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Ns, LPNs, and NPs work- ing in hospitals, long- term care, and home care were most likely to work nights and week-
ends, while those who work in outpa- tient centers and clinics more often kept to regular business hours. Only about 11% of nurses who re- sponded to the survey worked night shifts, and 4% covered the evening hours only. Even units that operate 24 hours per day in hospitals and long-term care centers typically re- duced their number of staff at night. LPNs tended to have less flexibility in their schedule and were more likely to work nights, evenings, and longer shifts. Nurses in hospitals and long-term care were more likely to have night shift and weekend re- quirements, while those in clinics and outpatient centers said they’d have an easier time finding weekday shifts. “What do you like most and least about working the day shift?” “The best [is] when everything is go- ing smoothly, [you] can go home on time. The worst is when they keep on adding cases with limited staffing. Not sure if you can go home on time [when there’s] nobody to relieve you.” Another said that they loved getting to help patients during personal care and mealtimes, but that the “worst part is that it can be so busy trying to get everything accomplished.”
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