Best 2 week schedule??

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Hi everyone...I have been working a Friday, saturday, sunday schedule since i started working 6 months ago. I work 3 - 12 hour night shifts a week and am FINALLY finished with that weekend schedule. Do you have any suggestions as to the best schedule for a two week period on nights? Thanks in advance!!

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Specializes in SICU, NTICU.

I like working the Sun, Mon, Tues stretch. It satisfies my weekend requirement;). Also, I like working the front end of one week, and the the back end of the following. I am off 8 days in row...which I love. I am able to save vacation time.

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Specializes in ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics.

I work 3, 12 hour nights right now, I prefer all 3 in a row. If you have one on one off you sleep for the day off and don't get anything done. Two or three off in between is the ideal.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

Here is my schedule for 12 hour shifts:

Week one: Work Mon, Tues.

Off Wed, Thurs.

Work Fri, Sat, Sun

Week two: Off Mon, Tues.

Work Wed, Thurs.

Off Fri, Sat, Sun.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I do two days on, three days off, two days on, three days off, two days on, two days off. So basically:

Work- Sat, Sun

Off- Mon, Tues

Work- Wed, Thurs

Off- Fri, Sat, Sun

Work- Mon, Tues

Off- Wed, Thurs, Fri

And then start again. My husband is off every friday, and with that schedule, and I am too

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Specializes in Emergency, Nursing Management, Auditing.

I work this schedule:

Week 1: Mon, Tues, Sat

Week 2: Sun, Mon, Tues

Then I'm off Wed-Sun :)

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6on & 8 off, or some places want all the days covered and then it's 7 & 7 with a guaranteed 8 hrs OT.

Ahh, vacation every second week! Woo Hoo!

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I work two on ,four off in a cycle.

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