How often do you take a break?

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Doing an assignment, interested in finding out if nurses take a break during their shift? Presuming the majority don't.

Specializes in Open Heart/ Trauma/ Sx Stepdown/ Tele.

rarely...............

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Specializes in Management, Surgery, Recovery Room.

I don't work as a floor nurse, so my situation is a little different. I can really take a break whenever I want to, and whenever the work load will allow. If I need a break, I just have someone cover for me for 5 minutes and I go get a drink of water or a snack or whatever. There are only 15 people there, so it's never really a problem. In an 8-hour day, I take 2-3 five minute breaks and one 20 minute lunch.

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Specializes in Neuro, Acute, Geriatrics, Rehab, Oncology.

I get a break about once a month.I am disoriented when it happens!

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We get breaks??:uhoh21: :uhoh21: :uhoh21: :uhoh21: :uhoh21:

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Never if you go by the legal definition of a break.

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Specializes in SNF-LTC; Gero-psych.

lol i get mine every 12 hours after i get off.. But seriously two 15 minute paid and one 30 minute non paid for a 12 hour shift

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NEVER a break and rarely lunch ....

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Specializes in Geriatric and now peds!!!!.

Breaks??? What are those??? lol. According to our company policy: two 10 minute breaks are allowed if "time allows". Let me tell you, time never allows, and most days I am lucky if I can take a 30 minute lunch break!

Wendy

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Specializes in Emergency Dept, Cardiac Cath Lab.

A what??? What's a break???

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Specializes in School Nursing.
:o Never get a break....lunch almost every day.
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Those of you who don't get or don't take breaks if you work 8 hour shifts do you get paid for 8.5 hours or 8 hours.

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Specializes in ER/ ICU.

Whats' a break? Is that the hour drive there and hour drive back home?

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