Re:Report: 90% of nurses considering leaving the profession ...
by jonlucc on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @05:34PM
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> 3 or 4 12 hour shifts a week is normal for salaried nurses. $5200/wk isn't. It's over double.
It's a normal shift schedule, and they pay travel nurses much more than staff nurses to work the same shift schedule. These are typically 3 month contracts, but not always.
> I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Yes, it may be a full week of 12 hour shifts, but it's still a much higher pay. And if you get the next week off, it's a fantastic deal.
I don't disagree, but a lot of people do not want to work (or feel like they can't provide good care for) 12 hours every day for a week.
> The $5200/wk rate is more likely 3 or 4 12-hour shifts
3 or 4 12 hour shifts a week is normal for salaried nurses. $5200/wk isn't. It's over double.
> which pay outrageously but often require a full week of 12-hour shifts or something similar with the expectation the nurse will only do one week then recover.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Yes, it may be a full week of 12 hour shifts, but it's still a much higher pay. And if you get the next week off, it's a fantastic deal.
For context, pre-pandemic, I knew a nurse who often would do this schedule for her salaried job - she requested it as she liked having a full week off.
What I mentioned elsewhere: Travel nurses have a lot more control over the contracts they take. They can work fewer hours per year and still make significantly more. They may have stretches of long hours in a given contract, but annually they work less.