how long does it take you to leave work

yousoldtheworld · Apr 16, 2011

If your shift actually ends at 7, then you leave at 7. Some places have you work 11 - 7:30 to make up for your lunch break, though.

I work 2-10 (and occasionally 10-6) and we actually leave at 10. Well, theoretically. In actuality I leave when my residents are clean, dry, and in bed. So, anytime between 10 and 10:30.

fuzzywuzzy, CNA · Apr 16, 2011

We are supposed to clock in 5 minutes early and clock out 5 minutes late. That way each shift has about 10 minutes to report off to the oncoming shift, and since you're only on the clock an extra 10 minutes, the facility doesn't have to pay you for it.

KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN · Apr 17, 2011

I leave whenever my relief decides to show up, lol.

NiquiCNA · Apr 17, 2011

7:08 am I leave.. Gives me the extra fifteen minutes since shift is 1845-0715

Kitsey · Apr 17, 2011

My shift is 2:45-11:15pm. So, for leaving at night, we're allowed to clock out 11:08-11:22. We've got that seven min before and after window so sometimes we're waiting down at the clock for 11:08 to hit.

LaterAlligator · Apr 17, 2011

I get off at 10, spend 5 min. giving report, and 2 filling out my time sheet/putting my gear in my locker. At my facility if we stay later than 10:07 and want to get paid for it, it must be approved by the charge nurse so we almost always get outta there on time.

blackandyellow · Apr 17, 2011

7:30 if all is well. There has been many times I have left later due to patients statuses changing.

Dorali, BSN, LPN, RN · Apr 17, 2011

I work 6a-2p and I leave AT 2. I get to work at 5:30 to cover my lunch, that I rarely get to take. I was staying til 2:30 or so, trying to make sure I got everything taken care of, but I learned that the next shift will let us work until there is nothing left. Since we get out of lunch at 1-ish, it doesn't leave us much time to change and turn everybody so I bust my butt to get everything done.

When it gets to be about 1:50, I'm done. I don't care if everyone is clean or not. I tell my relief what I did do and what I haven't gotten to yet so they can finish. The way I see it, there are 3 shifts for a reason. I'm there for my 8, just like they are there for theirs and I have no intention of killing myself anymore so they can have everything sparkling clean. Evening shift is notoriously lazy, and everybody knows it. (I don't mean it's like that everywhere, just at my facility.) I have 22 women on my hall, 3 of them are q. 2 hour turns, and the majority are pretty much total care. There isn't time to care for everyone. I do leave everyday feeling a little guilty, but I don't want to get burnt out.

Sorry if this turned out to be a rant, but I am tired of everyone thinking I have to do everything before I leave. There are 3 shifts for a reason.

Nelle84 · Apr 18, 2011

i get off at 5pm. im usually outta there by 5:15

bhanson · Apr 18, 2011

My shift goes until 7:15 and I never leave earlier than 7:15. I can technically clock out at 7:08 and it goes into the time system as 7:15, but that seems unethical.

On busy days I'll stay until everything reasonable is done, sometimes it will be until 9:00 and I have no problem with that. This isn't a job where you can always leave exactly on time, it's not like at a grocery store where the result is someone waiting in line longer. In this environment leaving on time may mean someone spends another 30 minutes laying in feces which turns into skin breakdown which turns into a nosocomial infection.

On the particularly busy days it is even more important for the entire team to pitch in a little extra to make sure everyone is getting the care they deserve. If you are behind and you leave your work for the next shift then they have absolutely no chance of getting caught up, probably causing more work for you on your next shift. The people who end up losing the most in this situation is the patient. What type of care would you expect if your mother was the one in that bed?

I leave when it is safe and ethical for me to do so, whether it be 7:15 or 11:15.

fuzzywuzzy, CNA · Apr 18, 2011

I can technically clock out at 7:08 and it goes into the time system as 7:15, but that seems unethical..

...seriously?