Mandatory inservices, meeting, etc

GIRN · Jan 28, 2008

I agree. They should have a couple different offerings for these mandatory meetings so that it doesn't bring you in on a day that you're not scheduled. Once in awhile is OK, but in our hospital it's gotten to be almost three times a month. Now they want us to be on quality circles to improve the processes, which is fine....but not on my time! That's not fair to schedule a mandatory meeting on a day off. They said we don't have to participate but our yearly evaluation and raise will reflect it if we don't. What do other hospitals do?

FireStarterRN, BSN, RN · Jan 28, 2008

My hospital has an escalating pattern of requiring this stuff. Is this a new trend? It's annoying.

TRAMA1RN · Jan 28, 2008

First of all If I am getting paid and have nothing better to do on my day off I will come in. If I have plans already then forget it I do not come in. If they cannot rotate things for my schedule, I work exclusively nights then I don't come in period.

vamedic4, EMT-P · Jan 28, 2008

I'm with all of you. Oh, and I work nights - ever notice how everything is scheduled during the day?? I am not available during the day - that's my time. Luckily our hospital allows us to do a lot of CBTs (computer based training) for much of our required annual training. We still have to come in once or twice a year for skills and a few other things but it's generally manageable.

I also live 30 plus minutes from my employer...and that's a night commute. It can take an hour and a half to get there during the day.

I'd like it much better if they'd do some things at night. Want me there from 1900-2100? No problem.

Yes, it gets old...but I fear it's only going to get worse.

vamedic4

couldn't sleep toay.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Jan 28, 2008

I am usually forced in on a weekly basis to come in early for these stupid, mindless meetings. I am usually due to come in at 12 for my clinic, but we will get a last minute post on the board to come to a mandatory meeting at 10 the next morning. I come, they argue, my time is wasted. I sort of stopped coming, or arrive close to the end. They do give comp or overtime, but for two hours it is not always worth my time.

Indy, LPN, LVN · Jan 28, 2008

I show up for certification classes (acls, pals, cpr) and TB mask fittings. That's it. I come in after several off days and my email is full of "there will be inservice on XXXX thing on (insert the days I was just off for) at some time in the daytime. This is a mandatory inservice for all the nurses, etc."

That's nice, thank you for the note. They don't email you a week ahead of time, just like a day ahead. When it's really important the powers that be show up at night and make sure we partake in it, like staff meetings and flu shots.

APBT mom, LPN, RN · Jan 28, 2008

I don't work at a hospital yet but one of the ones that we have clinicals at offer everything they do whether it be CEU classes, meetings, or inservices for new equipments or procedures three or four days in a row and have two or three of these meeting a day. If the speaker can't stay during the night shifts they have them do the last whatever at 18:00 so the night shifts just have to come in a hour ealrier to be a part of them. They also post the schedules for the things a month in advance and send emails out as soon as they can if times or dates are changed. I think the hospital itself has a mini union so that's why they do it this way.

kcochrane · Jan 28, 2008

Most of our mandatory inservices are the read and take a test type. The ones that they can't do that with, like fire safety, they schedule at different times that you can either stay after a shift or come in early for the shift. The latest hand washing one is the exception to that. All of the times are horrible for the night staff. I mean, come on, 10:00am, 2:00pm. I'm sleeping then and I live 1/2 hour away. I hope this isn't a preview of what's to come.

RNBelle · Jan 28, 2008

ok, so its not just the hospital that i work at that pulls that stuff too. i am PRN and schedule myself off to go out of town a lot. and they like fussing at me b/c they give me 1-2 wks notice when i have already planned my trips out of town. if they would plan the stuff when we put in our request schedule AND make it accomodating for night shift i am ok with going in for mandatory stuff. but that never happens.

bellcollector · Jan 28, 2008

The only place I have worked @ that actually accomodated night shift was the 1st place I worked and it was not a hospital. The 2 other places had no consideration for nights and they didn't pay a shift premium either. I have not ever come in on their day schedules for an inservice other than fire safty and skills check off and I never will. I deserve my sleep time just as much as they do. And for the record yes it is getting worse.

AprilRNhere · Jan 28, 2008

We only have 1 meeting a month...and the occasional CCU meeting. I've worked at my current employment for 7 months...and made it to 1 meeting. I know it will be brought up at my review..but I'll deal with that when I get there. I always read the meeting notes and do the competencies.

I live 60 miles from work, and work night shift. They have meetings at 1 and 3:30. If I went to a meeting...I'd have to call in "sick" from lack of sleep the following night.