2006-08-26 13:00:02 · 13 answers · asked by erica5172003 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It depends on where they work. Nursing home shifts are usually eight hours long, many hospitals have gone to twelve hour shifts. I know of one hospital that has their nurses work ten hour shifts, seven days on seven days off. Many nurses that work eight hour shifts sign up to work double shifts, so they work sixteen hours. Most states have laws that say nurses are not allowed to work more than sixteen hours straight, it is unsafe safe, and they must be off at least four hours before coming back to work. Of course all of the shifts are subject to overtime if there is more to do than can be done in the allotted hours, which is often the case.
2006-08-26 13:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by lhasapal 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How Long Are Nurses Shifts
2017-01-16 09:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by haden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the hospital I work at, we do either 8 or 12 hour shifts. Sometimes we come in for 4 hours, and end up staying for longer. It varies among hospitals. The longest I have worked was 18 hours, and that was very unsafe because by hour 15 I was exhausted and more liable to make a mistake. Each state has its rules about nursing hours and requirements.
2006-08-26 23:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by kinndee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually 12 hour shifts. From 7:30 to 7:30. in most hospitals.
2006-08-26 13:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I worked it was generally either 8, 12, or 16 hour shifts it varies for facilites and how often they had a shift change.
2006-08-26 13:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lot of the time there is a shortage of nurses. they end up working a lot of overtime and sometimes even double shifts. a regular shift is 8 hours.a double is 16 hours.
2006-08-26 13:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Gino F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually either a 8 or 12 hour shift, they can work overtime which would mean overtime which would be 16 hours, or they can pick up a 4 hour shift to cover someone
2006-08-26 13:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by ricki_lain 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a nurses shift canbe anywhere from 24 hours to 48 hours sometimes longer. especially in the emergency room. if you mean like at a doctors office about 20 hours or so.
2006-08-26 13:04:05 · answer #8 · answered by Da Q 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nursing shifts are different....sometimes they are 12 hours and sometimes 8 hours....some people work a double which is 16 hours...
2006-08-26 13:06:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nurses generally have 12 hour shifts. unless they are prn. as needed.
2006-08-26 13:05:44 · answer #10 · answered by 0000000000000000000000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