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Originally Posted by Dasher0928
About 20 years ago, the nursing shift moved from 8 hours to 12 hours. This essentially reduced matured nurses from the work force. Part time and contingent positions are very rare. There is a lot of gold not being mined in the nursing field. Sad.
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Not true----most hospitals have both 8 and 12 hour nursing shifts. Some nurses have a preference for one or the other, and it has nothing to do with age. We had one nurse on a surgical floor who was 70 years old and always opted for the 12 hour shifts so she could spend more time with her grandchildren. Also, a lot of "mature" nurses have advanced from direct patient care to administrative positions, or continued on to nurse practitioner, or went to ancillary jobs such as pharmaceutical rep or phone advice for insurers.