how many hours can a nurse work legally?
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more than the normal limit of eight hours a day, or the established regular work day if that is longer; more than the 48 hours per week (or the greater number of weekly hours agreed to); during a required period free from work (see “Hours free from work”).
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There are limits to the number of hours an employee can be required or allowed to work. For most employees, the daily limit is eight hours or the employee's regular work day if that is longer than eight hours. For most employees, the weekly limit is 48 hours. These limits may be exceeded if certain conditions are met.
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CE Requirements for RNs Each person licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in Ohio must complete twenty-four (24) contact hours of continuing education during each licensure period. At least one (1) of the required contact hours must be related to Chapter 4723 of the Ohio nurse practice code and rules (Category A).
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There are no federal or Ohio laws that prohibit or otherwise limit the right of an employer to require its employees to work as many hours as an employer sees fit. Thus, an employer can require its employees to work more than eight hours in day and more than 40 hours in a week, without restriction.
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The federal law doesn't restrict how many hours you can be required to work in a day, although some state laws do. Hourly employees and non-exempt salaried employees must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. A week is defined as a fixed time period of 168 hours, or seven consecutive 24-hour days.
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Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse. Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in nursing case management within the last 3 years. Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in nursing case management within the last 3 years.
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All of this alone equals up to 40+ hours in a week and working at a job full-time while trying to pass your nursing classes is very, very difficult. Many people who start out working full-time in the nursing program either cut down their hours at work or flunk out of the program.
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Hours and limits. Staff who regularly work at least 3 hours during the 'night period' are night workers. The night period is 11pm to 6am, unless the worker and employer agree a different night period. If they do, it must be 7 hours long and include midnight to 5am.
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Legal Hours and Jobs for Minors Federal law states that 14-15 year olds cannot work over 8 hours a day, with no more than 3 hours on a school day, and over 40 hours a week, with no more than 18 hours per week while in school. Minors are also not allowed to work before 7am or after 7pm respectively.
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Florida State Law Florida law states that 10 hours of work is a legal full-time work day, unless a contract stating something different has been signed by the employee and employer, according to 2010 Florida legal statues cited on the Florida legislature's Online Sunshine website.
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California Labor Code (sections 500-511) requires that employers pay nurses time-and-a-half for any hours over 8 that are worked in a 24 hour period. Employers must pay overtime for the last 4 hours of a 12-hour shift. If a nurse works over 12 hours in a day, then double time must be paid for that extra time worked.
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There are limits to the number of hours an employee can be required or allowed to work. For most employees, the daily limit is eight hours or the employee's regular work day if that is longer than eight hours. For most employees, the weekly limit is 48 hours.
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The eight-hour work day is based on employees sticking to a 40-hour, overtime-free workweek. Federal law doesn't specify a maximum numbers of hours an employee is allowed to work per day. State laws follow with a lack of policy specifics for adult workers.
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Second, provincial employment standards legislation allows employees to work up to a maximum of 44 hours a week, regardless of whether the employee is full-time, part-time, a student or casual employee.
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The length and level of experience required varies widely from course to course and depends on the HE (higher education) institution in question. Some look for no more than 6 months on the job, others look for a minimum of 3 years as a registered nurse, with 18.5 hours a week in an appropriate healthcare setting.
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Occupational therapists in the NHS work around 37.5 hours a week and may be expected to work flexibly over a 7 day period. In private practice hours of work may include evenings and weekends.
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One of the biggest variables in CNA work schedules is whether you work 8 or 12 hours at a time. Some people prefer to work four or five 8-hour shifts, but others prefer to work longer each day for an extra day off. In this case, many hospitals and nursing homes allow CNAs to work three 12-hour shifts.