Somebody on our unit started making toast at 3am a few months ago and now it's a whole thing. Nobody planned it. Someone brings butter, someone brings the good jam, the RT started bringing cinnamon sugar. Last night the hospitalist wandered in and asked if he could have some and our charge made him wait until his patients were stable first.
It's the dumbest, best part of my week. I don't know why bread hits different at 3am but it does.
What's your unit's weird night shift ritual? I need ideas because people are already asking what we're doing for the toaster's birthday.
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Post replyThrow the toaster a party with a tiny cake and make it a jam tasting. But put a cheap one-ply paper towel roll next to it, because nothing ends a ritual faster than facilities finding crumbs in the breakroom and banning appliances.
The charge making the hospitalist earn his toast is the real story here.
Love this for you, but we can't even get a 15 minute break most nights, let alone a toast committee. Must be nice to have staffing where people can sit long enough to butter something.
We do a 4am grilled cheese on the panini press someone donated. Started with one sad sandwich and now there's a sign-up sheet for who brings the cheese. Day shift has no idea why the unit smells like butter at handoff.