mandatory overtime policy? need to vent

[longtermcarern]

I usually work the 3-11 shift. Last night there was a call in from the RN on midnights. After spending 1 hour trying to get someone to cover it or at least get someone from day shift to split the shift, I was told that as the only full time person that I was the only one who could be mandated. :angryfire The other nurses I was working with are part time. We are a small facility....80 beds, so there are only 4 nurse on afternoons and 2 on nocs. There are only 3 full time afternoon nurses and twice that of part time. So the on call superviser said as the only full time you have to stay but you don't have to come to work tomorrow.

I don't think it is fair to say only the full time people have to stay, that means every time a noc person calls off that the 3 of us get dumped on and the part time people once again get away with it. Does any body else have the same sort of policy?

[FROGGYLEGS, LPN]

:angryfire When I lived in Calif. many many years ago the DON at the LTC called me at home and told me I had to come in it was my responsibility etc. etc. etc. I told her I couldn't possibly come in because I had been drinking. She told me to come in anyway and got so angry yelling over and over that it was my responsibility to come in.

I was working LTC at this one facility about two years ago. It was the Fourth of July and we were at one of my co-worker's house because they were having a party of sorts. The DON called trying to get someone to come in to cover 11-7. My friend said that she couldn't because she had been drinking and had guests. The DON asked her "How drunk are you?" and still tried to get her to come in. That is a sad but true story.