why so many 12 hour shifts?

[direw0lf]

So I have about a week left of winter break, and was just looking at jobs at a hospital. And for registered nurses, they had only 12 hour shifts - and many of them.

Then there were available for registered nurse II (it wrote the II means must have 2 years experience) for the 8 hour shifts.

What is the reasoning for the 12 hour shift preference with many hospitals? Don't the accident rates go up? Do nurses prefer 12 hour shifts?

[Emergent, RN]

Just imagine yourself looking at a staffing spreadsheet. What is simpler, piecing together three shifts per day, or two? Or even worse, what about a mix of 8s and 12s like it used to be?

Continuity of care is another factor, plus less overtime.

Nursing is not for those lacking in stamina. People need to know that before entering the field.