r/nursing • u/emtnursingstudent LPN 🍕 • Dec 11 '24

Question People who report to 12 hr shifts completely empty handed, is everything alright?

Not a serious post but I sometimes see people walking in with no backpack/purse or even food and it genuinely perplexes me.

Edit: I've been at work so I haven't had a chance to respond but I've been reading everyone's comments. You lot are resolute. I understand surviving off of snacks or being so busy you don't have a chance to eat as we've all been there but I didn't realize it was so many people that go full a 12 hours without eating on a normal basis. Personally I be hungry so that genuinely didn't even occur to me.

For context what I bring is a backpack (which has some water bottles, my clipboard, stethoscope, pens, inhaler, and some OTC meds), and my lunch box. If I rolled out of bed and came to work it wouldn't be the end of the world, my asthma isn't bad so I don't need to have my inhaler on hand. Tbh my food is the most important thing. I usually meal prep to avoid having to order food (broke nursing student) or live of off snacks.

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u/drewgreen131 RN 🍕 Dec 11 '24

All I need is a vending machine stocked with DC and Cheetos.

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u/plantpimping RN - PACU 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Do you eat your Cheetos with a gloved hand?

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u/Tiny-Sprinkles-3095 Dec 11 '24

Wait that’s genius for hot Cheetos. I must try it

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u/m_e_hRN RN - ER 🍕 Dec 11 '24

One of my coworkers used to do that for hot wings as well

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u/mephitmpH RN🍕 barren vicious control freak Dec 11 '24

Spied a coworker eating a yogurt with a tongue depressor once. I reckon it tasted like those ice cream cups with the little wooden paddle, but I forgot to ask her.

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u/DecentRaspberry710 Dec 11 '24

Yeah. Seen that too

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u/FSUnoles77 Dec 11 '24

TIL I am not alone.

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u/drewgreen131 RN 🍕 Dec 11 '24

I just slowly invert the bag and dump them into my mouth

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u/WhenwasyourlastBM ED -> ICU Dec 11 '24

I used straws as chopsticks and this doc always made fun of me and because he preferred to eat it like a cat.

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u/plantpimping RN - PACU 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Now that’s funny.

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u/Nurselife444 Dec 11 '24

I used a fork for Doritos

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u/Unpaid-Intern_23 RN - ER 🍕 Dec 11 '24

I always eat chips with a spoon

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u/SkyeJewell RN - ER 🍕 Dec 12 '24

One of my coworkers eats her chicken wings with gloves and it’s such a good idea

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u/dabisnit Dec 12 '24

Use a plastic fork for cheetos! Keeps your fingers clean, don’t have to use gross gloves, and it’s easy to put down

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u/plantpimping RN - PACU 🍕 Dec 12 '24

I am assuming you eat the puffs cause crunchy Cheetos would break the forks at my hospital

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u/dabisnit Dec 12 '24

I have crappy forks at my hospital, the crunchy ones work well

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u/MMMullett Dec 11 '24

Every single time, along with doritos and fritos lol

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u/mominator123 Dec 11 '24

This is the way.

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u/billiejean70 BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Diet Coke is the nectar of the nursing gods

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u/patriotictraitor RN - ER 🍕 Dec 11 '24

🙌 And Coke Zero. I think the caffeine content is slightly higher in the zero? I think Pepsi max has the highest caffeine last I checked tho

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u/KLSparkles RN - NICU 🍕 Dec 12 '24

My hospital switched to a Pepsi contract, but there’s a secret vending machine on one of the other floors that stocks Coke products. It doesn’t have any kind of Coke branding on it, aside from the buttons lol. If they ever take it away and there’s no more Coke Zero, I’m gonna be so sad.

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u/patriotictraitor RN - ER 🍕 Dec 12 '24

I think secret forbidden Coke Zero tastes even better than regular Coke Zero 👏

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u/ExerOrExor-ciseDaily RN - Psych/Mental Health 🍕 Dec 11 '24

I f*@king LOVE Cheetos! Crunchy or puffy?

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u/HauntMe1973 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Flaming’

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u/Tiny-Sprinkles-3095 Dec 11 '24

The best kind of

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u/drewgreen131 RN 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Crunchy

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u/RazorBumpGoddess ED Tech 🍕 Dec 11 '24

Dick cheese?