What are your hours per week, 36 or 40? How many nurses do you have on your unit and how many beds do you have?
We have 30 nurses with 40 beds and are told we have to work 40 hours b/c of coverage issues. We also utilize float pool and agency nurses if needed. We want to work 36 hours (3-12's) but mgmt. doesn't seem to think it's feasible. We are also hiring.
I seem to think nurses don't stay b/c of the hours, most want 3-12's, but who knows. Some actually said they are leaving for that reason, and I'm sure more will follow. They dont seem to stay very long on our floor and it's not b/c of the people/staff. It's a great floor to work on but the hours SUCK!!
Any ideas or feedback on how to get mgmt to look into a 36 hour work week would be great.