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Biotech / Medical : THC

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To: Herc who started this subject	4/13/2002 1:38:34 PM
From: techanalyst1	Read Replies (1) of 35

irvineworldnews.com This is just one reason nurses are leaving the profession. They get no respect. It's one thing to work through a paid break that in any other industry would be taken for granted on more occasions than not, but it's another thing to be intimidated into clocking in and out for a lunch break that was never taken and clock out on time but routinely leave late due to charting that couldn't be completed during the regular shift due to poor staffing. I'm not talking about this type of thing happening once in a blue moon and I know that this hospital isn't alone in this type of behavior and it's been going on for years. At the hospital I worked at we were told that breaks for nurses weren't covered under regular labor laws because patient safety took precedence over nurse's comfort. That patient safety should come first is entirely true, but why then do hospitals not staff well enough to provide breaks to those who are responsible for people's lives? To think they didn't know this was going on is a farce. We gave the ward clerk a kitchen timer along with our badges and she clocked us all in and out every day at the same time. Maybe some or all of us got lunch that day and maybe not. I'm sure there are hospitals and units that provide adequate staffing to provide breaks but there are far too many that don't (either due to the inability to find staff or the desire to stay within budget). It's time to up the staffing at hospitals... too many great nurses have already been lost. It's in the best interest of the patient to provide the best quality care and having tired and overworked nurses isn't the way to do it. TA

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