Commute times

gonzo1, ASN, RN · Jan 10, 2009

I drive 85 miles one way to one of my jobs. Have to go early and stay in a hotel if bad weather is expected. The job is worth the drive though so I do it. It is better and safer to find a closer job if possible though. I don't recommend going this far.

I am always afraid of falling asleep at the wheel.

CathyLew · Jan 10, 2009

My job is about 30 minutes away in good weather. It can take over an hour if the roads are real bad. I live up in the sticks, and sometimes they don't plow our road at all. I have had to spend the night at the hospital a few times.

Some people at our hospital have a good 45 minutes on dry road commute.

Jules A, MSN · Jan 10, 2009

I drove 90 minutes each way to NS and now make the same commute to one of my part-time jobs. Other than the high cost of gas now I actually enjoy being alone in the car with just the radio. Gives me a chance to think without anyone screaming my name. :)

emilysmom,RN · Jan 10, 2009

I have a 45min drive on good weather. I work four 8hr nite shifts a week. The hospital that is close to me is a small town hosp so I make the drive to a big magnet hosptial. Some mornings it is hard but I still do it.

nrsang97, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2009

If the weather is good and no traffic it takes me about 15 minutes. If the weather is bad or there is traffic about 30 minutes at the longest.

swirlygirl · Jan 10, 2009

I'm probably not going to make any friends with this reply, but I have about a 4 minute commute. I work at a small community hospital and it's literally about 1 mile up the road. In cold weather, I don't even bother turning the heat on, because it never heats up the car in time.

tinderbox · Jan 10, 2009

I'm probably not going to make any friends with this reply, but I have about a 4 minute commute. I work at a small community hospital and it's literally about 1 mile up the road. In cold weather, I don't even bother turning the heat on, because it never heats up the car in time.

Wow, that sounds nice! With a distance like that, I'd probably walk to work during the nice season. I used to work at a hospital which was about 1/2 mile from my apartment. Probably more like a 1/4 mile, now that I think about it. Sigh! Gone are those days.

RNperdiem, RN · Jan 10, 2009

I drive 20 miles which adds up to a 30 minute commute each way. Of course I arrive a little early in case of traffic, sometimes I leave work a little late' and the walk to the car is 10 minutes each way.

My door-to-door time for a 12 hour shift is close to 14hrs.

Thankful RN,BSN · Jan 10, 2009

I'm probably not going to make any friends with this reply, but I have about a 4 minute commute. I work at a small community hospital and it's literally about 1 mile up the road. In cold weather, I don't even bother turning the heat on, because it never heats up the car in time.

same here it takes me about 5 mins to get to work.

Pepperlady · Jan 10, 2009

Driving to work is about a 7 - 12 minute drive depending on traffic and lights.

On my bike, its about 23 minutes due to the large hill just before the hospital

NursingAgainstdaOdds · Jan 10, 2009

I'm currently working a job w/ a 30 minute commute ... often a 45 minute commute in winter d/t snow. I just took a new job with a 1 hr commute, a lot of it on back roads, but the increase in salary and better working conditions makes it worth it. We'll move over that way more when the lease is up, until then, I'll be commuting. My current positions is 12h days, my new one is 8h nights. Can't wait!