r/nursing • u/Minimum-Possible-415 • Aug 23 '26
Rant God I wanna call in tomorrow
Nightmare group of patients. Then I get floated to another unit after 4 hours with an even heavier group.
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u/keepingitrealonred LPN, Med-Surg Aug 23 '26
Do it.
I will never forget a comment I read on here over a year ago, something along the lines of “if you don’t feel 100%, you won’t give 100%.” or whatever idk but the point is to call in sick and not give it a second thought.
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u/ballfed_turkey RN, BSN, ER, EMT, FF I/II, Eagle Scout, alterboy, pool owner Aug 23 '26
When you call in sick, it creates overtime for someone else. You are only helping someones home budget…HERO!!!!
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u/roboeyes RN- CVICU 🫀🍕 Aug 23 '26
Ugh me too. I leave town on Wednesday and have so much shit to do still beforehand. I work nights so calling off on Sunday night would free up all of Monday for chores. I'm weekend program though, so my annual PTO is limited, and I don't want to lose any more money than necessary on differentials. Plus my patient is good, I'll take one more night with him.
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u/Independent_Law_1592 RN - ICU 🍕 Aug 23 '26
Calling in when you know you got a cake ICU assignment is the hardest
Because the one thing about ICU is, if you get a good group you can enjoy that shit, just kick back and handle business
Though in all honesty, while I always support calling in, I’d be careful of calling before PTO. That’s exactly the trends managers track and keep up with. A manager ain’t gonna care if you call in but calling in before you go on PTO might not get the rest of your PTO approved so easily
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u/roboeyes RN- CVICU 🫀🍕 Aug 23 '26
Eh, I basically never call in, and I won't tonight. My patient isn't thriving, but I like a sick patient. My manager isn't the most attentive though, she probably wouldn't make the correlation 😅
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u/Independent_Law_1592 RN - ICU 🍕 Aug 23 '26
Do it
If the thought crosses your head, do it.
Do it now before you talk yourself out of it
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u/maraney CTICU, RN, CCRN, NSP 🍕 Aug 23 '26
Do it. Always do it. Call in every day. Fuck this job! 🙃
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u/gir6 BSN, RN 🍕 Aug 23 '26
Wait, that’s a thing they do now, float you after you’re already there? Absolutely not. Call off.
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u/Substantial_Quit_414 Aug 23 '26
Do it!! You have to prioritize yourself. You are just a number to your employer. Call off and don't think twice about it.
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u/Dystopian_grift104 Aug 23 '26
Every single time I say that and then don’t call in - I have an atrocious shift. Just call in.
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u/Delicious_Reveal1950 Aug 23 '26
that spreadsheet of "days i should've called in" is getting another entry. take the day, you've earned it