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1. What are OSHA's restrictions on shift length for Nurses?

   icb1977 replied to icb1977's topic in General Nursing

   itsthedude: I agree, when things go wrong, people are quick to throw you under the bus. A RN has to not only protect the patients, but also themselves too. It is my opinion, that a RN saying I'm too fatigued to work another shift is in fact a prote...

2. What are OSHA's restrictions on shift length for Nurses?

   icb1977 replied to icb1977's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not an RN, my wife is. She wasn't on the phone calling for replacements, she was tending to the patients, not hitting the phone tree for her relief. It wasn't until it got close to her next "pre-scheduled" shift and when she brought it up on th...

3. What are OSHA's restrictions on shift length for Nurses?

   icb1977 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What are OSHA's restrictions on length of shift for a RN? Also, does OSHA restrictions get waived during special circumstances? i.e. Blizzard? Basically is a RN allowed to work for 24+ hours straight with no relief? I feel this is a risk not just to...