Nurse Lunch Break Survey

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If this is not allowed, please delete it.  I am trying to see if there is a trend or just my facility.  Thanks!

 

 Area of employment:  Leadership_________  Staff Nurse _________  Clinic/Urgent care __________  Home Care/Hospice ___________ Nursing Home ___________ Doctors office ____________ Surgery/Radiology_____________ Other____________________________

If a staff nurse in hospital, what dept:  ________________________

In the last five shifts at work of more than 5 hours, how many of them did you take a lunch break of 30 minutes, uninterrupted:  ____________________

Reason for not taking a lunch break:  __________________

What do you think needs to change for nurses to be able to consistently take a lunch break:  __________________________________________________________

Mrsexylegs said:

I currently work (at this rate not for long) a facility where the ratio is a unsafe 1:30-1:40 (rehab/Long term) depending on the unit. If in the rare cases I can get a second nurse sure I'll get a break. Otherwise I try to scarf down a sandwich in the breakroom like some sort of feral badger who has been starved. But according to your state don't be afraid to document and report. Try to call your super first and request your break. If they don't send someone note it to cya

Feral badger hahah. Love it. I have scarfed many dry turkey sandwiches from patient  trays.,. in 30 seconds.  I would  like to contribute to the  survey.. but I can't.  Over the years, lunch disappeared. Not  only too busy  to take one, written up if we did not. and tried to get paid  for no lunch.

Specializes in Emergency Dept.

I would get a consistent lunch in interventional radiology, but that's the only place. Never had a full one in years of ER, so I learned to graze when I had a chance, utilize meal replacement shakes, etc. 

Specializes in Med-Surg.

Graze? Feral badgers? It's the general consensus that they treat us like animals!?????

Not sure how you nurses do it without a lunch break. I often see nurses eating at their desks craming in food when they can between patients. Legally they are to receive 30 mins and and 15 min break per shift. Some nurses have told me they got spoken to about putting "no lunch" on their timecard even though they had to eat while working at their desks!

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