12 hour hospital shifts vs 8 hour nsg home?

[jenny2011]

So I currently work at a hospital as a weekend option nurse, so I work every sat & sun plus one day during the week for 13 hours each day. I enjoy working weekends but it can be a huge headache when birthdays & events come up (thats why we get paid more, I know), plus I have a toddler & its always frustrating trying to find a sitter on the weekends (he goes to daycare the 1 day during the week I work) but I always do get a sitter. So I recently interviewed for a position at a nursing home, its for a education nurse position. Therefore, I would work 8 hours per day, mon-fri, no holidays, but be on-call every 6th weekend. Its obviously less money but not that much less. But, i could stop relying on a sitter every weekend & put him in daycare mon-fri. I guess I'm asking does the nsg home job sound better to you all vs 13 hour every weekend hospital job? Btw, I've been an RN for 3.5 years in a hospital setting working as charge nurse on the weekends. Any advice?

[firstinfamily, RN]

For me the biggest difference between acute and ltc is professionalism. The LTC facilities I worked in just always seemed to have the contention between RNs and LPNs. I really do not understand why, when I was a new RN the LPNs were in the specialty units in the hospitals and I truly have a lot of respect for LPNs. Also the LTC patients do not really get better, they are there until death. I kind of like to be in an environment where my patients are improving. However, the opportunity to get into a higher position is better over=all for your career. The LTC facilities are having to step up their game and being the one responsible for the education of nurses is a huge responsibility. If you are ready to grow like this then I would say "go for it!" If it works out better for your family all the more to do it. Congratulations!!