nursenightmare replied to SusieQ1243's topic in General Nursing
We have a system where both 12 and 8 hour shifts are utilized. It works really well. The 12 hour postions fill faster than the eights. I work eights now and find myself burning out faster doing the 8's than 12's. It's all a personal preference an...
nursenightmare replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg
Our unit has really bizzare staffing ratios. Each nurse gets 5 patients. You assign two to a tech who does all the "tech" work for the patien. The other three are all yours. That means in addition to doing the nursing duties for the 5, you are al...