what is the law for nightshifting nurses in all of the world? can they have a rest when there isnt ergent case
112106
I don't know about any such laws but we do take a hypocratic oath just like doctors, to aid the patients in need.  The oath isn't as long as doctors' though.\n\nYES, you can take a nap.  We do it all the time in the nurses lounge.  Sometimes if one of us has worked a double shift we'll step in for each other, take their shift, so the exausted one can get some sleep at home.\n\nNow if you're on the graveyard shift(11:00pm-7:00am) and it's just a typical night, you better not be taking naps.\n\nThat would be a good way to get fired.
1121344
God I hope not. I work 11PM-7:30 AM, in a hospital pharmacy of all places. I have been on nights for about 2 and a half years now. I have had cervical cancer but that was caused by something else. \n\nI know people on night shifts get sicker more. It's not normal to sleep during the day and be up all night. Working nights does cause abnormal sleep patterns, poor eating habits, and being stressed more often.
333926
Unless you have something in writing stating that your hours won't change, it's perfectly legal.  If it was something drastic (like going from working days to being forced to work nights) you might have a little more pull to state that the job parameters changed considerably and became undoable.  But for goodness sake man - it's an hour.
260091
i would call your hospital's sleep lab and ask if you can come in a "shadow" for a day or so.  Then, ask if they have a supply of unused data tables that you can copy.
830098
Of course, it would be. They can't say anything formally but they will treat her as if she is a liability. Your lawsuit would be against bothe the party responsible and the hospital. While the case was going on they would have to watch what they said and did around your mother as she could be a witness against them. So, yes it would hurt her working environment, at least for a while.
420696
Employers are required to pay overtime in most cases.  There may be exceptions to this if you are working 24-hour shifts where you're allowed to sleep during the night . . . at which point they can legally pay you for 16 hours of sleep, as long as they providing your room and board at no cost during your work time.  \n\nSince this can vary slightly from state to state, the best advice I could give you is to call your department of labor, and ask them.  If you don't want to open a can of worms where your employer finds out and is upset, ask them the same question anonomously.  \n\nThe other question I would ask is, regardless of the answer, is this work you're happy doing?  The "red flag" that jumps out at me in all this is whether you will end up burning out if you are workng that many hours, particularly if you are routinely working in excess of 50 hours.  What are you doing to take care of yourself, because you can't effectively take care of others, if you're not taking care of yourself.  \n\nTake it from someone who knows . . . both from experience and as soon who works in the same field as a Human Resources Director for a homecare agency.  \n\nBest of luck.
296677
I'm a nurse and have taken care of the "living dead" also.  It is still an agonizing desicion to have to make.  It's different to care for these people and say pull the plug than it is to have known them, loved them, and say pull the plug.  There is no right answer.  Death is immenent.  The desicion is agonizing.
790170
Go to the school nurse and ask if she has maybe a heat pack to put over the area and if you can lay down for a while.  She/he should sympathize!  Good luck!
792981
Hello, yes i work night shift, i am a RN and i work in the emergency room.\nYes its a little slower at times, but this time of year the flu and other viruses are around so that makes for many, many patients.  And there are fewer staff so there is more work to do, Yes usually there is a shift diff, so the pay is more....I hope this answers your questions
782169
Study, work hard, get lots of rest, don't party too much, do not use any meds that are not prescribed to you as I know a lot of nurses that are or have been messed up on scripts.  I believe that it comes with the availability.  Stay ethical and become a good nurse, which is a wonderful profession.
720453
Yes, about 3 or 4 years ago changes were made that limit the number of hours per week limit the maximum number of shifts.  You can look here for the specifics:\nhttp://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/dutyHours/dh_specificDutyHours.pdf\n\nDepending on the residency you choose, most days you will work a typical 8-10 hour day, and then be "on call" at the hospital, say, every 4th night or so (roughly).  When on-call you may or may not get sleep (depending on type of residency and seniority usually).  But with the restrictions there is plenty of time to recooperate sleep between call nights.  And most residencies really don't have a choice anymore as to whether they can follow the guidelines.  If they don't, nowadays they lose their accreditation.\n\nMedicine is very rewarding but it is a commitment.  Not only being gone when on call but having to study for boards, etc.  I was married during residency (and this was before the changes), and while there were some rocky and stressful times, I never felt like our marriage was in jeopardy.  If you are on solid ground you should be fine, but make sure you and your spouse have a good understanding of what the commitments are.\n\nGood luck!
