Anybody here think that 13-hour clinicals are just too bleeping long?
I know 12-hour shifts are becoming a norm in nursing - but I find 13-hour clinicals to be soul-, body-, and mind-draining.
(And I state this with the understanding that the nature of clinicals is different from real-world nursing, in that one is always in a state of some degree of befuddlement in clinicals, since the facility is different during each rotation, and you're basically always in "newbie" mode.)
Anybody here think that 13-hour clinicals are just too bleeping long?
I know 12-hour shifts are becoming a norm in nursing - but I find 13-hour clinicals to be soul-, body-, and mind-draining.
(And I state this with the understanding that the nature of clinicals is different from real-world nursing, in that one is always in a state of some degree of befuddlement in clinicals, since the facility is different during each rotation, and you're basically always in "newbie" mode.)
All of my clinicals were 12-13 hrs. At first it really wiped me out but you get used to it. And towards the end, during my final preceptorship, it was actually no big deal. Now I love 12 hr shifts because I only work 3 days a week! The other 4 I get to hang out by the pool and be a bum. It's great!
HikingNinja, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP
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All of my clinicals were 12-13 hrs. At first it really wiped me out but you get used to it. And towards the end, during my final preceptorship, it was actually no big deal. Now I love 12 hr shifts because I only work 3 days a week! The other 4 I get to hang out by the pool and be a bum. It's great!
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