I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off - Page 3

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  1. Oct 26, '12 by
    How many years and years? 35 yrs and still working every other holiday and every other weekend! Along with most of my nurse friends.
  2. Oct 26, '12 by
    Quote from StNeotser
    I work Mon-Fri 8-5. I do home health for hospice. Sure it's a lot of driving.........but I finally work office hours.
    I did that for 18 months. The on call was a killer some nights out all night and then work all day. I spoke with a hospice nurse recently who put 500 miles on her car in 1 day. Thats alot of time on the road.
  3. Oct 26, '12 by
    Sounds like cheap skates!
  4. Oct 26, '12 by
    I looked this up and they seem to want a BSN.....I am in Texas.))
  5. Oct 26, '12 by
    I highly recommend office nursing, I'm in a clinic and work approx 9-4 five days a week, no weekends or holidays ever.
  6. Oct 26, '12 by
    GI lab. M-F. First shift starts at 6:30 am- 3:00 PM, closing shift at 8 am-closing (usually between 3:30 and 5 PM). The lab is open one Saturday a month, but working it is voluntary. Call is one week once a month. It's associated with a major health system so pay is comparable to hospital pay. No holidays
  7. Oct 26, '12 by
    I work 8-4:30 M-F in an outpatient wound care clinic.
    InfirmiereJolie and LTCNS like this.
  8. Oct 26, '12 by
    I've only been able to find clinic jobs since getting my RN license! I've worked Mon-Fri 8-4:30 the past 2 years, no weekends or holidays (including state holidays, which fortunately Hawaii has about 17!). It's nice for the most part, but I wanted to be a nurse to only work 3 days a week Oh, the irony.
  9. Oct 26, '12 by
    Quote from Hygiene Queen
    Work 5 days a week?
    Oh, heck no!
    I like having days off during the week and try to avoid working more than 2 days in a row if I can help it!
    I do not want to get up and go to work 5 days in a row...
    Ditto but I never work more than 3 in a row.
  10. Oct 27, '12 by
    I just went casual after 22 years of nursing and suddenly got tired of weekends, holidays and nights! I work 3 days per week(8 hr shifts) and choose to work no holidays or weekends. I did work a Sat today (my choice) and still do shifts but never before 7a and no later than 2315. I also do a little home health admin(no scrubs or hands on nursing) about 1/2 day every other week. And I wonder why I see my kids more and my attitude has improved!