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.
Full-Time vs. Part-Time Jobs Some employers have adjusted the structure of jobs and allocated more positions to a less than 30 hours per week status in order to avoid the burden of paying benefits. The percentage of jobs that were part time in 1968 was only 13.5% and has currently risen to 18.5% of the workforce.