Do You Get Off Duty On Time?

[Weeping Willow]

My relief person is late at least 90% of the time. No real problem, as I do not have to get kids to school or catch a bus. Also, I don't mind a few minutes of OT. But it irks me that the supervisor gets indignant if we, who are waiting to get relieved, call to ask who is relieving us or if they called off. She sees nothing at all wrong with this late relief happening every day, day in and day out, even if someone who gets off late does have to wait an extra 57 minutes for the next bus or has trouble getting the kids to school because the relief nurse can't get to work on time. Funny how application of the tardiness policy is only used against those who manage to tick off the supervisors, isn't it?

My peers do not put in for OT. I do because it is not my fault that I'm being relieved late. Oh, well, same story, different day, la dee da.

[EmmaG, RN]

That is so disrespectful...

Your hospital should have this spelled out in their attendance policy. Make a copy and go have a talk with the NM. If they don't address the issue, start climbing the ladder.

[allele, LPN]

:yeahthat:

I don't have kids to get to school either or any bus to catch, but that person who is always late has absolutely no respect for you or your time, and that's what would irk me! I can't STAND it when people think I have nothing better to do than to wait for them! Find the policy and use it, the above suggestion is a good one. Good luck! :)

[caliotter3]

I used to be relieved by a single mom who was habitually late and she didn't seem to give a whatever who she was keeping from getting somewhere on time. Her big excuse was dropping off her kids at the sitter. I later met someone who knew her and was told that she was even late to her own graduation from nursing school. Do what Emmanuel suggested. Don't let this person walk all over you. You have a right to be relieved on time and you are not wrong in making certain that you get paid overtime for the time you are waiting.

[TazziRN, RN]

There was a tech at my last place who was constantly an hour or more late, even after saying on the phone "I'm on my way." On my wedding day my friend had asked Ms. Jennygolately to relieve her at 2 so she could come to my wedding. Friend was late because Ms. Jennygolately didn't show up until 3:30. Wedding was at 4 and Friend was an hour away. We were both so ticked off, and the blankety-blank didn't understand why we were upset.

[lengdoo]

I work 7am- 7pm. No i dont get duty off on time usually 8pm latest 830 especially if i need to catch up on charting or the night shift is busy getting report from others. Or i get new admission.

But mind you, in the am that I am coming in, night shift (at least where am working) are always in a hurry to leave. Am still in the hallway walking and they' re ready for report and this is 6:30 am not even 6:45. They're always in a rush!

Hope this helps:balloons:

[Agnus]

There is nothing wrong with others wanting to get off on time. There is nothing noble in working overtime.

Leaving work on time is a sane way to live.

[joprasklpn]

I work in peds homehealth at night and 90% of the time the day nurses are late. No clock to punch so I quess they don't care. It is plain rude.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

I never get off duty on time but do always arrive at least 30 mins early so I can find out what is happening with my patients without holding other staff up.

As a manager members of my team who are late are given a few chances as long as it is a genuine reason, if it happens repeatedly I informally discipline them, if it continues I take a formal disciplinary route.

It is not only rude it is unproffesional and demonstrates unreliablity. Not something you want in a nurse.

[Roseyposey]

I rarely get out on time. It seems that I always have last-minute charting to finish or someone has a code-brown at shift-change. The other day, the day shift "charge" nurse (quotes because we don't have proper charge nurses - the "charge" nurse will have 6 pts of their own) asked me to pour gastrografin down an ng before I left...no problem, but of course it was blocked and took me forever to clear. One day last week, however, I was actually ready to go on time. I gave report to two of the three nurses I needed to and couldn't find the third. I go all over the floor hunting for her, in and out of the rooms just in case her slacker tracker isn't working. Finally, 50 minutes after her shift is supposed to start, she comes bopping off the elevator with a donut and cup of coffee - she'd been in the cafeteria. How nice, I was so glad that she was able to do that and I was able to watch her patients for her so she could have a nice treat before coming on. Nevermind that I had not had so much as a sip of water or a potty break in 13 hours! :angryfire

[Weeping Willow]

I rarely get out on time. It seems that I always have last-minute charting to finish or someone has a code-brown at shift-change. The other day, the day shift "charge" nurse (quotes because we don't have proper charge nurses - the "charge" nurse will have 6 pts of their own) asked me to pour gastrografin down an ng before I left...no problem, but of course it was blocked and took me forever to clear. One day last week, however, I was actually ready to go on time. I gave report to two of the three nurses I needed to and couldn't find the third. I go all over the floor hunting for her, in and out of the rooms just in case her slacker tracker isn't working. Finally, 50 minutes after her shift is supposed to start, she comes bopping off the elevator with a donut and cup of coffee - she'd been in the cafeteria. How nice, I was so glad that she was able to do that and I was able to watch her patients for her so she could have a nice treat before coming on. Nevermind that I had not had so much as a sip of water or a potty break in 13 hours! :angryfire

I hope you spoke up to her and put in for OT.

[meandragonbrett]

Rarely. Often times it's 20 or 30 after before I get out.