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Actually, I have to disagree with xepherys on this: No, doctor's offices aren't easier. Your patient load is higher, your patient type and duties are more monotonous, and you do end up working late plenty - no one goes home til the patients go home, and things often run late! Trust me... I've talked to plenty of nurses. Mind you, many nurses prefer doctor's office because they end up with more responsibility than they might in a hospital setting.
At a hospital, you have shifts, and someone else is coming in at 3p when you're off at 3:30p... thus, very little working past shift. Plus, there are gov't regulations on the nurse/patient ratio, which varies depending on the service (e.g. PACU (post anesthesia care unit) will have a small ration vs. a regular med/surg floor). Of course, it does depend on the hospital. If their budget is bad, and they're understaffed - which isn't as unusual as it should be - you can end up with an unfavorable nurse/patient ratio, and lots of semi-optional overtime shifts. This can largely be fixed by choosing to work in larger, better-funded hospitals.
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