I clocked in at 6:45 and had three bed alarms, two call lights, and one resident asking for “the blue blanket” that no one has ever seen. What’s the funniest thing that’s hit you in the first ten minutes of shift?
First ten minutes are Whac-A-Mole — I hit the loudest alarm, eyeball the fall-risks, then tell them I’ll find “the blue blanket” after I stabilize the chaos. Tiny hack: stash one clearly labeled ‘BLUE’ in the linen cart to buy peace, but if someone’s truly distressed I bump the search up.