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0 pointsnfriedly3y ago0 comments

My mom was a RN (Registered Nurse) for 30+ years. She quit doing what most people think of as "being a nurse" about 10-15 years ago and switched to related work (home checkups, teaching, medical billing, etc.) because of how stressful and demanding working the floor in a hospital was.

Last year she retired from the profession entirely, a few years ahead of "normal retirement age", and now she works part-time at a local farm/fruit stand. The main things that drove her to retire early was management insisting on 12 hour shifts and not hiring enough staff.

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tssva3y ago

12 hour shifts have long been the standard for nurses in a hospital setting. A full-time hospital nurse usually works 3 12 hour shifts in a week.

nfriedlyOP3y ago

Yes, you're right, and there are some reasonable arguments for it. But I'm not convinced that it's the optimal solution for all situations.

I my mom's case, she was mostly doing paperwork, so many of the arguments weren't as applicable. She had done 8 or 10 hour shifts for a while and found that she really preferred it (and was staying on top of her work), but then a different manager was brought in that forced everyone back onto the "standard" 12 hour shifts.

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tssva3y ago

12 hour shifts have long been the standard for nurses in a hospital setting. A full-time hospital nurse usually works 3 12 hour shifts in a week.

nfriedlyOP3y ago

Yes, you're right, and there are some reasonable arguments for it. But I'm not convinced that it's the optimal solution for all situations.

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