Mandatory Overtime for Nurses & Other Healthcare Professionals
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not regulate this problem nearly many states do.
States which regulate or restrict overtime for nurses as of August, 2010:
Many hospitals and medical facilities are using mandatory overtime for nurses and other healthcare professionals as a usual means of staffing their facilities, even though common sense as well as numerous studies supports the fact that long hours and sleep deprivation may prevent nurses from providing their patients with quality, error-free care. Even though the Federal AK CT IL MD MN NJ NH NY
OR PA RI TX WA WV CA MO Negative Effects of Mandatory Overtime for Nurses:- Increases the risks of patient injury and death from medical errors due to physical and mental fatigue
- May increase the length of patient stay in hospital due to lack of quality care
- Increases the nursing shortage by driving nurses out of the profession due to:
- Job dissatisfaction
- Loss of license due to increased risk of medical errors
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