Nurses Are Begging People To Stop Saying These 7 Incredibly Rude Phrases To Them

Yes, it’s true most nurses work three days a week ― however, the shifts are longer than your standard 9-to-5. 

“Those ‘three days’ are often 12- to 14-hour shifts on their feet and this statement overlooks the long days and physically demanding nature of these shifts,” Dunne said. “Plus, nurses are also often faced with shifts on weekends, nights and holidays, which, to many, are undesirable.”

Many people simply don’t understand the realities of a nurse’s schedule or know the physical and emotional demands of those long shifts.