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Do you think floor nurses should eat their lunch on the floor in the breakroom, or should they eat in the cafeteria?
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Posted almost 3 years ago I work on a floor where most of the nurses bring their lunch daily. Those that do go down to the cafeteria will usually bring their lunch back upstairs to eat. It has become a problem that when we are on "break", we get called away from our lunch to answer questions for doctors and other support staff, often going back to a cold meal. This has become a habit when they could easily log on to any computer in the hospital to find the answers to most, if not all, of their questions. What are your thoughts and is this just unique to my floor or is it rampant throughout our industry? |
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| Posted almost 3 years ago ahh lunch ....what the hell is that????????? on our floor we share a break room with another unit and they usually get there first and clog up the microwave the sitting areas and the TV !!!! i never go in there anymore . I eat at my computer which is not legal but whose going to stop me ???the white coats all GET to take a lunch in the cafeteria at 1230 !! and yes i do answer my patients call lights and round with the doctors if they show up during my "break" however it is illegal to carry your phone or beeper on you during your "breaks" but so is going 80mph on the freeway . Some people NEED a 30 min respite from the floor and i def don't have a problem with that but many of us don't and so we take a "working lunch". I do notice however those nurses that take a break in the middle of a patient crisis or right after recieving report have more issues problems and complaints than those of us who wait and take care of business first. |
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| Posted almost 3 years ago who has time to eat anywhere!!!!!! |
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| Posted almost 3 years ago " Lunch/Dinner Breaks look great on a piece of paper,though realistically, any CNA / LPN / RN is fortunate enough to, "make it to the bathroom,in-time", aside from consuming enough carbohydrates to,"maintain alertness". Time is the essence by which we prioritize what needs to be accomplished,and time may not always, "Be on My Side".( Sometimes,you have to **do more than:"Chew Gum and Walk at the Same Time".) |
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| Posted over 2 years ago Who has time to eat or go to the bathroom?? |
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| Posted over 2 years ago No one said being a nurse was easy! |
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| Posted over 2 years ago Romano, I wanna work for you when I grow up!!! Breaks are so important!! I know its ahrd to get away sometimes though. I don't really think it matters if a break is taken in the break room or in the cafeteria as long as it isn't taken at the nurse's station. ~ Laugh as much as you breath and love as long as you live ~ |
But it's definitely important to try and take breaks when we can so we aren't overloaded. Minimize meltdowns!
