NISD's health services director said even if a licensed nurse is absent, a staff member is always on standby, trained for ...

Calling in sick can be a nerve-racking experience for some employees. Workers should call in when they are potentially contagious or too sick to perform their work duties effectively. Depending on ...

Interviews with nurses highlight the emotional toll of this. Several nurses mentioned feeling guilt when calling in sick, knowing their patients and colleagues depend on them. Some described how ...

To call in sick to work, one has to admit to another human being that his flesh is so weak that he can be taken down by wee little invaders not even visible to the naked eye, Mark LaFlamme writes.