Hi,
This is my first post on AllNurses, but I have been reading the Forums for about two years now.
I am going to graduate from Nursing School this May, and the hospital that I am interested in has a 7/70 schedule for nurses in most departments.
They work seven 10 hour days and then have 7 days off. No on-call and they don't rotate shifts.
Does anyone have experience working this schedule? I would be interested in pros and cons.
Do you feel that working 70 hours in one week compromises patient safety and increases the risk of errors?
How nice is it to have 7 days off in a row?
Thank you in advance for your input.
