Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

Nurses General Nursing

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  1. Eight or twelve hour Shifts

    • 41
      I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have no experience
    • 81
      I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have no experience
    • 54
      I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have less than 5 years experience
    • 186
      I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have less than 5 years experience
    • 49
      I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have 5 - 10 years experience
    • 78
      I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have more than 5 - 10 years experience
    • 43
      I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have 10 - 20 years experience
    • 90
      I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 10 - 20 years experience
    • 100
      I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have more than 20 years experience
    • 90
      I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have more than 20 years experience

812 members have participated

Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.

If you are a nurse (RN/LPN/NA) currently employed in an acute care environment, please participate by selecting one answer that describes you best:

I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have no nursing experience

I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have no nursing experience

I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have 5 or less years experience

I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 5 or less years experience

I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have at least 5 - 10 years experience

I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have at least 5 - 10 years experience

I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have 10 - 20 years experience

I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 10 - 20 years experience

I prefer 8 hour shifts and I have more than 20 years experience

I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have more than 20 years experience

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I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 5 or less years experience

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.
I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 5 or less years experience

Thank you FoxFour, the data screen is now up - could you vote again? Appreciate it!

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.

Thanks for the responses - keep them coming. There is a hypothesis behind this poll, but I do not want to influence voting:)

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.

:welcome: Hello great job! Keep em coming. I am curious about something - 48 views and only 10 votes? I wonder why this is? Have a great day!

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.

bumping up for attention. Please Vote.

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i think that i would prefer 12hrs but i have no experience so i dont know that is the thing that i would really want.

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.

ACES thanks for the feedback. Please keep voting!

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Won't touch anything if it is not 12 hour shifts.

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

I prefer two to three 12's dayshift per week because I like having the days off in between or all together.

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Specializes in Research, ED, Critical Care.
Thank you for all the replies. Great job! Why do you think 188 people have viewed the poll, but only 44 have voted?
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Specializes in OR, MS, Neuro, UC.

I actually work 4 "10's" and this works for me! love that extra day off!!!:nurse:

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