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My mom was a RN (Registered Nurse) for 30+ years. She quit doing what most people think of as "being a nurse" about 10-15 years ago and switched to related work (home checkups, teaching, medical billing, etc.) because of how stressful and demanding working the floor in a hospital was.

Last year she retired from the profession entirely, a few years ahead of "normal retirement age", and now she works part-time at a local farm/fruit stand. The main things that drove her to retire early was management insisting on 12 hour shifts and not hiring enough staff.




12 hour shifts have long been the standard for nurses in a hospital setting. A full-time hospital nurse usually works 3 12 hour shifts in a week.


Yes, you're right, and there are some reasonable arguments for it. But I'm not convinced that it's the optimal solution for all situations.

I my mom's case, she was mostly doing paperwork, so many of the arguments weren't as applicable. She had done 8 or 10 hour shifts for a while and found that she really preferred it (and was staying on top of her work), but then a different manager was brought in that forced everyone back onto the "standard" 12 hour shifts.




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