[aimeee]

Originally Posted by Rnmomajmj

I think my issue is that I drive 1 hour to my territory and 1 hour back to the office everyday. Wednesdays are usually in the office getting ready for IDG meetings, paperwork, etc. So every week I "waste" 8 hours of my time. I don't mind working late a day or so a week but when I end up putting in 55 hours every week it gets very depressing. I have a case load of 16 patients right now, our max is suppose to be 13 but I think we all know how that goes. I did tell my DON and administrator yesterday that I wanted to go back to PRN, they did ask if they could get me "in town" if that would make a difference to me, I said no at that time but am now thinking I may take them up on it. I really love Hospice nursing, before I found this job I was seriously thinking of picking a different career. DH and I have decided it may be in my best interest to at least try a different area, I figure that the extra 8 hours every week may make all the difference in the world. Any thoughts???

Yes, I think getting back 2 hours of commute time a day would be a huge difference!!

[WaynesvilleRN]

Originally Posted by a21chdchic

6-26-2007
Salaried positions suck! I have put in 60-72 hours a week every week for the last2 1/2 months. I'm getting tired and burned out! I love my work, but when you increase the number of hours you're putting in, look at the statistics, your hear alot more B*******, to go with it!
Let me know if anybody has any answers!

Ana

Shoot Ana....I used to be salaried when I worked over the Perioperative and Endoscopy units...Actually thisis my first hourly position since I started my first job as an RN. Salary sucks when you work soooo much more then they pay equals....let's see...are you even making minimum wage in comparison right now? I hate doing the math and seeing that on paper. Hospice is wonderful...but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, not just for the patients!!!!! Keep up the great work......

[chris_at_lucas_RN]

Originally Posted by AtlantaRN

I probably wouldn't have such a hard time with it if my administrator put in more hours also. She writes on her time sheet 8:30-5p, but she is never there before 9 and i've never seen her stay until 5.

We call that lying where I come from.

If she is salaried, she should be able to put what she worked and it counts.

Of course my last salaried spot, I worked 10 to 12 hours a day plus was the only one on call, and they charged me if I had a day less than 8 hours.

The PCC/DON before me, also salaried, called it a full 8 hours. She arrived at 10 (maybe) left by 2 (or earlier). If she took a day off but someone called her, that phone call was "working" and she claimed a full 8 hours.

Some people have no integrity. The rest of us seem to go the extra mile and often are not given credit, even by way of appreciation.

What can I say. We are going to get what we put up with, aren't we?