Christine Dabney wrote:

> Do you know how hard it is for a nurse to get a night off?????? LOL. I
> am trying to find someone to trade with for a night when an old long
> lost friend is coming into town... Fat Chance!! Nurses can't just
> say they aren't coming in, unless they are sick... There has to be
> someone to cover for them...ie, another nurse to take their place. And
> one with the same skill set.
>
> Christine, who sometimes thinks that being a nurse is the pits.

Thankfully I work with a great group of nurses and we cover for each
other readily enough. I was thinking of asking one of the day shifters
if I did their 7 AM to 12 PM hours, they could come in at noon and stay
till 12 AM for me and then I'd be able to go to the program as well as
work. We don't have to bother management with the details and it works
nicely as then people aren't just calling off (we don't have to give a
reason when we call in and say we won't be able to work) when they know
they have something else going on.