This means that a nurse is called at home and told not to come in later in the week. This keeps the nurse from receiving overtime pay. They basically just worked a regular work week without the benefit of that extra day, when they are called off later in the week. Therefore, this has caused many nurses to refuse to do any overtime despite the need for help. This happens at the hospital where I work frequently. I believe it is due to the fact that we work under a transactional leadership environment. There is hardly ever any input allowed from the nurses as how this problem could be resolved. According to Yoder-Wise (2014), “The leader motivates the self-interest of the employee by offering external rewards that generate conformity with expectations” (p. 42). Overtime is taken away and there is a high expectation that they will have a difficult day. In essence, the nurses feel as though they are not being “rewarded” for their
This means that a nurse is called at home and told not to come in later in the week. This keeps the nurse from receiving overtime pay. They basically just worked a regular work week without the benefit of that extra day, when they are called off later in the week. Therefore, this has caused many nurses to refuse to do any overtime despite the need for help. This happens at the hospital where I work frequently. I believe it is due to the fact that we work under a transactional leadership environment. There is hardly ever any input allowed from the nurses as how this problem could be resolved. According to Yoder-Wise (2014), “The leader motivates the self-interest of the employee by offering external rewards that generate conformity with expectations” (p. 42). Overtime is taken away and there is a high expectation that they will have a difficult day. In essence, the nurses feel as though they are not being “rewarded” for their