Will you recommend day jobs with < 12 hr shifts?

[mtnNurse., BSN]

I have three years experience in the hospital, in a Medical-Surgical staffing pool where I worked in over ten different departments. I liked everything related to my job except for the staffing ratio, exhausting long shifts, lack of guaranteed lunch breaks, and high stress. I enjoyed the work of caring for patients, educating patients, administering medications and blood, starting IVs, wound care, tube feedings, inserting catheters, monitoring lab values, and most of the multitude of other work that comes with the position I had. What I hated the most was caring for more patients than I thought I could safely care for (5 was too many unless they were 5 easy ones, and 4 very hard ones were even too many). I also hated having to restrain patients who might hurt themselves or others.

I'm looking for a part-time nursing job. My ideal nursing job would be part-time (or PRN) and would have: less than 12 hours day shifts; no weekends; no holidays; a more reasonable load of patients; guaranteed lunch breaks. I understand I probably won't find my dream job. But do you have any recommendations for anything that might have at least some of what I'm looking for? Thanks for any advice!

[Nurse Beth, MSN]

Wound care, Cardiac Rehab and Palliative care nurses both typically work M-Fri and you would still have patient contact. Cath Lab, Endoscopy, Interventional Radiology, PACU....would probably include some on-call time.

There's outpatient surgery centers, home health, and infusion care if you are willing to leave acute care. Best wishes