Sleeping on the job

LadyBugRN · Oct 3, 2003

I will be scared of losing my job because of that: sleeping on the job. Not only it is unethical, it is also not professional. That's my own professional opinion. I call this "time thief".

LuvingNurse · Oct 3, 2003

Ummmm at the facility that I work at this is grounds for termination!! What is happens when there is an emergency??

fergus51 · Oct 3, 2003

People can sleep on their breaks, otherwise no. Same thing goes for eating, smoking, chatting on the phone, reading magazines, etc.

renerian, BSN, RN · Oct 3, 2003

My son works at a hospital and people sleep on their breaks only on the night shift.

renerian

zambezi, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2003

Not Acceptable IMHO, unless it is on a break (and only during that break time...)

FYI: There was a post not too long ago on this very subject with many postings, if you wants lots of info, I would go to the search function and type in sleeping staff... :)

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Oct 4, 2003

I'm an aide, i slept last night for 30 minutes. This was my lunch break. And the only time i'd ever done it.

I work 11-7, i'd been up since 5am the day before. I felt like crap so the charge nurse checked me out, and also took my blood sugar, result was 39. I drank 20 oz. bottle of OJ with 2 packs of sugar, felt better an hour later.

I was off the clock and in the break room.

barefootlady, ADN, RN · Oct 4, 2003

Lpn2be;

You're excused by the charge nurse for some much needed rest and recovery. That is most assuredly o.k. but unless it is your 30 minute break and the floor has adequate coverage and approval from the charge nurse, most institutions do not allow for sleeping on the job. This is really the first time I ever heard it was common practice for staff to sleep on lunch time at night. Must have just not been listening.

Noney · Oct 4, 2003

If I were management, and I'm not, my view would be that if it's possible to rotate one person off the floor for sleep breaks all shift then it's possible to schedule one less for that shift.

Noney

Brownms46 · Oct 4, 2003

Several hospitals here in the Puget Sound area allow sleeping during breaks. Plus two hospitals I know of, allow the staff to put all their breaks together to make it an hour for break. Unfortunately I have never been able to take one of these sleep breaks. When I go to sleep, I want more than an hour. However as long as it's your break time, then that is your time to do what you wish!

Sleeping when you're supposed to be working is a whole other thing!

Mimi2RN, ASN, RN · Oct 4, 2003

If you take a sleep break of an hour, including your short breaks, that's ok, if you don't plan on taking any other time to eat!

Brownms46 · Oct 4, 2003

They don't, they prefer to sleep, but me I prefer to eat:chuckle!