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.
Straight Time â Hours physically worked up to 40 hours. If an absence is part of the total hours worked for the work week, and the hours physically worked do not exceed 40, then all hours worked will be paid at the straight time rate. Overtime â Hours physically worked beyond 40 hours during a workweek.