[callbabe]

I am a baby boomer, and several of my nurse friends are older than me, my question is when do other places allow these older nurse to not take call anymore.
Do they get shift preferences, any perks out there.

[Ruby Vee]

Originally Posted by callbabe

I am a baby boomer, and several of my nurse friends are older than me, my question is when do other places allow these older nurse to not take call anymore.
Do they get shift preferences, any perks out there.

I'm not in the OR, but I'll answer anyway. In my institution, "seniority" is seniority in the institution. I've been a nurse 30 years, but only 4 of them here -- so no perks! If you've been working here for 20 years, you don't have to work Christmas anymore.

[brewerpaul]

Originally Posted by Ruby Vee

I'm not in the OR, but I'll answer anyway. In my institution, "seniority" is seniority in the institution. I've been a nurse 30 years, but only 4 of them here -- so no perks! If you've been working here for 20 years, you don't have to work Christmas anymore.

Yeah, same here. I just started my first nursing job in the OR 6 months ago. Even though I'm 57, I'm a newbie as far as seniority goes.

[mcmike55]

I'm a 25+ year vet. of our OR, but thus far, only one other person (an LPN-ST) has hit the magic number.
There is one other ST ahead of me in age, but I'm the oldest RN.
The magic number for us is 60.
Frankly, I'm not sure if there is a formal policy covering this, but from age 60 on, call is optional.
There is still some things to iron out by the time I get there, but we've got about 8 years to figure it out!!

Mike

[haras regnurps]

The OR I am in right now makes call optional at age 55. This is not an official policy just practice which means when management cannot continue this because of our aging staff it may very well be a thing of the past. There are a few trying to make it a written policy but think that they will just eliminate the practice altogether.
Senority is senority and has little to do with your age. I have been an OR nurse for over 20 years and just got done working Christmas!
I don't wonder why nurses leave nursing anymore. We don't give enough perks and we don't treat our "green" nurses in any given specialty area very nicely at times. They recently eliminated retention bonuses too............................

[OR male nurse]

At my hospital you don't have to take call after 65.

[haras regnurps]

Originally Posted by OR male nurse

At my hospital you don't have to take call after 65.

Well how generous of them. Work after the age of retirement and you don't have to stay up all night doing cases.........geez L O L