What are your hours per week, 36 or 40? How many nurses do you have on your unit and how many beds do you have?
We have 30 nurses with 40 beds and are told we have to work 40 hours b/c of coverage issues. We also utilize float pool and agency nurses if needed. We want to work 36 hours (3-12's) but mgmt. doesn't seem to think it's feasible. We are also hiring.
I seem to think nurses don't stay b/c of the hours, most want 3-12's, but who knows. Some actually said they are leaving for that reason, and I'm sure more will follow. They dont seem to stay very long on our floor and it's not b/c of the people/staff. It's a great floor to work on but the hours SUCK!!
Any ideas or feedback on how to get mgmt to look into a 36 hour work week would be great.
I am hired to work 36 hrs. a week with one on call shift a month. we are sooo short staffed that we're encouraged to work as much OT as we can. We even get $$ bonuses for each hour of OT worked
Specializes in med-surg 5 years geriatrics 12 years.
Work 7a-7p Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 36 hrs and get paid 40. Good most of the time but if I am late or work over, the first 40 hrs are free for facility. And now that I am 21 ++++ the 12 hrs kick my tail. 8 hr shifts are starting to sound good to me.
I have worked a year doing 5 eights with every other weekend off. The split days off kill me. I am switching to 3 twelves and can't wait for it to happen.
Three 12's - although they often turn into 13. Paid only for hours worked. Usually don't get lunch, but get docked for it.
I used to work office for 5 8's which would turn into 9's. I felt like I was in jail. I was just as tired after an 8 as I am after a 12, so the day was shot either way.
Specializes in Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care.
Currently, I work 24 hour shifts (average 56 hours week!). Yeah!!!
But, I worked 8's 12's and 16's when I worked in the hospital. Give me 12's. 8's fly by. I will note that 3 days a week is sweet. Contributes to continuity of care (I remember an article about this not long ago - not sure if it was critical acre nurse, but - I'll look and see if I can locate it), less folks involved in patient report (handing off is a big Patient Safety issue now!) Nurse satisfaction is important too - facilities that fail to recognize that happy nurses are important to everything will be doomed!!!
Working 5 days week is misery. Add the weekend and you get M-Th, off F, work S-Sn, Off M, work T-F , Off S-Sn, and repeat - Yuck!!! Not me.
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I am hired to work 36 hrs. a week with one on call shift a month. we are sooo short staffed that we're encouraged to work as much OT as we can. We even get $$ bonuses for each hour of OT worked