How many hours would you work?

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If you needed to work only 8 hours a week in order to make ends meet, how many hours per week would you choose to work?

Specializes in NICU.
I would only work the 8 hours per week if I could get away with it. As much as I am fond of nursing, I would rather not deal with the workplace politics, pushy nurse managers, abusive family members, stress, and other aspects that interfere with basic care.

I agree with the above....the politics of nursing gets under my skin at times and even though I love what I do, I am thankful for my time off and would work less if given the chance....just to keep my sanity LOL. I work out of necessity and would love to be able to say I work just because I love helping people, but that simply isn't the entire truth....it comes down to having to pay the bills each month and this is how it gets done.

If it would get the job done to work only 8 hrs a week I would do it in a hot minute....think about all the other good things I could do in the meantime? Volunteer, take mission trips, work on our house....etc

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Probably 16 or 24. I don't want to just make ends meet. I'd like to start a nest egg. Besides, I'd probably get bored sitting around by myself. I'm a bookstore addict so I'd need to work more to support my habit.

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Specializes in Psych, substance abuse, MR-DD.

20 sounds good to me

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Really, my dream is to do what Steph does. Volunteer my skills and time in other places in the world. Working for money is great and all----but that would fulfill me. IF I were in the position financially and my kids were grown, that is what I would prefer spending my time doing.

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I would commit to 8 hours then work prn depending on what I wanted to do and save the money for say a vacation ....then i could just schedule the vacation and take all the time off I needed i.e. I could then take 1 pto day and have 13 days off.

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I think I'd still work 40 hours a week. I enjoy what I do and I'd get bored if I had to much time off.:trout: .

If you needed to work only 8 hours a week in order to make ends meet, how many hours per week would you choose to work?

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I chose nursing because of the love first, the money part comes last. So I will certainly work more than 8 hours, maybe 8hr shift x 3. If I don't need the money, then I would volunteer or take the money and donate it.

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ideally, 16 hrs should be the max (according to the handbook my nursing school gave us)

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Me too - I don't just want to make ends meet.

It would depend on whether I could still get medical insurance, since that is really the only reason I'm working.

And it would depend on how well my husband was doing financially.

But I'd work as little as possible.

steph

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Specializes in Peds,ER, Management, Critical Care.

I don't need to work now but choose to work at least 36 hrs a week. I love what I do.

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Specializes in home health, peds, case management.

no question....8 hours. after 14 years of working 30+ hours/week, i'm ready for a break!!!

work to live, don't live to work!!!

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I would work 12-24 hours per week. That 3rd 12 just seem like too much some weeks. 8 hour shifts seem so short when you are used to a 12. My ultimate goal is to be able to work PRN "when I grow up".

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