Modernfallout20

Modernfallout20 t1_j221zx8 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:14 AM

Reply to comment by DickButtDO in How do shifts work on really long medical operations? by TerjiD

The only hospital I ever worked at certainly did, but it was out of necessity due to staffing issues.

Modernfallout20 t1_j1zm6jx wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Reply to comment by bananaforsteve in How do shifts work on really long medical operations? by TerjiD

They don't do that. Maybe catch a 15-30min nap at most but surgeons and surgical techs/nurses can work 24-36hrs consecutively without sleeping. They shouldn't, but they can and do.