Nursing live vs family life

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2013

It depends on your schedule. Some nurses work three 12-hour shifts per week and have four days off every week. Other nurses work five 8-hour shifts and have two days off per week.

Some nurses work day shifts, others work evenings, and still others work night shift. Nursing is a 24-hour type of job because people become sick at all times of the day.

How long will it take to become a nurse? Well, that depends on the nursing program that you select, as well as the type of nurse you become (LPN or RN). In addition, things will go faster if you do very well in all of your courses the first time around. Drops, withdrawals, failed courses, and repeats will add significant time to your goal of becoming a nurse.

Good luck to you.

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2013

Why do you keep starting multiple threads on the same topic? It is annoying and makes people less likely to answer you

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2013

Can you spend alot of time with family?? Take vacations and happily support them with out worry

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Student Nurse_7 · Jan 15, 2013

Thank you so much

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Jan 15, 2013

It takes as long to be a male nurse as it does to be a female nurse.

Student Nurse_7 · Jan 15, 2013

It takes as long to be a male nurse as it does to be a female nurse.

Why does it take longer

x_factor · Jan 15, 2013

Why does it take longer

No one said it does. She said it takes as long to be a male nurse as a female nurse. There's no difference, school is the same no matter what gender you are.

Stephalump · Jan 15, 2013

Why does it take longer

It was a joke... :)

Student Nurse_7 · Jan 15, 2013

Lol ha

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Jan 16, 2013

Why does it take longer

I was responding to this statement you made: "I'm just starting school to be a male nurse how long will it take??"

You are going to school to be a nurse. You just happen to be a male. Your degree is in nursing, not "male nursing". And for the true answer, how long it takes depends on the type of program you're in. It took me four years (5 if you count that I was on LOA for a year in the middle.)