4-hour shifts--Anyone done them or doing them now?

[dianacs]

I know of at least a couple of hospitals in my area that offer them. How is it working out where you're at? Are there set schedules for 4-hr shifts or is it on a PRN basis? Are these highly coveted positions? I was surprised to see this, especially since there seems to be such a push to have the 12-hr shifts.

[psychonurse]

I am doing 3-12 hour shifts and one 4 hour to get in my 40hours/week. I like them cause I just go in and help out where I am needed, like in the clinic or whatever the suits want me to do. I don't think that I would like them if I had more than 30 minutes to drive for them but I like them anyway...sometimes if another nurse has the 4 hours after me wants to do a trade then we do a time trade for 8 hours one week and then have the day off the next week. Works well that way.