Is being a nurse a 9-5 job?

I know that for some medical professions, they use call ins. i know some of them get calls in the middle of the night to go to work. is that how it is for nursing?

Nursing is most definitely NOT a 9-5 job! The usual hospital/nursing home shifts are: 7 AM -3 PM, Swing shift is 3PM - 11PM, and Graveyard shift is 11 PM - 7 AM.

True, some nurses get called in to work, although usually on their day off or some facilities require staff to cover someone who calls in sick once a month so that way it rotates between staff and the same one is not always getting stuck with it, as in the the newest nurse.

Also some facilities allow you to work 3 twelve hour days(ICU is a good example) and are off four days, in this case if you want overtime then you're available, but if do not desire the extra work, as you have worked your "work week" already you do no have to accept.

Now your 9-5'ers are usually either in Physician offices or Nursing supervisors, but even the Nurse Supers usually are on the floor by the same time the shift starts.

Also your "dedicated" nurses are still there after the following shift has started, finishing paperwork, doing follow-up with patients/residents that they have not had the chance to see d/t emergencies or other problems that had arisen on the unit. If they manage to get "out the door" on time it is usually considered a small miracle. Source(s): Personal experience. 16 years working in healthcare

Well people dont get sick 9 to 5.
Sorry honey but nurses can have rotating shifts and it can be very tiring. especially when a hospital puts u on duty for 18 hrs straight. Time for me to hit the bed. Yawn.
It depends on what area of nursing you are in. OR nurses are on call, as are recovery room nurses, cath lab nurses, specials nurses and others. Most of the floor nurses have set shifts but can be called if someone is sick, but that is more of a voluntary thing. They usually don't HAVE to go to work.
add 4 more hours on to that...
Nursing usually is based on a 12 hour shift. You usually can chose which shift that you want to work. They are normally 7am to 7pm, 11am to 11pm, and 7pm to 7am. At least that is how it has been everywhere that my sister has worked, she is a nurse.