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/bigtec1993 Jun 21 '25

The longest I've done is 5 12s in a row and never tf again will I do that unless I really need the money. I think I'd probably break after like day 10 or pass out or something. But I work on a med surg unit where I regularly put in 20k steps a shift and it's always some crazy bulshit coming my way because our staff retention sucks.