Halloween on the unit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

1. Halloween is a Saturday this year

• Saturday, October 31Weekend shift, holiday energy
• Working nights? Clocks fall backAt 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1
• That's an extra hour on shiftThe spookiest part of the night

Daylight saving time: NIST.

COSTUMES

2. Dress up, but keep it workable

• Check your dress code firstEvery hospital has its own rules
• Think themed scrub caps or earsEasy, safe and still fun
• Nothing that blocks your badge or PPEPatients need to know who you are

CANDY

3. The candy bowl rules

• Keep the stash at the stationNot in patient rooms
• Ask before treating patientsMany are on special diets
• Hide some for night shiftDay shift always finds it first

UNIT IDEAS

4. Make it a whole-unit thing

• Matching Halloween scrub caps
• A costume vote in the break room
• Decorate the break room, not patient areas
• A potluck with spooky snacks

THE CHAOS

5. What every nurse expects

• A candy crash around 3 a.m.Plan your snacks
• Someone's costume loses a pieceUsually the tail
• Somebody blames the full moonEvery single year