Any hospitals out there doing 8 hr shifts?

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All the hospitals in my area staff with 12 hour shifts only. Does anyone work in a hospital that does 8 hour shifts? If so, which area of the country are you in?:o

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

We only hire in 4-8's a week. If a 12 hours position opens up and you want it, you can move into it based on seniority.

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full time staff RNs work 12s only. Agency nurses come in a lot and work 8s though, maybe try an agency?

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Kudos to that Nurse Manager. The evidence does show that in 12 hour shifts, more mistakes are made and nurses may be in danger too.

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Detroit. I work 8's and 12's. Usually I'll do a week of 3 12's and then one or two weeks of one 12 and three 8's. I hate this, I wish I worked 3 12's like most of the other nurses on the floor, but I am low on the totem pole. Although a 7a-3p shift can be really awesome if you can get done and leave on time!

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

I have worked in 4 states as an RN, WI, MN, OR, & CA. Every hospital I ever worked in had both 8 & 12 hour shifts available for those that wanted/needed them.

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