Get to Work On Time.

[banditrn]

I'm really getting crabby about this issue. I work part-time now in LTC, and out of the last 7 shifts I've worked (I work nites) my replacement has been on time twice!

Again this morning one of the admin people came to me and told me (I'm supposed to get off at 6:15) that my replacement had told her last nite that she was having babysitter problems and probably wouldn't be able to get there until 7 to 7:20! Was that OK with me? Well, no it's not! I'm tired of it.

It's not just the same person - and its not just a few minutes - it's been anywhere from 1/2 hour to an hour and 15 minutes. Which means I feel like I should start doing the day accu-checks, etc. The other nurse in the building said I should just leave everything, but why punish the patients because the nurse can't get her butt in there on time.

This is a really big irritation of mine - if a person is old enough to have a job, why can't they be responsible enough to manage their time well enough to get there on time.

And to top it off, two of the day CNA's were late also. :trout:

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

All the clocks in our hospital have different times on them - some are off by 5 to 10 minutes. About once a month I call "time" on the phone (POPCORN) and fix the clock at the nurse's station.

So, when pm's thought we were late - we weren't.

steph

[janetjanetbobanet]

On the opposite side though, don't show up 45 minutes early and then tisk at me for doing my work instead of giving you report. My shift isn't over until 7, and I work my butt off until the clock clicks over. You don't even know what patients you're going to have yet! The charge nurse isn't even here to give assignments.

Used to have one that did that one place I worked. She came in early, parked herself at the desk and pointedly said "I'm not on duty yet." if the phone would ring. Think she was there to spy on night shift.