Holiday Rotation

[ACKNOW]

Can anyone give me insight into how hospital based NPs schedule or rotate their schedules on major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years)??

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Much depends on where you work and in what specialty. I work in a large nephrology practice with a total of 7 mid-levels: 3 PAs, 3 FNPs and me (CNS). We just rotate the holidays. However, the way it goes is that you work the weekend around the holiday too. For instance, this year, I have the dreaded Thanksgiving holiday which means I work Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun - all at hospitals 55 miles away....and believe me this holiday is busy!