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Concerns about calling out sick

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By: Sophia Robinson-Harris, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
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I’m a new nurse employed in a hospital and would like to better understand a nurse’s responsibility around calling out sick. On the inpatient unit where I’ve worked for over a year, I frequently hear nurses planning to call out in advance if they’re having a difficult shift.

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