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Re:First-year doctors will be allowed to work 24-hour shifts... by Asooka on Friday March 10, 2017 @02:08PM (#13841112)
But if you do 80 hour weeks and 24 hour shifts, then you will end up doing Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, so you have two 24 hour shifts back to back, resulting in a 48 hour shift? Is that correct? Or do you do 4 days one week and 3 days the other? Do you get to nap during your shift?
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Re:First-year doctors will be allowed to work 24-hour shifts... by carbocation on Friday March 10, 2017 @06:58PM (#13843199)
The rule is no more than 80 hours per week averaged over a 4 week period, so some weeks you pull more, others less. Not every block requires 80 hours/week. Generally though, 24h shifts are placed into your schedule ("call day"), and other days you work a usual/shorter shift.
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