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at present, where are you working and how many hours? if you are already in school, did you stop or start working and or did you add or drop hours?

if you will be a student in the fall, will you work or not and how may hours are you anticipatiing working?

what does your school reccommend for hours to work, if any? let us know which program you are currently in or will be in.

i will be working sat and sun in ltc as a lpn weekly which will be 24 hours as i start rn clinical this fall.

trying to make converstaion on this forum! lol

I am not working and I am very happy. I worked and went to school, for me it was horrible. I have experience as a PCT and as a CNA. I am ready for the nursing program.

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Hey There!

I'm currently working full time and only going to school part-time while I finish up my pre-requisites and pay off some bills. Once I finish all non-nursing courses I will be quitting my job :eek: and devoting myself to full time classes. I am very fortunate to have an understanding husband who is willing to sacrafice a bit so I can do this. I will be working for another year and a half...(That seems so far away!!:() before I start my program full time. I can't wait!!!!

~Bean

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ABBY, Hi I see you are from Olathe, KS. I am about 20 minutes from you in Grandview, MO. This isn't Research hospital by any chance is it. If so YOU HAVE to call them. They typically don't call you back UNLESS They really, really need you. They are so slow about calling people back. I had to call them and I got an interview as soon as I did.

To everyone else, I have not worked during the the whole entire nursing program so far EXCEPT in pre-req's but during nursing course work NO. I might work once school starts back up about one shift every other week. So maybe every other Friday night I might work.

My school strongly encourages us to keep working to 20 hours or less.

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Are you a mom? That makes a big difference in the number of hours you can work. Thank the Lord my husband has a great job that affords me the luxury of not working while in school. I worked 32 hrs/wk the first two years, and I was always crabby. I haven't worked for the last 8 months, and it is so much nicer. I don't think I could do it with all of the care plans, med sheets, exams, clinical rotations, etc... I would like to work as a nurse tech to get my foot in the door someplace though. But, like I said, a lot of it depends on your home life.

Good luck to you!!!

Kristy

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Originally posted by abby27

I am trying to get a job as a unit secretary, but I am having trouble getting anyone in human resources to call me back! I have tried several hospitals too. I need a job so bad!!

Isn't it funny that with the health care shortages you can't find a job? You would think that HR would be beating down your door to hire you and yet all they do is sit back and complain!!!:angryfire

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