jwolfy

We have a low census/leave early list for our nurses. There are always nurses wanting to go home with or without pay, it is up to the nurse. But I have a concern and am curious what other facilities do. We have 3 shifts, 0530-1800, 0700-1930, and 0800-2030. The early shift has double the staff because more surgeries are scheduled in the am, averaging 10 nurses in the am, and 5 nurses in the evening. If one of the evening nurses places there name on the list before an early nurse, they should have priority on leaving first, right? But our early shifters get to leave before our evening shifters because there are more of them. My evening nurses and myself included feel we get the shaft because we work the late shift and we never get to leave early. Anyone have any suggestions or what does your institution do?