My preceptor has used a new term that I am not familair with. Coarse lung sounds, which are NOT the same as crackles... Coarse lung sounds indicate secretions whereas crackles indicate pulmonary edema.
Part-time contract. A part-time contract is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. They work in shifts. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week. According to the International Labour Organization, the number of part-time workers has increased from one-fourth to a half in the past 20 years in most developed countries, excluding the United States.
The Department of Labor states that full-time vs. part-time is completely at the discretion of the employer. There is no set guideline.  For example, a company can require a â¦minimum 40 hours as full-Time and anything below that as part-time. Another company can consider anything over 30 hours as full-time.