Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 29, 2011
What is the highest amount of 12 hour shifts you have done as a nurse?
poopprincess
135 Posts
I get stuck doing 4 in a row at least twice every schedule and that 4th day is rough! I like 3 on, 4 off though.
bill4745, RN
874 Posts
I worked with a guy who did 21 7p-7a in a row. He looked pretty good all the way through.
jnrsmommy
300 Posts
I used to work 7p-7a 6 days on, 8 days off. I was younger then and I loved it. Think it would kill me now
psu_213, BSN, RN
3,878 Posts
I've done five in a row that were two 8s and 3 12s--I forget the exact order of them. I've done four 12s in a row. Very rarely now I have three in a row. Yeah, yeah, so I'm a whimp....
crbetts
36 Posts
I just finished my 6th 12 hr night in a row. It sucked. And I've only been an RN since June.
That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B
3,421 Posts
On the floor im on now, 5 12's and that is at the most. I now cut it to 3.
melmarie23, MSN, RN
1,171 Posts
you all are nuts! :-P
Sparrow23
88 Posts
8 in a row once (though one was an 8 and one a double). Wanted to die. Now I even dread going in for a 3rd day.
CVmursenary
240 Posts
6 12 hour noc shifts. I dont find it that hard because i end up sleeping better during the day the more nocs i do.
belgarion
697 Posts
I did five twelves twice this summer. Many years ago I did thirteen twelve hour days in a factory on two different occasions when there was something I was saving up to buy. My all time case of stupid was when I was nineteen and worked 27 days in a row. Seventeen of the days were eight hours and ten were sixteen.
07302003, ASN, RN
142 Posts
Working nights it's almost better to do more in a row, if you can sleep in between. I'd rather do my 4 nights in a row and get back for a stretch with my family, on a day schedule. The KILLER shift is the first night shift... a 1 hour nap isn't enough to feel rested. I've never done more than 5- 12's in a row though.
ilovecoffee
9 Posts
I had a former coworker who was totally insane. He worked 360 days (12 hour noc) one year. Now that he's older, he only works five days a week