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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

The nurses in our clinic are considering presenting management with a 4 day work week for the nurses. We wish to work 10 hours a day, 4 days a week, and rotate the day off during the week. We're trying to present the benefits of this; meaning less staggered hours, safety in the clinic, faster service for the patients (due to more available nurses) and also, a reduction in the amount of car fare and traveling for nurses. We already have weekends and holidays off, but, due to some chaos regarding scheduling (I can get into that another time-too darned tired, now), and no head nurse responsible for us (another grimy issue I can cover when I am more coherent), we decided to work together to see what the powers that be say.

Have any of you nurses doing something similar? I do hope it works out. While I enjoy my weekends off, it means a great deal to have a weekday off to take care of errands.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

your reasoning is sound. I would certainly present it. When I managed a clinic I was concerned about appropriate staff coverage. If the clinic's needs are being met and this will improve morale I say go for it.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Well, I pray that it happens! Also, it showed nursing unity and I am all for that!

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It sounds like what many companies are going to to save money.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

If your nurses are all on board I think it sounds like a great set up. Imo adding two extra hours to an 8 hour shift will not feel all that much longer. I have always worked weekends and can't imagine how people get their errands done if they don't have a day off during the week. Wishing you luck with your proposal. Jules

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