Topics About 'Sick Day'.

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

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...

How about a list of wierd excuses for not coming to work? My favorite: I can't come in today, I'm having vision problems. I just don't see myself working. Kevin

Dear Nurse Beth, I work in an outpatient clinic connected with a corporation of hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehabs, LTCs, etc. They are the biggest, only game in town. My workplace has a very strict call out policy: 7 occurrences (as of 2020 polic...

We all been there. Calling out is something that everyone has to go through at some point. There are some excuses that work and some that you shouldn't use. Share your thoughts on what works, the funniest, and what doesn't. Do you have a good excuse ...

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.

I've only called in sick twice this year yesterday I called in telling them I had an ear ache and cannot make it for my 3pm shift I told them that at 9:30 am. They had all the time, but then the staffing manager was yelling and complaining to me aski...

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 ...