Staying late to complete your work

[sunnycalifRN]

How many of you have to stay past the official end of shift to complete your work? I ask because I would say that 75% of the time, I do. It is always doing my shift summaries and/or a PIE note or two. But, I look around and most of my co-workers are waving good-bye.

[MB37]

I usually work a 12.5 hour shift: in at 1845, out at 0715. Sometimes it stretches to 13, if I'm in a little early or I have to stay late to finish a note. That's never a problem on my unit, and it's rare that any of us earn OT without picking up an open shift. Once, whemI was on days, I had a pt nearly code at about 1700, and she didn't stabilize until 1900. That night, I didn't clock out until after 2100 because I had I had to chart everything that had happened, and help the night nurse straighten her out. No one on my current unit abuses the privilege, so we get a lot of leeway.

On my previous unit, one nurse in particular took at least two hours to chart after her shift, and at least an hour to get report before, every single day. Instead of mgmt talking to her, they instituted a policy where we couldn't clock in before 0642 or out after 1918 without filling out a form. When I switched units, it was fantastic to have all of my coworkers just there to do their jobs instead of work the clock for extra hours. No one ever gives us a hard time, because it doesn't happen unless it's legit.