[redefinition]

In nursing school - 1-3 times. We'd get a day to make up or we could just do the hrs another day in the week with our preceptor. School and 12 hr clinicals can really drag down a person and I don't want to be dangerous.

I can't call in just for the heck of it, though - I'd be too wracked with guilt and feel like I am missing out. When I start working for real, unless I'm contaigous or a danger to myself/others, I'm there.

[In_Chantress]

I've been a nurse for 2 years and this is the first time I've called in "sick" when in all honesty, I could have worked. Don't get me wrong, I had the flu on my days off and the first 2 of 3 shift, had post-viral syndrome. Went to the Doctor and felt much better on Day 3. But at our facility, the policy states that you can only call in 4 times a year, whether it's for 1 day or 10. Of course, they require a doctor's release if you're out for 3 or more... but I get so sick of other's calling in once a month or more and nothing ever being done about it. So yeah, this was my mental health day...lol

[mercyteapot]

Originally Posted by In_Chantress

I've been a nurse for 2 years and this is the first time I've called in "sick" when in all honesty, I could have worked. Don't get me wrong, I had the flu on my days off and the first 2 of 3 shift, had post-viral syndrome. Went to the Doctor and felt much better on Day 3. But at our facility, the policy states that you can only call in 4 times a year, whether it's for 1 day or 10. Of course, they require a doctor's release if you're out for 3 or more... but I get so sick of other's calling in once a month or more and nothing ever being done about it. So yeah, this was my mental health day...lol

Where I work, we'd all be out of jobs if we could only call off 4 times a year. I don't work in a hospital, though.