r/nursing • u/OGQueenofUSA • Jun 20 '25

Nursing Hacks 29 shifts in a row

I have a job but I sometimes try to make extra money on the side,I saw a tiktok where a nurse was working 29 shifts in a row and at the end she had a extra $14,000, a friend just got a roommate, another friend picks up PRN shifts at another hospital instead of doing over time I'm wondering what are some cool ways you guys.

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u/HauntMe1973 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Jun 20 '25

One of my coworkers works 2 full time positions at 2 different hospital. 6 shifts a week, every week.

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u/ruggergrl13 Jun 21 '25

Damn they can't just get overtime at one. If I am working that much I atleast want time and half.

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u/missminicooper LDRP-BSN RN Jun 21 '25

I have a coworker that was doing that, working 6 nights a week between 2 full time jobs. I don’t understand why she would do that and not just pick up the abundant OT we have on the unit. She could have easily worked 6 nights a week without question on our floor. We lost a bunch of staff at the same time and it took a while to get travelers to fill in the holes.

Since then she’s left us and the other job had a unit close so her position was cut.

No way I’d work 6 days a week, but especially between 2 jobs.

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u/jmanjman67 BSN, RN 🍕 Jun 21 '25

I worked two FT in the past and changing surroundings mid week definitely made it easier than doing 6 days of the same grind.

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u/missminicooper LDRP-BSN RN Jun 21 '25

Right, that’s the only thing I think that kept her doing it. Like I don’t want to work more than I have to at this job, but I also, in general, don’t want to work more than I have to.

Before nursing I worked 2 part time jobs because I didn’t have a choice and it was nice to have different scenery and responsibilities. My second job was seasonal and it paid more.