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Yes...we have a a large table with seating, a fridge with milk, cheese, butter and pantry items such as bread and jam as well as tea and coffee.
The only times the staff don't get breaks is when it has been a horrible, horrible day....otherwise they get a morning teabreak and lunch or afternoon tea and dinner break.
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When I saw the title of this thread, my first thought was "OMG, did the mods find one Russian troll too many on the blue side and finally decide to just shut it down???" lol.
I have never worked a nursing job where I didn't get to regularly take my break. I read threads here about it being the norm and just feel horrified for those nurses. If you work at a job like that and your life circumstances are such that you can possibly leave and find a better job, get out of there! Being treated like crap does not have to be inevitable in nursing.
My first nursing job... if I tried to take a break, I still heard "NC! Your
patient needs you! So and so called out!" over and over again. We really
weren't encouraged to take actual breaks, and no one hardly did.
Every other job that I've had... and I've had many :).. I've gotten
regular, adequate breaks.
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Posts like this spread the idea that not getting a break is the accepted norm. The more we normalize it the more we accept it when it isn't acceptable.