mandatory to stay over after your shift?

BadBird, BSN, RN · Mar 6, 2006

This happens occasionally where I work too. Mgmt. will ask if anyone wants to stay first some do which is a relief but when you are mandated after working a 12 hr. night shift it is just plain unsafe. This is one reason we will never get magnet status.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Mar 6, 2006

In my state they have a law stating we cannot be mandated to work more then 12 h total. Look up your state's labor laws- it was surprisingly easy to find and understand when I finally did it.

If you ask your BON they may give you some ideas, since they have probably dealt with the problem before. I wonder if your ability to concentrate the next day would be a factor to them too.

If all else fails a sick call the next day by everyone mandated will get the point across. If they mandate the next shift, then they call out...your staff needs to stick together on it.

luvmy2angels · Mar 6, 2006

Does your facility use agency staffing at all?? Most of the times where I worked they would be able to find an agency person come in. The aides aren't mandated to stay where I live, however the licsensed personnel are.

ktwlpn, LPN · Mar 6, 2006

anyone work in a place where if someone calls in that the person who is working has to stay over for the next shift? this happens continuously in my facility and this weekend we are supposed to have 3-4 aides on evenings and we only had one causing 3 of the day shift to stay over and work 16 hours and come back in the next day...I suggested that they give incentive to these people that get stuck or even a free meal..or pay someone $20 to be on call for these situations. How does your facility do this? I have never heard of such a thing and it happens frequently(like every weekend)...you would think that they would overstaff for the weekends b/c of these situations...duh???

If we call off on a weekend we have to make it up the next(we work every other weekend) This has cut way down on weekend call outs....We do have to stay on the floor until we are relieved-our supervisor calls around for volunteers and always seems to find plenty...

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2006

:angryfire I just had to stay over on Sat for 11-7

The aids have been mandated like crazy to stay for the 11-7 shift. They are union and I think their contract says you can only mandate for 4 hrs over their 8..hah. on 11-7 they have to stay for the whole shift.

Check your state labor laws. This is mostly legal everywhere and is soooo common in ltc facilities. I could/ would never put up with it. There are tons of facilities in my area and you better beleive that I would be looking elsewhere.

leielaine · Mar 7, 2006

I was just in this type of sitiuation. I am a new aide and I am not supposed to be mandated until I have been at my job for 90 days. At that point I can also join the union. Anyway, I work 2-10pm..we had a pretty bad snowstorm that day, so we were working short anyway (only 3 aides for 40 residents). My charge nurse came up and told me that since someone on the night shift (10-6) had called off I would have to stay. I told her that I can't be mandated yet and she said she had called the DON (who was leaving the next day) and was told that since it was and "emergency situation" I could be mandated. She told me that I either volunteer or be mandated. If I volunteered I could have the next day off but I would not be paid overtime. If I was mandated I would get paid overtime but would have to come in at 2pm the next day as scheduled. There was nothing I could do because I don't belong to the union yet.

Needless to say I was very upset, especially since I had no money or extra food. I did survive though. You really do have to wonder about the safety of the residents....You would think that would be the #1 concern for the administration, but apparently not. Well, I hope sharing my story helped you in some way!