Here are 14 statistics on overtime pay for nurses from the Medscape RN/LPN Salary Report 2016.
RN
1. Percentage who work overtime: 47 percent
2. Percentage who work one to five hours overtime: 54 percent
3. Percentage who work six to 10 hours overtime: 32 percent
4. Percentage who work 11 or more hours overtime: 15 percent
5. Overtime worked in skilled nursing facilities: 59 percent
6. Overtime worked in hospital-based outpatient setting/clinic: 44 percent
7. Overtime worked in hospital inpatient care: 49 percent
LPN
8. Percentage who work overtime: 52 percent
9. Percentage who work one to five hours overtime: 59 percent
10. Percentage who work six to 10 hours overtime: 27 percent
11. Percentage who work 11 or more hours overtime: 14 percent
12. Overtime worked in skilled nursing facilities: 64 percent
13. Overtime worked in hospital-based outpatient setting/clinic: 51 percent
14. Overtime worked in hospital inpatient care: 58 percent
