Med/Surg Night Shift Poll

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  1. How long before you were able to get a day shift Med/Surg position?

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      I managed to get hired this way right out of school!
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      1-6 months
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      6 months-1 year
    • 1
      1 year-2 years
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      2-3 years

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Oncology, Urology.

For those of you working Med/Surg who would prefer days, how long did it take for you to get a day shift position at your hospital? I've heard it's easier in this role than in others and I'm hoping that's the case!

PS, it wouldn't let me add more than 5 poll options. If your case was longer than 3 years, please leave a comment!

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I worked for exactly 12 months before being able to transfer to days. I was an exception on my unit though: most people had to wait an average of 3 years (there was a lot of people retiring when I was hired to the turn over was unusual).

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Specializes in 8 years Telemetry/Med Surg, 5 years Stepdown/PCU.

I worked night shift for 3 years as a new grad. I only went to day shift because I had a baby. But the average wait was 2 years. I prefer nights. Day shift is way too busy on med surg

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