Is being a nurse a 9-5 job?

Question

I know that for some medical professions, they use call ins. i know some of them get calls in the middle of the night to go to work. is that how it is for nursing?

Answer 1

Nursing is most definitely NOT a 9-5 job! The usual hospital/nursing home shifts are: 7 AM -3 PM, Swing shift is 3PM - 11PM, and Graveyard shift is 11 PM - 7 AM.

True, some nurses get called in to work, although usually on their day off or some facilities require staff to cover someone who calls in sick once a month so that way it rotates between staff and the same one is not always getting stuck with it, as in the the newest nurse.

Also some facilities allow you to work 3 twelve hour days(ICU is a good example) and are off four days, in this case if you want overtime then you're available, but if do not desire the extra work, as you have worked your "work week" already you do no have to accept.

Now your 9-5'ers are usually either in Physician offices or Nursing supervisors, but even the Nurse Supers usually are on the floor by the same time the shift starts.

Also your "dedicated" nurses are still there after the following shift has started, finishing paperwork, doing follow-up with patients/residents that they have not had the chance to see d/t emergencies or other problems that had arisen on the unit. If they manage to get "out the door" on time it is usually considered a small miracle.

Answer 2

Depends on which country you are from.

But i think being called in the middle of the night is less likely, unless you are on night shift, the hospital definitely have other nurses to work on night shift.

Yes, Nursing is a 9-5job.. but sometimes you start later, end later.. or start earlier, end earlier...

Nursing is a good job, in some countries nurses are treated even better than the doctors. I personally think nurses are to be respected because the are the ones who spend more time with the patient and helping them.

Answer 3

Probably.. However for a nurse to be called at the middle of the night for emergency is rare, although she may be scheduled to work in the night shift . But my dear this is normal in our contemporary life and you will get accustomed and cope very well.. If you want to be a nurse, go on do not hesitate to perform such humanitarian job and more over probably you will be well paid.

Answer 4

It depends on which department you're working in. Nurses normally work in rotating shifts and each shift is normally 8 hours in many hospitals. The one you described as 'call-ins' are normally for nurses who work in Operational Theater, in cath labs, and other invasive procedural departments where they handle acute or emergency operated patients. People get sick all the time; so nurses are always there to help patients. Shift work normally starts as early as 7am-3pm; 3pm-11pm; and 11pm-7am. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

It depends on what area of nursing you are in. OR nurses are on call, as are recovery room nurses, cath lab nurses, specials nurses and others. Most of the floor nurses have set shifts but can be called if someone is sick, but that is more of a voluntary thing. They usually don't HAVE to go to work.

Answer 6

Sorry honey but nurses can have rotating shifts and it can be very tiring. especially when a hospital puts u on duty for 18 hrs straight. Time for me to hit the bed. Yawn.

Answer 7

Nursing usually is based on a 12 hour shift. You usually can chose which shift that you want to work. They are normally 7am to 7pm, 11am to 11pm, and 7pm to 7am. At least that is how it has been everywhere that my sister has worked, she is a nurse.

Answer 8

Well people dont get sick 9 to 5.

Answer 9

add 4 more hours on to that...