Funeral leave policies

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Just wondering what these are at your hospital. I don't want to go into detail but recently had a loss in my family. But because it was not immediate family (defined as spouse, sibling, child, parent, and maybe grandparent), I have to take a couple of sick days for the service etc. instead of getting funeral leave. I can understand the rationale behind the policy as they do not want it to be abused by people making things up. But I'd say no one "wants" to be off for a funeral, and if you lose someone in your life important enough to be grieving and attend the funeral, it does not seem that it should count against you. I was just wondering what your facilities' policies are; I am sure they are similar to this one, and in some ways can understand this... but was just wondering.

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Specializes in psych. rehab nursing, float pool.

My hospital is the same mom, dad, grandparents, children, I think aunts and uncles count. It does not cover the person I have lived with for 10 years though. Sure they will give me a day off if/when he dies. I am sure I could probably take a week or longer, just as long as I use my PTO time. Personally I think it sucks, even though a part of me understands.

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

With us, it's parents/spouse/sibling/child only. And only 2 days (16 hours). If you work 12's that means you get 1.5 days off -- but that's just nurses. US, CNAs, everyone else gets more time off.

Compassion applies to everyone in the hospital -- except the nurses...

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For parents, spouse and kids we get 2 days off. I think that seems a bit light. If you lost a spouse would you be able to go back to work 2 days later? Sure, they can't have someone off for months but people need time to get it together and spend time with family. Also, it's hard if your parents or kids live out of state. Two days to fly out, attend a funeral, probably plan it too, and fly back is pushing it.

Grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc we get 1 day off.

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Specializes in Med surg, Critical Care, LTC.

Paid leave is 3 days for immediate family, mother, father, husband, child, grandmother, sister, brother. 1 day for aunt, uncle, cousin. However, when my mother died, I missed 4 days while she was in the hospital, and another week before I felt I could go back to work. No one bothered me about it. When my son passed away, I was gone 2 weeks, but I ran out of PTO time and bills piled up. So I went back to work.

Blessings

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Specializes in tele, oncology.

Mine is similar...immediate family only and three scheduled days off (so if family member died on Monday and you were scheduled to work Thursday, Friday, Saturday, you could get all three of those days off). However, when one of my coworker's son was killed, I believe she went to her doc to get FMLA leave for emotional issues and they didn't give her too much of a hassle.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Most of the hospitals in my area are also 3 days off. However, have had friends who have extended it via FMLA.

I'm sorry for your loss.

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