Would you accept this call out excuse?

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Thursday night I got a call at 7pm from a night shift CNA saying she was tired and didn't sleep that day and couldn't come in for her shift 11-7.

I told her that I that I would write up the call-out slip, but I didn't think being tired was an acceptable excuse. I got a string of profanities and then "fine, I'll come in"

I called my DON and double checked with her and she backed me up....but wow....if you are going to call out, come up with a better excuse, please!

It is NOT my fault if you call out....it's yours. Do you think I have a supply of extra staff just waiting to come in because you don't feel like coming to work? I know people get sick and certainly I don't want them coming to work if they are truly ill, but if you need a 'mental health day', ask...switch with a co-worker.

So when people are "legitimately" sick, you don't have a back up plan (like prn staff or agency) and everyone works short. That must be great for morale.

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I think that this is just another example of entitlement. If you are hired at a facility, you are on the schedule and people are counting on you. It's called being responsible people! I don't think that being tired is a good enough excuse to call in and then to curse about it. Maybe they should just get another job all together and see if the next employer takes "I'm tired" as an excuse for not coming in and that's exactly what it is an EXCUSE not a REASON.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Couldn't make up my mind which thread to post this on (the 'Baffle You" was the other option) but...

How do people who work from home call in sick?????????????

Do they just not log on? Do they go in to the office (my sister's LOL idea)?

This inquiring mind wanted to know when I thought about it....

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.
So when people are "legitimately" sick, you don't have a back up plan (like prn staff or agency) and everyone works short. That must be great for morale.

Of course I have per diem staff but they are not always available. Agency?? CNAs from the agencies make more than some of the staff LPNs..I won't have them in my building.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.
I think that this is just another example of entitlement. If you are hired at a facility you are on the schedule and people are counting on you. It's called being responsible people! I don't think that being tired is a good enough excuse to call in and then to curse about it. Maybe they should just get another job all together and see if the next employer takes "I'm tired" as an excuse for not coming in and that's exactly what it is an EXCUSE not a REASON.[/quote']

I've called in tired twice, at 2 different jobs. Both times, I'd been in the ER until the wee hours. If my employer had a problem with it, they didn't say so. I also didn't make it a habit.

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I also didn't make it a habit.

I agree, if it's not a habit- it's not a problem.I have had to work a double shift because the next person called out sick and my employer will sometimes offer to take me off my next shift.

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I have called in sick and have been asked "well what kind of sx do you have ?" If it was diarrhea the response i got was we got stuff for that. Nausea im sure we can get you some zofran. I called in cause my bp was 210/120. Explained that i have blood pressure prob. Staff dev nurse was very understanding (shes new) went to work my next scheduled shift after 2 1/2 hrs had another nurse check my bp it was 220/140. The nurse told the on call nurse (who was still there) she was taking me to the hosp. I had started my med pass and had to wait til i got relief because on call nurse was busy trying to find me replacement. I finished half my med pass before the other nurse made me put my cart away and tell the other nurse we were leaving before i had a stroke.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I called in recently because I just found out I'm pregnant. It wasn't planned AT ALL! I was so nauseated then dizzy because my anti-seizure meds were changed. Thankfully my boss is understanding. I pretty much skipped a week of work but after finding out & being so sick there was no way I could work a 12+ hour shift.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Neuro-trauma.

My workplace is god awful with call offs. If you're a day shift favorite then you have free will to call out whenever. If you are not one of the "chosen ones" then you better have 5 medical excuses and a hundred witnesses that you are on your death bed as to not get retaliated against. A little while back I had been rushed to the emergency room 5 hours prior to my shift. We have the ability to call out 3 hours prior before it's a no call/no show. After tests, I was found to have a PE and they were admitting me to the floor. I called out 2 minutes, TWO, after my 3 hour window and got slapped with a no call/no show.

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Pardon me but my comment will based on my own opinion and may or may not be used as an argument for your question. First things first I am not fully aware of your physical condition, considering PE as Pulmonary Embolism, when you were rushed to the ER, were you conscious, was the doctor able to discuss with you on your condition at the time, were you in pain , labored breathing, or unconscious at the time or the whole time while in ER. For with PE and you were conscious at the time, if in pain you would be given medication to ease the pain experienced, do you have anyone, friend or relative, with you prior to to the 3 hour call in period. I myself , based on an incident with my son who had a similar PE condition, we were able to do the call in required by the company he worked for, after he was given pain medications , while being observed by his doctors and awaiting further tests, even took pictures of him while on the ER medical stretcher/bed. The only acceptable reason that your emergency room and PE condition will be deemed acceptable is if you were unconscious the whole 5 hour period while inside the ER and if you had any relative with you , had no idea of your work call-in requirement. All else would be an invalid excuse for not performing the proper call in.

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2 hrs and 58 minutes before the shift and in an ER...but not 3hr..so it wasnt excused??? Give me a break!

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Pardon me but my comment will based on my own opinion and may or may not be used as an argument for your question. First things first I am not fully aware of your physical condition, considering PE as Pulmonary Embolism, when you were rushed to the ER, were you conscious, was the doctor able to discuss with you on your condition at the time, were you in pain , labored breathing, or unconscious at the time or the whole time while in ER. For with PE and you were conscious at the time, if in pain you would be given medication to ease the pain experienced, do you have anyone, friend or relative, with you prior to to the 3 hour call in period. I myself , based on an incident with my son who had a similar PE condition, we were able to do the call in required by the company he worked for, after he was given pain medications , while being observed by his doctors and awaiting further tests, even took pictures of him while on the ER medical stretcher/bed. The only acceptable reason that your emergency room and PE condition will be deemed acceptable is if you were unconscious the whole 5 hour period while inside the ER and if you had any relative with you , had no idea of your work call-in requirement. All else would be an invalid excuse for not performing the proper call in.

This is ridiculous

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