Holiday Shifts in Nursing

Holiday rotation, premium pay, family negotiations.

Hospitals work holidays. Most nurses rotate.

Rotation

Christmas/Thanksgiving typically half-and-half (half nurses work each). Some hospitals annual rotation.

Premium pay

Time-and-a-half typical for holiday worked.

Family

Negotiate. Trade with co-workers. Eventually you become senior enough to choose.

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