Becker's Healthcare July 28, 2022
Pre-pandemic, it wasn’t uncommon for hospital nurses to have side gigs on their days off, be it paid or volunteer work.
“Because of the way their [schedules] are set up, they have always felt compelled to do something else,” said Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, RN, referring to the typical three 12-hour shift weekly schedule for a nurse in the hospital setting. Dr. Leary is the director of nursing programs at the American Nurses Association and former chief nursing officer at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Cheverly.
During her time as a CNO before the pandemic, Dr. Leary would make rounds to check in with nurses in the intensive care unit.
“That’s when I started...
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