[brian]

Here are the results of last months survey question
Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis? :



Please feel free to read and post any comments that you have right here in this discussion thread by clicking the "Post Reply" button.

Thanks

[caroladybelle]

About 10% of the time.

And how many of us get our entitled (and nonpaid) breaks.

[Nurse Ratched]

At the office - 95% of the time.

At the hospital, the vast majority of the time as long as the next shift gets out of report on time .

[Repat]

Yes, I make a point of leaving on time. However, it is very often at the expense of my lunch and breaks. We get daily nasty notes about clocking in too early, and clocking out late, so I figure I am only one person and if it doesn't get done, someone else will have to do it. Never do sign out "missed lunch" either, so they are coming out ahead -

[wjf00]

Leave early 95% of the time. The other 5% of the time I have nothing to complain about and wont ask for OT.

[CseMgr1]

I leave ON time 100% of the time...ever since my Dr. told me I couldn't work more than 8hrs/day, because the 10-11hr. days I was being forced to work was destroying what little is left of my back.

[Loribabble]

I actually get to leave a little bit early on my current unit.... as long as report is given and work is done... we get to leave.

I have usually always left on time - those times I needed to stay over I had to stay over for about an hour.... had books of charting to write after a H*LL night....

I was blessed to have a wonderful perceptor as a new grade who had time management down to a science. Her pt's were always well cared for, and well loved.... I guess some of it rubbed off on me

[longtermcarern]

90% of the time I leave within 15 minutes of "on time" because we work straight 8's with no overlap, it is hard to count narcs and give verbal report and still leave on time. usually only happens if the oncoming nurse clocks in 10 minutes early. we do get paid for our breaks though.

[wenron]

I have about 5 hours overtime/week on average. I work in Home Health and there is TONS of paperwork.

Originally Posted by brian

This month's survey Question:

Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

Please take a minute to take our yes/no survey question at the bottom of the http://allnurses.com/ homepage.

Also, please feel free to reply to this topic to post any comments that you may have on the topic.

[HUP RN]

Never! I envy you all being able to finish your work and leave on time! Where I work we have extremely heavy patients + 12 page assessment sheets for each pt. to fill out+ all the pt. hx/changes and complete orders we have to enter in a computer +charting meds+writing extended shift note in a pt's chart (in addition to the one in computer)+ evaluating telemetry strips for my pt's and the pt's that some agency/travelers have (b/c they are not tele certified). And not to forget that we often do not have a CNA so we do all the care . What lunch breaks? NONE! My shift 7pm-7am. If I leave my job at 9am- this must have been a great night!