Working 3 12hr shifts in a room, yay or nay?

[LifesAJourney]

I know ultimately I will be making this decision based on what works with my current schedule. However, I would like to get some knowledgeable input from you guys that have done this before. Since I am in school, I would love to have my weekdays free and just work on the weekends, but are 3 12hr shifts in a row excessive? I'm leaning more towards working one day in the middle of the week and then the weekends. It will be night shift.

What are your opinions?

Edit: Ugh, I meant to write "Working 3 12hr shifts in a row." Sorry!

[Zookeeper3]

As others have said, I work sometimes 6 12 hr shifts in a row.... don't understand the issue, if you cn do it, do it... if not then don't.

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

I know a lot of people like having their work days lumped together. Others, like myself, prefer to work a day or two, have a day or two off and back and forth. I don't think either has a big advantage of the other except in the eye of the beholder. Whatever your preference is, that is what's right for you. I can personally work either type of schedule. Its a "glass half full/half empty" thing. On the unit I am leaving (to get off nights), I used to do 4 12hr shifts in a row every time my weekend rolled around. I'd do F-S-S-M, thus giving those with the weekend off a chance at a three day weekend.

I've done the thing where my days were all lumped together and, well, I just felt run down and got this "OMG, what do they want now" attitude whenever a call light went off. With my days more split up, I always know I have the next day off and I don't get so burned out. Plus, with all the days lumped together, it felt like I lived at work. When my days off rolled around, they didn't justify the long run of work days I just finished. I'd blink and.........oh no, here comes another four day stretch.