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if you are a nurse or know nurses, do you / they feel sore after each shift? (linux.community)

submitted 2 months ago by eli04@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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a normal shift to me means not having a 30 minute pause, but being constantly moving. If you are lucky, you can pause for 3 minutes and drink coffee or juice when nobody is looking.

I finish every shift with sore muscles. Am I the only one?

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[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How long is a normal shift?

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Shifts are generally 12 hours. However, it's pretty common to have a case come in at 11:30, and one is on that case till it's done. So 13-14 hour shifts are not uncommon.

[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why healthcare has to be like this. I could single out the USA for labour practices but it seems like this is common throughout the industry, at least in the west. Ireland for example.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 2 points 2 months ago

I have my own clinic. I work 6 hour shifts. Healthcare doesn't have to be like this.