A new nurse is interested in working a "weekend option." Which of the following describes this pattern of scheduling?
a. Nurse works two 12-hour shifts on the weekend and is paid for either 36 or 40 hours a week.
b. Nurse works five shifts a week with alter-nating weekends.
c. Nurse works three shifts a week and al-ternates weekends.
d. Nurse works alternating weekends and alternates shifts.
ANS: A
Weekend option allows nurses to work every weekend and be paid for a full week's work. The other options do not reflect the weekend option.
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