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10 nursing rules you’ve never heard of

4. Overtime work doesn’t always equal overtime pay.
In states like California, it’s the law for overtime work to be paid at overtime pay (time and a half). This is for all employees who work more than eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. Of course, this is adapted in the healthcare setting, where nurses often work 12-hour shifts. Obviously the system wouldn’t work if everyone were paid for four hours overtime every time they worked. There are also some groups of employees who are exempt from the overtime law, but nursing isn’t on the list. Who is exempted? Sheepherders. Go figure.

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Marijke Durning

Marijke is a professional writer who began her working career as a registered nurse over 25 years ago. After working in clinical areas ranging from rehab to intensive care, as a floor nurse to a supervisor, she found she could combine her extensive health knowledge with her love of writing. Although she has been published in a wide variety of publications for professionals and the general public, her passion is writing for the every day person to promote health literacy.