aussie_RN

That's easy - DON'T come in early, DON'T stay back late, DO take breaks you are entitled to, and DO document your actual working hours if you do overtime. We all stay late occasionally, but if it is your regular custom, hospital management will never realise how many extra hours you are putting in. This cycle only continues because of our "guilt" complex and "martyr" mindset. If you only work the hours you are rostered and paid for, it won't take long for someone to ask why things aren't getting done on time - then you have the power to say that you can only do so much in 8 hrs, and need more staff/equipment/resources in order to get it all done. ASK what your employers can offer as incentive to stay - it is not fair if only new staff get a bonus - maybe an allowance for extra credentials like yours? I know it is harder than it sounds, but too often we don't ask for what we need/want, so we don't get it. Communicate your frustrations to higher management. Good luck. ------------------ ************************* "Do the best you can, with what you have" *************************