550490
i've worked night shift since graduating from high school (except for the period of time when i was in the army), i don't have any trouble, it's become normal for me, just be sure to get plenty of rest, exercise and good nutrition, it can be difficult on your days off to sleep at night, you just have to adjust your timing, don't sleep too much on your first day off so you will be tired when it is time for sleep, you'll get the hang of it.
905687
It's up to you really, but I know I wouldn't ;)\nThe human body is not made to be sleeping during daytime --we're not bats or anything lol -- and I couldn't possibly get used to it. Plus when do you get to see your family and friends in all of this...\n\nMost people working night shifts end up working all night and doing all kinds of stuff (i.g shopping, going to the movies) during the day... They think they have more time that way, but really they're cutting on the sleep hours... \n\nIf you think you can handle it, go ahead, it could be a fun experience... Good luck honey ;)
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Unfortunately, in most states, the answer is no, you are not required to be compensated for the time sleeping when away from home, even if the travel is purely business related. Generally, you should be compensated your normal hours, as well as possibly travel time, unless anything was agreed upon otherwise.  If you feel that you're being slighted, contact your state's Department of Labor and ask them.
1112773
she can ATTEMPT to but it is unlikely a judge will grant it based on sleeping over
17362
One of the rights everyone has is to be prevented by others from harming\noneself.  But the laws on this are pretty strictly drawn in most states.  To be\nhospitalized in a mental health ward against one's will, can only be done if\na person is judged to be an IMMINENT danger to oneself or others, and/or\ngravely disabled, the latter meaning one cannot deal/provide for the basic\nnecessities of life -- all these criteria under this further condition: BASED ON\nmental illness.  So when a mother some years back wanted me to do an\ninvoluntary hospitalization, because her kid was running with a gang which\nshe viewed as harmful to him, I had to explain the "based on" condition \nwritten into the law.   Moreover, an involuntary hospitalization is usually \nknown as a "72 hour hold" -- after which the hospital  staff would have to go to the judge and seek a 'short term certification', usually 30 days, after that\nback to court again, sometimes for a longer term.  But those judgments are\nnot lightly given, because another part of the law, at least in many states, is\nthat patients be in "THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SETTING" during all phases of\ntheir care, unless the aforesaid issues of harm came into play.\n\nFinally, straight jackets are seldom used.  Some facilities, including jails and\nlocked youth facilities, have literally a rubber room -- every surface covered\nwith soft rubber.  If they did not, a violently angry teenager who has been \nthrough simply horrendous abuse, would hurl herself or himself at an iron\ndoor, head first, to do as much damage as possible.  Underneath it all they\nare effectively saying, "You wanna hurt me.  I'll hurt me, and I'll do it so bad\nyou and no one else will ever forget it -- so bad you and this staff here\ncould not match me in their wildest dreams, because i will harm myself\nbeyond imagination."   I've heard kids say this, then hurl themselves against\nan iron door, doing as they say, terrible damage.   But one of their rights\nis to be protected from acting out that anger, since it effectively allows the\nabuser to get another period of pain out of them.  And that's not ok -- our\njob is to keep them safe until we can work with them to the point where they\nsee that the best response to abuse is to say, "you (the abuser) are not going\nto get one more second out of my life.  And I will have a happy and wonder-ful life in spite of you."\n\nEveryone has a right to get to that point, even if it takes a straight jacket to\nkeep them safe long enough to get there.\n\nAnd the adjective "gay" in your question should be utterly irrelevant and\nimmaterial to the entire set of perameters I have described.   Fortunately\nsociety is going through a sea change in its acceptance of gay people\n(though it certainly can't happen fast enough).  But you will quickly find that\nno licensed professional, and no credentialed institution will dare base any\nof their treatment of an individual on his/her sexual preference.   Already\nI believe we have passed the tipping point in that regard, though it may not\nbe evident to residents of certain towns, cities, and states.
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My wife is a pharmacist at a large hospital.  They are always looking for techs for the night shifts. If you are willing to work midnights, you should be able to walk in to just about any hospital with a 24hr pharmacy department and get a job. The midnight shift pays better too.