AdobeRN Tuesday If my hospital wants to pay my RN salary to sit and watch a patient - why not??? My favorite "sitter" job was during flu season - sent to NICU to sit and make sure parents/visitors wash hands and don PPE before visiting their baby....Easy peasy kindof day, yes, please I'll take $45+/hour to do that anytime. 1 Likes
Nunya Thursday On 8/11/2020 at 5:52 AM, SarahMaria said: I am an RN at a psych hospital. If I am not giving medications, I am acting as a sitter. We only sit for a maximum of 1.5 hours at a time, and usually less, maybe 2-3 times a shift. I regard sitting just as part of the job. If the facility wants to pay me to sit there and stare at a patient, why not? I'd be fine with a 1.5 hour sit, even a few times a shift, it's the 12 hour ones that stink. 0 Likes
