The Differences Between a Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist While both Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are highly educated and experienced in a variety of nursing procedures and practices, the roles remain distinct from one another.
Definition of straight time. 1  1 : the regularly established working time of employees during a standard period (such as a week) excluding time lost through absence or gained through overtime in most industries straight time still exceeds 35 hours a week. 2 : the rate of pay applicable for straight-time work had 40 hours at straight time and 12 hours of overtime pay.
In case you're not familiar with the term, overtime (often referred to as OT) is a term typically used to describe the excess of hours worked beyond 40 hours per week. Your employer is required by federal law (Fair Labor Standards Act) to pay time and a half wages (regular hourly rate x 1.5) for all hours worked beyond 40 hours per week.