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Aug 09, 2009, 04:26 AM
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Aug 09, 2009 at 04:33 AM by achot chavi
 Re: What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?
[quote=mykidzmom;3792928] she could say her laxative starts working about the time she would get home if she left on time.
very cute. :-)...but again - way too much information!!
Yes managers love it when you can solve the problem, but I dont think that the onus is on the OP to solve the problem, she needs to set limits to the nurse coming in late.
That is why I suggested first approaching the nurse herself, if that doesnt help then approach the supervisor explaining "I dont mind being flexible if need be, but I want to bring to your attention that "Jane" (fill in the name) is consistently late causing me to work overtime. I approached her and she doesnt seem to be able to work out her schedule in order to come on time. What do you suggest I do?"
It is not whining to complain about a nurse who is habitually late.
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Aug 09, 2009, 11:26 AM
Re: What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?
Directly and succinctly communicate your desire to be relieved at the scheduled time. There is nothing rude or offensive about stating the obvious.
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Aug 10, 2009, 07:24 AM
Re: What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up? Originally Posted by HM2Viking  If you're not 10 minutes early you are late for work....
I expect my relief to show up at the scheduled time! I do not arrive 10minutes early and do not consider myself late if I don't. If the employer wants me there to give report ten minutes early, then I will be on the clock! If you are injured during that time frame, your employer is not responsible because you are off the clock. If I am scheduled at 6 am , I do not clock in until 6 am! This bs of working off the clock has got to stop! Besides, is it not illegal to work off the clock and why do so many nurses continue to do it? And the employers expect it! It is Bulls**t and has to STOP! The only way to change it is for all nurses to ban together and refuse to work off the clock. It totally drives me crazy when nurses come in off the clock early to "get ready", why would you give your employer all that time, don't you think that your family deserves that time, or even you, yourself deserve that time. Seriously. we've got to stop this practice of giving all this time away. There is no human way to get everything done in the alloted time frame and the employers know this and as long as you are willing to work for free, it will continue. Curious as to how others feel about this.
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Aug 10, 2009, 08:08 AM
Re: What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?
I didn't say I expect people to get their 10 minutes early to work. I said I expected them to get there 5 - 10 minutes early so they are ready to take report at the aloted time. Most people I know who show up at the aloted time (6:45 in our case) are not ready to take report at 6:45. They still have to put their purse away, etc. We can clock in at 6:30, so if you want to try to get organized before 6:45 you can. Now there are some who come in earlier, but it isn't me.
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Aug 10, 2009, 12:47 PM
Re: What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up? Originally Posted by vsink I expect my relief to show up at the scheduled time! I do not arrive 10minutes early and do not consider myself late if I don't. If the employer wants me there to give report ten minutes early, then I will be on the clock! If you are injured during that time frame, your employer is not responsible because you are off the clock. If I am scheduled at 6 am , I do not clock in until 6 am! This bs of working off the clock has got to stop! Besides, is it not illegal to work off the clock and why do so many nurses continue to do it? And the employers expect it! It is Bulls**t and has to STOP! The only way to change it is for all nurses to ban together and refuse to work off the clock. It totally drives me crazy when nurses come in off the clock early to "get ready", why would you give your employer all that time, don't you think that your family deserves that time, or even you, yourself deserve that time. Seriously. we've got to stop this practice of giving all this time away. There is no human way to get everything done in the alloted time frame and the employers know this and as long as you are willing to work for free, it will continue. Curious as to how others feel about this.
I also refuse to work off the clock. I am not allowed to clock in until 6 minutes before the start of shift. So, I don't start getting ready for report until after I am clocked in. I used to clock in 20 min early but used that time to read my monitor strips, read through my kardex & prepare to receive report. When they told us we were not allowed to clock in early, I quit starting early.
Now I am on a different unit. Our practice is that the charge nurse comes in 20 min before the rest of the shift, gets report from the off-going charge nurse, then the oncoming shift gets a 30-second or so report on all the pts in the unit from the charge nurse starting at 645. Then, we pick our own pt assignment and are out to get report on our pts by 7. So, if you are late, everyone on your own shift not only sees that you are late, but is also waiting for you so everyone can get started with their day. We have zero problem with habitual lateness.
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