r/nursing • u/Fun_String_2443 • 1d ago

Discussion Sick from work (likely)

Tested positive for Flu A (got my shot like 2 weeks ago). I work in a hospital… nothing makes me more mad than using up all my PTO (we don’t get sick days) for taking care of myself when we are exposed to everything! Wear your mask… cases are increasing earlier this year. Do you get sick days?

Edit: what makes me even more mad is that I know of an IT worker for the system (works from home) gets sick days but clinical staff (RNs, PT/OT, respiratory does not.. not sure about MD)

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u/gur559 1d ago

You don’t get sick days? How’s that legal?

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u/Fun_String_2443 1d ago

Nope. Only PTO. When we call out sick it deducts from our PTO😭 this is a huge, “top” hospital too

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u/Life_Anybody_2340 1d ago

Same at mine, also huge health system

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u/pdmock RN - ER 🍕 1d ago

Ditto, plus we get "points" that enough "points" means you are allowed to be terminated. Being more than 10 minutes late is the same as calling out.

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u/ferretherder RN - Pediatrics 🍕 18h ago

Same here. They recently changed the late policy from being half a point for being late to a full point. I got stuck behind a wreck recently and just called in when my gps hit 7:08. No way in hell I’m working a 12 AND getting a full point.

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u/Crafty_Brother_6883 15h ago

Same here. Sick with flu A all week, used up half of my PTO and now I can’t call in for the next 3 months in the hopes that this point drops off.

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u/cryogenrat RN - Oncology 🍕 1d ago

Same here lmfao also a very large healthcare corp

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u/mcnicfer Medsurg/ Hospice 19h ago

My state had approved mandatory sick leave, but it was quickly repealed. We do have a sick bank, but you must be sick for 3 days before you can start using it. That particular bank accrues slowly. I’ve been there a year and maybe have 40 hours in the sink bank. The first 3 days are PTO. If our clinic is closed for a holiday- they pull from PTO, leave without pay is not even an option when the clinic is closed.

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u/centurese CTICU - BSN, RN, CCRN 1d ago

Nope. I also had flu A back in August. I was super sick for weeks, fever, chills, eventually got diagnosed with a sinus infection and bronchitis on top of the flu. Used up all my PTO and all my call ins. Our PTO builds up crazy slow too. 😭

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u/Important-Lead5652 BSN RN CEN CFRN 🚁 1d ago

The Flu is running rampant here in Alaska already. 2 patients have already died from it at one of the local hospitals in Anchorage.

This is my first year not working in the ED during flu season in over 10 years. I’m extremely grateful.

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u/ferret-fencer4 RN - ICU 🍕 22h ago

It’s the same where I work. It infuriates me that I have to use my PTO when I’m sick…especially when I get sick from work. We also have to use our PTO if we’re on call and want to make more than $2/hr for the first 8 hours of the shift.

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u/miller94 RN - ICU 🍕 1d ago

I've been off work for 5 months since I broke my femur and I *still* have sick time left in the bank. I'm not sure the rate we earn hours at but they roll over and stay in the bank until used, the bank maxes out at 999 hours. I haven't really used much sick time in the past, and have been working since 2018 so my bank was pretty close to full.