Tardiness

Boomer MS, RN · Apr 11, 2016

Honestly, I do not remember anyone being tardy for clinicals. No one dared to be late. A different time, perhaps, way back then?

Boomer MS, RN · Apr 11, 2016

At my last job, it was not addressed if you were one of the favorites. A lack of authentic leadership, in my opinion.

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · Apr 11, 2016

I also can't recall anyone being late for clinicals. That would be brave. I've seen people I work with written up and even fired for it, though.

Actually showing up is a fundamental part of any job. If someone can't manage that, they should be let go.

Boomer MS, RN · Apr 11, 2016

i agree! The "favorites" could do pretty much anything without consequences. Because of this the morale there was poor and why i finally left. I had never witnessed tardiness in any previous positions.

AspiringNurseMW · Apr 11, 2016

If you were late to clinicals the instructor reserves the right to dismiss you for the day (either 6 or 12) hours . We are only allowed to miss 12 hours of clinicals. After that you have to pay to make up those hours. However, you can't miss more than those, because you are then dismissed from the program.

Cream and sugar LPN · Apr 11, 2016

Anything over 15 minutes late to clinical while I was in school and the instructors showed you the door.

We would watch people running from the parking lot to get in on time. Our instructor had her eye on her watch at all times!

Anything over 5 min late during an exam and you sat in another room while everyone finished. You then lost 10 points off the top.

SmilingBluEyes · Apr 11, 2016

No one was late; to be so would mean OUT of the program.

joseyjo · Apr 11, 2016

Current nursing student here. At my school if you're more than 5 minutes late to clinical you are dismissed for the day and must make up that clinical day. If it happens more than twice you fail the dialectic class. If you fail 2 classes (even 1 at 1st level and 1 at 4th) you are dismissed from the program.

If you do not arrive before a quiz is started you miss the quiz, no makeup. On tests you can make up 1 per semester, per class.

llg, PhD, RN · Apr 11, 2016

I live in a community that is very tolerant of people who are tardy because of the geography. We have lots of waterways -- and most people have to cross at least 1 bridge or tunnel to get to work (or school). If there is an accident, the road can be blocked a long time. People simply have to wait to cross. So the culture is has adapted to that fact and people who are stuck are supposed to use their cell phones and call if possible.

But most places here have a set number allowed (per quarter, per course, etc.) Once you exceed that number, disciplinary procedures begin.

TryingNotToFreakOut · Apr 11, 2016

Current nursing student here, our current instructor assigns research papers for missed class and lab time. If you are late to clinical you have to write a paper and miss out on that days instruction.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Apr 11, 2016

I was chronically tardy to LVN clinical rotations. I lived 125 miles from the school and clinical sites one-way, and had to drive into the notoriously thick traffic of Los Angeles County (Interstates 5 and 405). My commute took 2 hours one-way.

Some of my instructors were tolerant and others were not. Three tardies equaled one absence, and three clinical absences in one quarter ensured one was removed from the program. Some instructors allowed students to make up missed clinical time at the end of the quarter with extra pre-arranged clinical shifts, but this was at the CI's discretion. Thankfully I made it to graduation.

I've been a nurse for 10+ years and most of the facilities where I've worked have a nonchalant attitude toward tardiness. A nurse could report to work 30+ minutes late and no one gives a rat's behind, perhaps with the exception of the offgoing nurse who wants to give report and leave.