I have a quick ques regarding what constitutes nurses "being on-duty" Recently, our hospital along with "our" union, agreed that nurses on their break are not allowed to rest in a supine position with eyes closed. Subject to termination.
We are really upset about this, since we sometimes work three 12 hr shifts in a row (all night) and are required to work 4 out of 7 once a month. It's a busy L& D unit so you can imagine how busy it can get. My ques is, our contract states "while on duty" we cannot do these things, but... when we are on break, aren't we technically off-duty?
Some of us walk to to get coffee or go meditate in a dark place. Please direct me to who we can get to assist since we are getting no support from our management.
Thanks