Does 12 hr shifter work less than 8 hr shifter?

Just curious is someone who works three 12 hours actually work less hours in a year than someone who works five 8 hours?
If you're referring to three 12's per week vs five 8's per week, then yes, the person working 12 hour shifts works fewer hours per year assuming similar missed break and excess of shift times. (36 hours/week vs 40 hours/week).

Since it's a simple math equation (36 is less than 40, so 3 shifts are less hours than 5)......why are you really asking the question?

We commute a lot less too. When I worked 5 days a week, a half hour each way, there went a whole lot of time sitting in the car and walking the rest of the way.

The hours worked don't matter as much as the pay per hour. Nurses are still considered full time with a 36 hour a week job. 1. Don't forget to count lunch break, which is 30 minutes. So it's actually 37.5 hours if you were to clock out on the dot after 12.5 hours. 2. And then count all those times nurses stay a bit late to finish the charting so now you are working 39 hours if you stay 30 minutes to chart, or to stay a bit late to help out with some unexpected event like a poop blowout or code. 3. Don't forget to add those hours for staff meetings and continuing education, which you also get paid for. PALS takes all day every other year. Annual education takes about 1/2 day, and monthly staff meetings are 30-60 minutes. Those quarterly on-line modules also count for pay. It comes pretty close to 40 hours a week. Not quite, but pretty close.

Oh dear. Are you really asking this question?3x12 = 36 hours5x8 = 40 hoursThat is why 5 8s is a 1.0 FTE and 3 12s is a 0.9.

Quote from anon456The hours worked don't matter as much as the pay per hour. Nurses are still considered full time with a 36 hour a week job. 1. Don't forget to count lunch break, which is 30 minutes. So it's actually 37.5 hours if you were to clock out on the dot after 12.5 hours. 2. And then count all those times nurses stay a bit late to finish the charting so now you are working 39 hours if you stay 30 minutes to chart, or to stay a bit late to help out with some unexpected event like a poop blowout or code. 3. Don't forget to add those hours for staff meetings and continuing education, which you also get paid for. PALS takes all day every other year. Annual education takes about 1/2 day, and monthly staff meetings are 30-60 minutes. Those quarterly on-line modules also count for pay. It comes pretty close to 40 hours a week. Not quite, but pretty close.

Just curious is someone who works three 12 hours actually work less hours in a year than someone who works five 8 hours?

Where i work every other week you work an extra shift so it works out the same in the end.

Quote from anon456The hours worked don't matter as much as the pay per hour. Nurses are still considered full time with a 36 hour a week job.

Where I worked we were required to work seven 12 hour shifts in a two week period, which works out to a minimum of 84 hours/2 weeks.