I dated a nurse many years ago and knew well the holiday rules and other rules about illness. I have asked health care workers in all aspects, except MDs-that study was done by Szymczak et al 2015 and was reported in JAMA. I ask 15 questions developed from the literature (mostly Scandanavian) and interviews with nurses. I am interested in the dynamics of the behavior. I hope I can use my findings to argue/pursuade on behalf of HCWs for better absence practices, developing a cadre of nurses who can rotate in (those who wish to work per diem as my one colleague does now-partially retired.