Mandatory overtime raises ethical issues about patient and nurse safety. How does voluntary overtime affect these issues?
1. There is no effect since the nurse has chosen to work overtime.
2. Nurses working overtime shifts are given smaller patient loads to protect safety.
3. It requires nurse managers to be vigilant concerning safety.
4. It is also outlawed in states controlling mandatory overtime.
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Rationale: Overtime of any nature may affect both patient and nurse safety. This is true whether the nurse has volunteered to work overtime or is required to do so. The nurse manager must be more vigilant concerning safety issues. Voluntary overtime is not outlawed. Nurses working overtime are often given the same patient load they carried throughout their regular shift.
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