I have a theory revolving around this poll and hope to produce a paper for publication (will seek additional input here and from the webmaster during the writing phase). Immediate, real time results for basic demographics should be visible to you at the top of the screen after you have voted. You are only able to vote once (some possible errors here). I will do some additional analysis of the data after greater numbers are achieved. (One interesting thing I have observed so far is the shift in opininion over time/votes). Initially I thought this would be easy to achieve. Unfortuanately, not everyone who views the poll votes. I realize some individuals check back periodically to check the responses and this does drive some of the view stats. allnurses.com records 180,000 members. A reasonable sample of 10% = 18,000 votes - probably not realistic - as the poll has been up almost a month and currently have 223 votes. I promise to keep the board current, but it will be a while. I will make my thoughts available to the viewers. Why do you think not everyone votes? Or, does everyone vote who are regular users of allnurses? Or, are some viewers unfamilar with the feature? Actually, I have tons of questions - but will keep it short. Thank you for your support!
I'm a nursing student and NA (2 months experience)and my facility does 4,8, 12, and 16 hour shifts. So far, I've worked the first three (I will not do 16) and liked the 12, although I've mainly done 8's that'll be changing.
I knew one charge nurse where I once worked who was the weekend charge and worked 2 16 hr shifts a week. The union contract allowed this if it was the nurse's preference. She liked it because it gave her a lot of days off. She worked one nightshift a week to bring her FTE up to 1.0, and also to do hands on pt care.
... the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires overtime pay to be at least one and one-half times an employee's regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek. Some exceptions apply under special circumstances to police and firefighters and to employees of hospitals and nursing homes. Some states have overtime laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal overtime laws, the employee is entitled to overtime according to the higher standard ...
Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee ...
It only becomes overtime once they go over 40 hours a week.
Not sure, but I think it depends on the state law. Some states (CA, I think is one) has an 8 or 80 hour law meaning over 8 hours per day or 80 hours in two weeks. I think you sign this away if you accept 12 hour shifts as your usuual schedule.
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Prefer 8hr shifts...20+ years experience