Night shift alterative hours poll

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  1. Night shift alterative hours

    • 28
      10pm-6am. Work 4 days a week but, paid like 5 days.
    • 11
      4pm-430am
    • 8
      5pm-530am
    • 9
      6pm-630am
    • 30
      I'll keep 7pm-730am

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For those who work nights currently or have worked nights at some point do you want different hours? Working 7p-730am is tough on sleep and can be difficult on your personal life. I really feel for those working 8pm-830am.

What would be better for night shift workers. Day people still benefit regardless of the change.

4pm-430am

5pm-530am

6pm-630am

10-6am 4 days a week but paid like 5.

I'll keep 7pm-730am

Specializes in ICU.
"Day people still benefit regardless of the change. " The day shift VS: night shift attitude needs to go. It's a 24/7 job.

My comment was not to be taken negatively as a day versus nights. This poll is not about that. Please refrain from taking this thread down that road. I was just simply stating Day shift still benefits working days. That is it. There is not hidden sarcastic message in that.

I am actually a Day nurse not nights. I have worked nights to help out and once for a year. As a day RN. I would love working 5am-530pm. I think mothers and fathers who cook would like that as well.

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I work 11-7:30 5 days a week as a 1.0 I actually kind of like it, but I really just like doing night shift. I spend my nights off reading and school work so I just live on that schedule. I should go to bed soon so I sleep for work, though.

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Specializes in Medicine.

If I had to choose I would do 4 pm-4:30 am simply because I wouldn't be travelling with any traffic on my way home. I work both days and nights at my job. We to 7-7 shifts. Whenever I work nights and start returning home at 7 am it takes me around an hour or more to get home in the direction I'm headed. However when working days and returning home at 7 pm it takes me around half an hour.

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When I went to another area of the hospital, I left the 3 12's schedule for 4 days a week, a mix of 8 and 12s. I miss some things about nights - days are very hectic, keeping track of all the meals and just way more people...I'm getting used to that. I do not miss centering my life around sleep like I had to on nights. It dominated my life for almost two years. I think I sleep better at night than I do during the day. I don't miss getting two hours of crummy sleep only to be woken up by a lawnmower or the doorbell.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I think in general, night shifters would like to get to bed as soon as possible, preferably before the sun comes up, the bigger question is how many day shifters would want to start at 3 AM?

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Specializes in ICU.
I think in general, night shifters would like to get to bed as soon as possible, preferably before the sun comes up, the bigger question is how many day shifters would want to start at 3 AM?

As a day shift nurse I think it's fair. The night would be sort of split to some degree. Day shift nurse gets to sleep during most of the night enjoying their significant other. Night shift nurse gets to sleep when it is actually still dark at night and gets to enjoy their significant other. Maybe help ease the difficulty of sleeping during sunrise.

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I work dayshift but I would love 11a-11p. Too bad you don't work where I work. We could "team up"!

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

I have worked every shift. Starting from 7am to every hour after that to 7pm. After 3pm, it really doesn't matter, your sleep still sucks but at least you are out a little earlier and can swing to day shift following a stretch on easier.

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Specializes in psych.

I work the 8p-8a and I don't mind it too much. My husband works overnights, so it works out for us. :)

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I work 11p-730am. Hate it. Wish it was at least 10-6:30 so I'd get home in that overlap between when my husband leaves for work.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

Back in the day (1970s-1080+)..... I loved working nights, even when they were 8 hr shifts, more automy, and the differential...... Now at almost 68yr/age, I would not mind nights, if, and ....that is a BIG IF, I had no family.....

grateful for for my physician office hours, with very liberal holiday time off....

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Specializes in Critical care.

I don't think day shift gets the benefit of working days if they are coming in at 3-4am. I work day shift 7a-7:30p and shift up to work 3a-3:30p when it's needed without a problem, however it's not something I do more than a few shifts a schedule. When working at 3am I'm in bed between 6-7pm, so I lose a big part of my day. I lost my entire Friday night since I was already in bed when my friends and coworkers were just getting off work. I'm happy to do it occasionally to help my unit out, but it's not a shift I would voluntarily sign up for for 100% of my shifts. I'd rather just work nights and get the benefit of the shift differential for the entire shift.

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