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Without a doubt. Sometimes, when I was leaving just 15 or 20 minutes late, I would think it would be more of a bother to track down the time sheet. But when it started happening regularly, to most of the nurses on our unit, we started marking it down. That time adds up.
I always mark down for a missed break!
Heather
I always marked down when I wasn't able to take my lunch break. I usually worked alone on my floor, nurses from other floors were to cover for me, however, that didn't usually happen. Of course not, who can afford to take that extra time from their assignment??????
But, my NM called me at home to ask me why I was charging time for not having my lunch? And then made a comment about how I was BREAKING THE BUDGET !!!!!
I did download the regulations from the Labor board and left it under her office door. Never heard another word about it.
Since then, I have transferred to another dept., where EVERYONE gets to take their breaks!!!
I had to vote no, because I work in a school and I 'm salaried.... even though I almost never get time for lunch..... brought that up to the union and they said so??? I do however insist on taking a smoke break... yeah... I know... but the only way I get away is to go out for a cigarette!!! So, I guess I gotta keep smoking to get a break, huh? LMAO:devil:
Because we are union, It has to be okayed by a supervisor. I don't like it though, it makes me leave with a feeling that I forgot something.
If we cannot get to a treatment, the next shift has to do it. They don't like that either. We have to doocument as to why we didn't get to it, like resident was out of facility, etc. Administrations says..."We are a 24 hour facility" What one shift doesn't do, the next one picls it up. Most people are pretty good about getting their work done on time.
Shygirl
Report missed lunches...sure but you better have a good reason because you have to put it in the exception log. Patient load won't cut it so we have become very creative...Patient demand on the staff. We have to give them a reason....geesh just because I have 15 patients and of those 15, 3 are on chemo, 5 are in the process of dying, 2 are getting blood....and so on.
Here is the other problem more then 2 times a pay period they get bent out of shape.
Brian, ASN, RN
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Here are the results of last months survey question
Do you report overtime for missed breaks or late charting? :
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