How long are O.R. shifts?!

At the hospital I work at they have both 8hr & 10hr shifts, no 12hrs shifts.

We also have 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts. I'm sure every facility is different.

We have primarily 8 hr shifts with a few 10 hr and 3 12 hour shifts thrown in.

In our hospital, We work in an 8 hour shift and a 2-3 12 hour shift. =)

Our OR has 8, 10, & 12 hr. shifts. Then there's "call". Your shift could be up to 24 hrs. then. There are laws that say you shouldn't work more than 16 consecutive hrs., but that doesn't always work. I remember one Labor Day weekend that I was on call. We worked 38 hrs. straight. We couldn't get anyone to come in and give us a break. My circulator and rhe anesthesiologist finally stood together and said we couldn't safely do any more surgeries until we got some sleep. I was exhausted. We took a 6 hr. break, then did 2 more cases. What a weekend.

8, 10 & 12's...

Only 8 hr. shifts.

Greetings from Spain.

Do you guys rotate those schedules, or are they set. I'm starting in the OR after I take my boards in January and was wondering if I get to choose my schedule after I get off of orientation. The OR I will be working in does 10 and 12's.

Where I am, those with less seniority are rotated through mid-shift (11a-730p)and evening shift (RNs and STs), supposedly for a total of 5 off shifts per 4 week schedule. Other than those 5, they are day shift.