No, the demand on healthcare is always high. 12 to 16 hour shifts overworked and underpaid always.

Not in my opinion. Treating and saving patient life do not come with a time frame. So you may be called at any time of day 24/7. Since sense of responsibility will not allow most physicians to abandon a patient.

Yes, as long as you strive for this goal you can make it happen.

Yes, as long as we are compensated enough and are not over-scheduled - which might mean reworking expectations of what that is, like a shorter work day/week, etc.

No. Any time that you take for yourself, is time taken away from the patient, and any time used for patient care is taken away from you family. It can be a real nightmare!

Work life balance in healthcare is definitely a tough challenge due to high demand & responsibilities, staff shortages, emotional & mental strain, inflexible schedules, and cultural expectations & physical burnout due to the nature of their work.

Work life balance is possible in healthcare with a school nurse job and a prn 12-hours night shift position.

It is possible: but many therapists must work multiple jobs which make it difficult to do.

Not if the expectation is to work 5 days a week seeing patients every 15 minutes (or less), all day and then add call to the mix. If you want to be efficient, you spend 7 days a week prepping charts, responding to in-basket needs and trying to keep up with the literature. Unless you don't need to sleep, there might be time for exercise or other personal pursuits but definitely insufficient time if you have a family that deserves more than scraps of your time. OR you can choose to be sloppy and not do any of the above, which is not what patients deserve. Employers need to be willing to think outside the box in terms of hours officially worked and how much time is really spent with adequate reimbursement for all of this.