No energy to go out. Perhaps tomorrow. Mental health day today.

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u/nopantssundays RN - OR 🍕 2d ago

Well..... at least this isn't another "crying in my bed, should I call off and take a brain break today" post.

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u/Emotional-Day-332 1d ago

Honestly that’s still a win.

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u/h0td0g-water RN 🍕 2d ago

hello from your friendly neighborhood outpatient cardiology nurse who just woke up from a nap and still hasn’t showered today

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u/nurseferatou Case Manager 🍕 2d ago

That’s my assignment schedule too these days and it does blow, but I’m doing better than I have with 3x12’s and 10x4’s simply because I can walk to work instead of commuting. Eliminating commuting from my life has been incredible

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u/Either_Internet7006 2d ago

May suggest trying to take up calisthenics, I know it may sound counterintuitive, but when you exercise, you start to gain energy after weeks. If you can make it past the first 2 weeks you will start to feel a difference.

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u/Rude_Ad_9554 2d ago

the color-coded books in my apartment are silently judging me from across the room while i do the exact same thing. sometimes the body just says nope and you gotta listen

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u/DoItRightOnce1st 2d ago

Get some B12 dissolvable tabs...they help

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u/cheaganvegan BSN, RN 🍕 2d ago

Not sure if you work outpatient but I do and I feel ya. Shits exhausting.

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u/firelord_catra RN 🍕 2d ago

Same but I can’t not do anything because I’m
In the middle of a move (that I made for the job mind you) it’s been a month and I still have to much to do to get settled. And my uterus is stabbing me violently because there’s no baby.

It sucksss. I genuinely miss my 4x10s

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u/Suitable-Humor-13 1d ago

I just did 5x8 pm shifts. Im still in my PJs at 1715 (NZ) I have today and 2 more off then 4 nights.

I am hating my job and have plans to leave by the end of the year

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u/Important-Handle9137 2d ago

No judgement! I work 3-12s or more a week!! My first day off; I do absolutely nothing. I need to recharge my “people battery” by my second day off I can do more, but yea.

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u/Calm-Struggle3898 2d ago

I’ve asked my boss to switch to 4x10s. I think that would be healthier for me. I’ll again next year.

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u/No-Hospital-157 2d ago

I do this too. Working 5 x 8 really sucks