I had the nurse in charge announce that it was my birthday over the loud speaker to our entire ED (at that point in time it was the busiest ED in Australia)
One of the lovely mental health patients made a point of finding out who I was and then followed me around the department for my entire shift singing happy birthday to me.
I have never worked in my birthday since then
2026-08-23 03:31:51
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Laura :
You took โCan you confirm your name & date of birth?โ way too far ๐คญ
2026-08-22 13:53:06
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Dollydaydream :
Bless you ๐๐๐๐ Happy belated birthday ๐โค๏ธ
2026-08-29 04:53:38
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Alwen ๐ฆ๐บ :
๐ I have done this, so totally agree, never work on your birthday ๐ ๐คฃ ๐
2026-08-24 10:15:50
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Michelle :
๐ฅ๐ฅณ๐๐๐ Happy belated birthday
2026-08-22 20:58:21
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wolf_bare :
My first year as an ICU nurse, I spent my birthday doing an MTP on a pt with an abdo bleed. I was hand pumping bag after bag and one of them was either faulty or spiked badly and exploded all over me. That was many years ago now, the pt lived, all was well, but I never worked another birthday again ๐
2026-08-23 00:30:51
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The Aussie Goddess Tarot :
I have done exactly the same thing doh!
2026-08-24 21:18:54
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BoganWanKenobi :
Been there, done that, brother.
2026-08-24 10:52:01
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Lisa Jane๐ฆ๐บ :
So Iโm not alone. Good to know๐
2026-08-24 10:57:25
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H :
I have done that every year on my birthday. I was glad when we went from paper based to computer ๐
2026-08-24 09:50:36
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Davina Byrne :
I do that every year too lol
2026-08-27 16:47:58
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Dee ๐ณ๐ฟ :
Iโm glad Iโm not the only person who does that
2026-08-23 17:50:25
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jackiepeter01 :
this is another reason why I take annual leave every year on my birthday
2026-08-25 03:44:21
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maggie :
the one and only time since I qualified as a nurse I worked my birthday I ended up with norovirus so I've always requested annual leave since then ๐
2026-08-22 14:27:53
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๐ปThe Scottish Ghost Company๐ป :
happy birthday ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐
2026-08-22 14:59:39
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Itโs MeDanC :
I worked on my birthday and wrote the date as 03/08/1996 on the pts theatre notes ๐ good to know itโs not just me!
2026-08-23 19:25:29
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Corrie ๐ :
I do this about 2 weeks every July. 1995 everywhere ๐
2026-08-22 18:50:51
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ahn :
WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ well youโre just over a decade older but happy birthday legend !
2026-08-23 01:58:12
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BeMoreCersei :
Iโve only worked my birthday twice, and both times someone died (a patient, not just random people). So now I take annual leave every year. The weird is someone still dies every year on my birthday, but at least I donโt have to do the VOED!
2026-08-24 23:28:42
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Clare Bear750 :
Itโs my birthday tomorrow and Iโve been having to double check the dates on all my notes and path all month ๐ youโre not alone!
2026-08-22 13:46:06
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Jintz62 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ :
I used to do that all the time when I was a nurse ๐คฃ๐คฃ
2026-08-22 21:15:18
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she11be1 :
Yip! I do it every. single. year. ๐
2026-08-22 15:17:28
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Keith David Cohen :
and, uh, what's the name of your first pet? ๐
2026-08-23 14:03:37
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Beth โค๏ธ๐ซถ๐ฝ :
I did the same yesterday on my birthday signed out a breathalyser from the nurses desk and put 21/08/1992 haha obviously realised straight away and changed it ๐คฃ
2026-08-22 15:34:02
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Rach H :
Same, had to get staff to shout the date at me before I got the CD and methadone reg out to fill it in. Only some much space for annotations!!
2026-08-23 13:52:05
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