ChknWing

ChknWing BSN, RN

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  1. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing posted a topic in General Nursing

    This question is for US nurses. I am a nurse in a unionized hospital within a state that has made mandatory overtime for nurses illegal. We are considering an out-of-state move, and I only...

  2. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    wow. no wonder nursing is in such a staffing

  3. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    have you found that employers are agreeable to it? like if you make it clear in the interview, it has not kept you from getting job offers? your comment gives me hope. I have a similar attitude toward...

  4. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    which state are you in? that is horrible working

  5. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah absolutely, I will be asking specific questions, I meant that hopefully they are honest in disclosing it when

  6. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for this! glad to hear it's something that is hospital specific, and hopefully they disclose their process at the

  7. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    there are only 3 in the country. it is a much needed service. I would absolutely love it there..... for 36 hours a week we don't have to move. but getting out of our home state is always...

  8. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm neither and I've got no problem working full time. My issue would be working extra hours on top of that. that sounds like my worst

  9. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    thank

  10. Nursing Schools in Ocean County?

    ChknWing replied to JrzShore's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    thats your only option in ocean county as far as I know. you can also try brookdale or

  11. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the

  12. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    I will certainly do that once we have decided where we are relocating to. thank

  13. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    yeah in job descriptions it basically says they can do whatever they want with you. but I've never before had to consent to something like that before I could even apply for a job. also mandatory...

  14. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for this reply, it's more of what I was looking for. yeah that disclaimer really threw me! I was only looking at that place because they have a perinatal psych unit and that is my niche. whew...

  15. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    yes I definitely feel like the legality of what exactly is considered "patient abandonment" is not understood. and I've read people say that employers will use that as a threat when you decline...

  16. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    That is reassuring to hear, and is the type of thing I was looking for in posting here. I was casually searching jobs at UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina, and before you could even submit an...

  17. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    yes. and the situation you are describing makes sense because you can't just walk out if there's nobody else coming in. I had a different idea on my head, where mgmt would sign you up for extra shifts...

  18. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    that sounds more reasonable than being told to sign up for a 4th shift each week. still not ideal but I would rather be mandated if I am already there. was this something you were aware may happen...

  19. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for answering that question for me. if it's inevitable I would be less unhappy about staying if I'm already there vs being told to work a 4th shift in a

  20. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    Having the option to say no is what I would be looking for. I was trying to get a feel about how common this mandatory overtime thing is in other states. I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of forced...

  21. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    okay so then maybe it's the fact that I'm in a state where it is not legal to mandate. how often were you mandated? and did you have advanced notice? for example were you told to sign up for a 4th...

  22. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a unionized hospital in a state where mandatory overtime is illegal. If we are short staffed, they offer incentives to come in, but it is never required. Until I started looking at job...

  23. Mandatory Overtime

    ChknWing replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    A part time with benefits position with the understanding that it's actually going to be full time hours. Yeah, maybe. I can't believe that this is the systems solution to the nursing shortage. No...