Ernurse11521

Where in the law does it say nurses cannot work off the clock? I am in this exact position and have been looking for this statute. My employer told me to clock out and then finish my charting bc I was sitting there charting. I want to be prepared incase I need to go to the board of nursing.

the previous nurse failed to report findings to the physician on not only the ICU pt but the altered mental status as well which caused the doctors to miss information and then ultimately leave a train wreck in the morning. From my perspective the ICU could have been prevented. It's very common for us to be holding an ICU pt and have several other patients at the same time. Since pt was intubated in the E.R. it is our job to continue the care until they admit pt and a bed is assigned so I had this pt for a couple of hours and was not able to leave the room due to titrating three different medications. I got way behind on my charting because I still had other pts that were there and needed work ups and medications. I left the floor a half hour after my shift and was actively charting. I'm more concerned on the time limit I was given to chart and if I had not completed the charting, how it would affect my RN license. I'm looking for some law or rule that says not allowing a nurse to finish documenting is a violation on their nursing license.

Hey all, I'm reaching out in hope I can get some advice on a situation I was in. I am currently an er nurse in NJ. I believe my license was threatened by my er director. I got stuck in an unfortunate situation where I was finding mistakes from previous nurses in my assigned pts charts. I had a ICU pt as well as an altered mental status. Even after my ICU left the e.d. I had a consistent flow of patients and was unable to get my charting done. I ended up having to stay over two hours past my shift to document on a couple of my patients. I was told by my er director that I had to leave and how it was unacceptable to be charting for so long after a shift. She originally gave me a fifteen minute time period to chart on a ICU pt that had a lot of complexities that will end up being investigated. I questioned her on what happens if I cannot finish in fifteen minutes and she responded with "you will" I asked again if I did not and told her I will have to go to the board of nursing for jeopardizing my license by not allowing me to finish documentation. I even offered to clock out just so I could finish my charting. I also offered for her to dock my pay after 8 p.m. when I was charting because it was not about the money, it's about my license and my pts. Now I fear punishment for being at the hospital late for charting. I don't know if this would be considered a jeopardization of my nursing license? I have not been able to find rules governing what actions jeopardize a nursing license. Any information would be helpful!