What's considered Full-Time where you are?

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Hello!

I just officially graduated yesterday! I just accepted a job as a full-time staff RN. The offer was full-time at 32 hours a week. In my past life (2nd career here) I worked full-time at 40+ hours a week, so originally I assumed I would be working 40 hours a week as a nurse. So with that being said, does anyone here work 40 hours a week or more? The nurse manager on the unit that I am working on said that I can easily pick up extra shifts if I want to work 40 hours. (Which, to financially recover from student loans, isn't a bad idea for me). But she also mentioned that not a lot of nurses work 40hours a week because they find it exhausting.

Does anyone here work 40 hours a week and find that to be exhausting? I will be working swings, 3-11.

Thanks!

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Most of us actually work 40 hours for a full-time week.

I actually work 48 hours per week most weeks. :)

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You are very lucky that they will pay you full-time benefits for just working 32.

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Specializes in ER.

36 or 40 where I work, depends if you work 12 hour shifts or not...Personally I work 12's so at 36 hours per week, I am considered full time with full time benefits...for those that don't work 12's they do 8 hour shifts but have to work 40 hours to be considered full time...

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At my hospital anything over 32 hours is full-time. I work 36 hours per week on average.

FWIW - Yes, I do find 36 hours to be exhausting. Then again, I have small children, so I am "on" 24/7 whether I am at work or not! :)

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

0.9 FTE or 3-12 hour shifts/week.

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.

36 hours a week.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.
Hello!

I just officially graduated yesterday! I just accepted a job as a full-time staff RN. The offer was full-time at 32 hours a week. In my past life (2nd career here) I worked full-time at 40+ hours a week, so originally I assumed I would be working 40 hours a week as a nurse. So with that being said, does anyone here work 40 hours a week or more? The nurse manager on the unit that I am working on said that I can easily pick up extra shifts if I want to work 40 hours. (Which, to financially recover from student loans, isn't a bad idea for me). But she also mentioned that not a lot of nurses work 40hours a week because they find it exhausting.

Does anyone here work 40 hours a week and find that to be exhausting? I will be working swings, 3-11.

Thanks!

32 hours a week is considered fulltime where I work.

Kelly

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Hello!

I just officially graduated yesterday! I just accepted a job as a full-time staff RN. The offer was full-time at 32 hours a week. In my past life (2nd career here) I worked full-time at 40+ hours a week, so originally I assumed I would be working 40 hours a week as a nurse. So with that being said, does anyone here work 40 hours a week or more? The nurse manager on the unit that I am working on said that I can easily pick up extra shifts if I want to work 40 hours. (Which, to financially recover from student loans, isn't a bad idea for me). But she also mentioned that not a lot of nurses work 40hours a week because they find it exhausting.

Does anyone here work 40 hours a week and find that to be exhausting? I will be working swings, 3-11.

Thanks!

BTW, congratulations on your graduation!!!! WTG!

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

Given that OT has become a way of life for most bedside nurses, I wonder if the logic for granting full-time status to someone working 32 hours/week is to avoid OT for the extra shift that s/he is likely to work each week.

At my last job, I cut back from 40 hrs/week to 32, and still qualified for FT benefits. I guess it is more common that I realized, and it was a Godsend when I was pregnant.

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At my hospital full time can be a .8 to 1.0 (32 to 40 hours per week) depending on the position. Employees recieve full time benefits at 32 hours and some positions are only 32 hours per week but some are 40. We pay bonus to any .8 employee who works over their fte however.

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Hi There.

I Suggest That You Work Per Diem Of 12 Hours Shifts And Also Prn In Your Work Place So Long As You Can Find A Health Insurance And Be Qualified For Food Stamps Or Other County Or State Or Federal Benefits!

Then Open Up A Nursing Agency -- Call Blue Shields Of California -- Aetna -- Healthnet -- Pacific Horizon -- Medicare -- Medical(caid)!

Use Phsycians, Pa, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Councilling, Rn, Lvn, Cna, Home Health Aid, Janitors, Administrator, Activity Director, Chef, Ceu Lecturer

If You Cannot Have Much Yet Clientelle Have A Open House And Put Signs On The Road Leading To Your Open House With Balloons

Have Also A Health Fair In Your Open House Such As Free Blood Pressure Or Pulse Or Even To Teach How To Take Temperatures Or Blood Pressure -- Of Course You Need To Have The Equipments For Them To Buy Also Have Dvd Or Video Playing On More Than One Television That Has A Dvd Or Vhs Player And Put Them On The Tables With Home Made Brochures So Long As It Is Professional -- Have A Dvd Playing Of Your Staff Doing Their Work Just Short About 10 Seconds --

Have The City Mayor As Your Guest Or A Leader Known In The City

Have A Sign Up For Future Patients Or Future Employees

So Have Salesperson Handy

Have Free Candies Such As Lolly Pops Or Hard Candy Or Even Cheap Chocolate Or Have Cookies That Are Cheap -- Call Your Church Ladies And Have Them Donate Cookies Or Your Relatives Donate Pens And 3 X 5 Cards Or The Candies

Have Disposable Camera And Take Pictures There Is Now Disposable That Is Digital So You Can Work With Your Pc And Print Pix For Your Guests

Have A Newspaper Reporter And Do Coverage

Invite Also Television If You Can

Have Your Staff That Day On Your Open House In Nice Print Uniforms With Name Tags But Not The Office Staff They Need To Wear Office Clothes With Name Tags

You Just Shake Hands And Talk To Your Guest And Let Your Staff Work And Also If You Can Visit The Tables And See If You Can Talk To Guests And Shake Their Hands And Direct Them What Is On That Table -- Try To Spot Investors -- And Give Them Your Business Cards And Take Their Name And Phone Number And Make Appointment To See Them Make It Conference Style

Good Luck

Mabuhay!

Kathy

Kpop

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