Nurses General Nursing
Published Jan 29, 2016
And what's the length of your shifts? How long of a commute is reasonable for you? What do you think of the coworkers who drive from farther away?
quiltynurse56, LPN, LVN
953 Posts
22 miles and 25 minutes. I work 1400 to 2200. Okay, lately some nights it has taken about 40 minutes due to snow and wind blowing snow.
lilnursey'15
40 Posts
While in nursing school I commuted 25 miles (20mins-1hr+ depending on traffic) for my tech job. I absolutely hate traffic so for my new job as a RN, I have moved less than 2 miles (5 min drive) away.
People do what they have to do to make it, whatever works for each person!
%D#2
298 Posts
35 mins without traffic. But luckily I love driving
featherzRN, MSN
1,012 Posts
I do about an hour each way. It's a while, especially in the NE, but I managed to get hours that don't hit traffic. No hospitals that are close to me have the position I hold (clin doc specialist), so have to go to 'the big city'! :)
MPKH, BSN, RN
449 Posts
I work between 3-4 days a week, 12 hours shift. I live about 2.7 km (1.7 mile) away from work. The drive is 7-10 minutes. I think anything longer than a 15-20 minutes drive is too far...but kudos to my coworker who make long drives . I personally can't do it.
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,250 Posts
I travel all day from clinic to clinic so my commute varies from day to day - usually I log 150-250 miles/day 4 days/week.
And....I love it.
payitforward
107 Posts
My commute right now is about 45minutes-1 hour, but's against traffic. It's cool, I live in the 'burbs so anywhere go will be a commute so it really doesn't really matter. I use my commute time to wind down from work, listen to music. I'm good.
NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN
1,599 Posts
50 miles each way. 12 hour shift. It takes me exactly one hour to get there and another hour to drive home. It's far and it's my limit. The good thing is that there is absolutely no traffic when I drive in and very little traffic on the way home. I don't have any co-workers who travel further. If they did, they'd be angels. I couldn't sit in a car for longer than I do.
HDHRN
210 Posts
I am a home health nurse. I have several pts. I have 3 who live in an independent living facility and they are 20 min away from me. I have another who is 5-10 min away. Then I have about 5 others who my company does their medications 3 times a day for them. We have to sign up every month to do these. 4 of these clients live in a rural town about an hour from me and I only go once or twice a week so it's not too bad. They all are within a mile of each other within this town. The other guy is 10 miles from me so not too bad. I love my job, even though the driving can suck, I am happy doing what I do. I have a leased car, so I have to watch the mileage. When I go an hour out, I drive my husband's car since we actually own it, so the mileage really isn't an issue. The other clients I drive my car to.
seanynjboy, BSN
225 Posts
My commute is about 25 feet (I work at home) :)
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
SmilingBluEyes
20,964 Posts
I split my time between two different clinics and each way, it's 30 minutes to one and 45 minutes to the other, each way. The trip is very scenic, through pretty tree-filled hills, but can be treacherous in winter.