Topics About 'Call Out'.

If you cannot get a sub and you MUST be out. Who do you get to cover your procedures such as a cath????

I'm interested in hearing what other acute care hospitals do when they have have holes in staffing, such as same day call ins, or shortages of staff that don't allow for proper scheduling? Where do you get staff from? What does California do wh...

For most nurses, call-ins are undesirable because they lead to shorter staffing, longer shifts and more difficult workloads. I would agree with all of this. However, I've noticed that I become especially disappointed when certain nurses call in. ...

Ever since my previous career and my strong work ethic, it would usually take a lot for me to call out sick. I worked at times I should have been home many times, I think to justify when I did call out, it was really serious/legit. I also have w...

Legally speaking can your employer refuse your call out and force you to come in? Can you refuse to come in? We recently had this happen at my hospital where a nurse called out and spoke to the shift supervisor (which is routine) only to then get a c...

I am a nurse. On my off days, I make sure that I am getting plenty of rest, because I am a nurse and my duties at the floor requires my full attention. So when I have to come in during my "off days" so that one of you who mysteriously calls out sick ...

I was told that there’s some kind of ethics/legality with calling in the on call person when someone calls out sick. For example: Susie says she’s sick today so she calls out. There is on call staff available to call in. Is it ethical/legal for the o...

I have pretty good attendance at work which I am glad. I don't call in unless its an emergency. I have noticed staff call in sick due to personal reasons, or say they shovelled the snow and now their back hurts. They call in sick from work, and...

This happened to me today. Urinating blood, feel like there's a war going on in my abdominopelvic region. Pardon me for scheduling a doctor's appointment.

Okay so let me start out by saying when it comes to attendance I get an A+. I never call off. In 5 years I have called off maybe three of four times total. I have been starting to experience burnout like I never have in my life. I have been exhau...

Now we all know that nursing is a 24/7/365 job and you need to plan to commute to/from work in all conditions, but...what do you do when you get SIX FEET of snow? ? Local news reports were saying that parts of California just received that much from ...