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1. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

   childrensrn replied to childrensrn's topic in Management

   Thanks for all the advice! I like the no one leaves until everyone leaves idea, but can a manager really enforce it? And wouldn't some nurses strongly oppose it? Through my survey I found out that most of the nurses do not take their full lunch/break...

2. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

   childrensrn replied to childrensrn's topic in Management

   Does anyone work or know nurses who work 0300-1500? There are a lot of nurses who would work 1500-0300, but I think it would be difficult to find nurses to come in at 0300. Starting at 0300 would be ideal because that is usually the slowest time, at...

3. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

   childrensrn replied to childrensrn's topic in Management

   Thanks for the advice. You brought up a good point about focusing too much on research. I am in that school mindset and everything we write including our journals is based on research. I will need to spend time observing on the unit and asking for...

4. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

   childrensrn posted a topic in Management

   Hi, I am finishing my Masters Degree in Nursing Administration and working on a project for my final practicum. My preceptor is trying to come up with interventions to reduce incidental overtime (the extra 30min, hour, etc beyond your scheduled shif...