Nurses: How Do They Do It?

NURSES: HOW DO 4 THEY DO IT? How do nurses balance work, family, going back to school & personal well being? | NURSES CAN BE STRETCHED THIN Nurses work longer than their shift length 19% Nurses avg. 81% 6.7 hrs. of sleep of nurses work two or more jobs for multiple employers of the time on the days that they work Donly 6% of that time is a mandate 49, minutes: the avg, amount of time worked over scheduled hours EFLEXIBILITY ALLOWS NURSES TO CREATE BALANCE Career options: school, researcher, or educator Scheduling flexibility Shift lengths 5%- in nursing care facilities :-12 hr. 3% in employment facilities 10 hr. 5% in home care 8 hr. 8% in physician's offices longer shifts allow nurses to work fewer days in a week -4 hr. --- 56% of all RN's work in hospitals shifts becoming more prevalent as baby boomers age 29% in government, NGO, and EDU positions The mean age of a nurse in the U.S is 47.3 years old In New York, 75.5% of nurses are age 40 (or older) and nearly, 31% of nurses are age 55 Pick your shift 5, Every weekend plan with benefit option (EWP) Flexible schedule plan in lieu of be Casual Status Float Pool Shared Positions efts (FSP) Used to supplement regularly scheduled staff Nurses have the Work without benefits at a higher rate of pay Two nurses work together to share one full-time Work every weekend opportunity to float between networked hospitals These nurses often These nurses are often required to work at least two shifts in a four-week schedule position The length of the shift may vary depending on the unit's needs receive a higher rate of pay SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS HELP NURSES COPE O 2nd most popular reason for Nursing job satisfaction: 76% are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" second only to "caring for patients and making a with their jobs : of nurses "Colleagues, working relationships and team collaboration' difference" of all Registered Nurses Over free continued education courses are 650 offered from most hospital employers 24%are members of the forum allnurses.com 11% of RNs have earned Master's degrees PRESENTED BY: Sources: http://allnurses.com/ http://www.wha.org/toolkit/fatigue.pdf http://www.minoritynurse.com/minority-nursing-statistics http://www.nurse-schools-online.com/Images/charts/Where%20Nurses%20Work.jpg http://www.hanys.org/workforce/reports/2010-06-07_nurse_survey_results_2010.pdf http://wrww.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/164537/nursestrendsreport_ebookoi13 Irpdf http://www.healtheast.org/careers/careers-at-healtheast/nursing-careers/m-scheduling-options.html BestNursingMasters.com N NOWSOURCING