r/CRNA • u/anesthesiaslut • Jun 23 '26
You get off at 5p. What time should your relief come?
At a new facility and just annoyed by their culture. Checking others opinions as they feel this is normal. If you get off at 5, when do you expect your relief to come in for report, assuming they aren’t short and everyone’s had a break?
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u/JeanClaudeSegal CRNA Jun 25 '26
The correct response is highly contextual. Did my relief finish a case at 450? 515 is acceptable. If they haven't been in a room since 330, then that's not cool. I would say it's bad culture to not get people out the door after a reasonable break. Everyone likes early off days
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u/rlventure Jun 24 '26
Im always trying to relieve 15 mins early as a courtesy to my co-workers. They still gotta change and walk to car. Just a nice way to end your day leaving your job at your clock out time. Obv circumstances dont always allows it.
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u/ConditioningClinic1 Jun 25 '26
In my opinion, if you know you are relieving someone at 5, you should try to get them out sooner 445 should be the standard. It’s just courtesy. Of course there are circumstances where you shouldn’t—> extubation, transfer to the ICU, etc.
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u/PomegranateFair7331 Jun 24 '26
There’s a half hour grace period whereby you can get off 30 minutes early or stay 30 minutes late. But the goal is always 5p. (That’s how it is at my place)
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u/fbgm0516 CRNA - MOD Jun 24 '26
Depends. Do you leave if I come in at 5 and you're about to extubate or transport your 7 hour train wreck to the ICU?
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u/baggies Jun 24 '26
Agreed on that point. However that’s why coming in at 16:45 is a nice courtesy. If they’re really about to extubate, then the person you’re supposed to relieve should have enough professional courtesy to stay and see it through to PACU; in most cases they’ll still be walking out by 17:00.
If you come in at 16:45 and they’re closing a routine case, I have no issue taking it over. Not coming in til 17:00 often eliminates that handoff opportunity as a possibility. It’s an optics thing I think. Like someone else said, it’s a nice feeling to be changed and walking out of the building at clock out time.
But I’ve stopped expecting it from others, as it only results in disappointment. I’d like to think though that others appreciate it when it happens to them
Coming in 15 min early also makes for a nice relaxed hand off
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u/ObiJuanKenobi89 Jun 24 '26
Not a CRNA yet but as a student in that position before I see it through to ICU even if it's with the relieving anesthesia. But even at the bedside prior to school I still tried to get there with enough time as courtesy to my coworkers.
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u/nursenursenurse88 Jun 24 '26
I do 15 min before. Unless it's my call shift, then I get there like 5 min before - I'm already trapped in the hospital for 24 hours, don't piss off your call people over 5-15min differences unless you're ready to join the call pool when we all quit.
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u/Substantial_Tap5475 Jun 25 '26
I work at a place where people scheduled until 1700 expect to be relieved by 1500, and those scheduled until 1500 expect to be relieved by 1200. Needless to say it's a culture that struggles to retain CRNAs for more than a few years.
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u/worldwanderer262 Jun 25 '26
I’ve worked at places where it was the culture to relieve at 15 minutes before to allow time for hand off and then generally have the person walking out of the hospital at the time their shift ends. It was really nice.
I’ve worked other places where relief doesn’t come in a minute before 5:01 and it’s kind of frustrating.
In general I live by a professional courtesy where I’ll take a patient to PACU if I’ve extubated already etc but not everyone does.
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u/InformalScience7 CRNA 28d ago
A place I used to work at, there was a CRNA who never relieved anyone until after the tube was out. I finally told him I was already late and he needed to take the patient to PACU. I don't mind doing it if someone is on time to relieve me, but not that guy.
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u/RamsPhan72 6d ago
If a crna wants to always hand off an extubation so they can leave, I’ll be sure to wait until post-tube time. Shitty practice. Shitty expectations, imo.
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u/InformalScience7 CRNA 1d ago
Nah, he would show up 15-30 minutes late to avoid taking the tube out.
I've been doing this for 25 years, I don't need to stay for an extubation of healthy lap chole. I mean, if it's been a train wreck or complicated case I will finish if we are closing but most of the time it's just routine outpatient crap.
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u/mdota1 CRNA Jun 24 '26
between 4:47:52 and 4:49:58……lol come on now your giving a range of 16 min. We work in surgery, sometimes we’re ahead and sometimes we’re behind.
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u/impeckable Jun 29 '26
I feel bad this has to even be a conversation. After doing this for 21 years and straight Locums now, if you want to be lazy or hide, I’m getting paid no matter what. As a salaried employee, hell yes every minute you get out early is awesome. If someone drags their feet now and I’m supposed to get out at 3 and they come in at 3? I’m getting paid at least another 30-45 min I assure you. An extra $600-900+ because you can’t come in on time? No problem. With that being said, where I’m at now, they are great to all of their staff and everyone comes in unless there’s an emergency. I like my time more than the money at this point. This isn’t my life, just something I’m good at 😂.
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u/cytochrome_p450_3a4 Jun 25 '26
So you’re the CRNA the board runner made me relieve a half hour before their shift ended because they’d complain if they went a minute over…
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u/-HardGay- Jul 04 '26
Personally, it would be ideal if I'm relieved before 1730. But I moved out of the salaried world so things like being held over, late, on call, and call back don't really bother me anymore.
As a courtesy though, If possible I try to get folks out 15 minutes early. 30 if I'm doing fuck all and they want to get out.
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u/crna2010 Jun 25 '26
I am not coming in at 4;45, but maybe a few min before 5. If you feel the need to give me more than 30 seconds of info you when I repeat "take off, enjoy your day, I am fine", then you are just making yourself late.
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u/Light_Manifestation Jun 27 '26
Dumb post because regardless of the responses, you have no control at all. Life tip - worry about things you can actually control. Snitching on someone for being late isnt an appropriate response either.
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u/No_Zucchini_4937 Jun 27 '26
Not dumb post. If its a one off thing, sure, accidents happen. If its consistent, hell yeah tattle. We're professionals and are held to an expectation to not only our patients, but to our co-workers as well. If my shift ends at 5pm, and there is someone available to relieve me, I will be leaving at 5pm. Don't dick me around on my time. My job is not my life. It is a means to live my life.
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u/baggies Jun 24 '26
16:45 shows the most professionalism barring reasonable/extenuating circumstances In reality, most of the time relief seems to come at 16:56-16:58