So, are you working?

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Nov 16, 2006

I still work full-time, even though my husband has said he's willing to support us both. But i love what i do, and that's why i want to stay full time as long as possible.

But i'm doing school part-time, though.

luv4nursing · Nov 16, 2006

I still work full-time, even though my husband has said he's willing to support us both. But i love what i do, and that's why i want to stay full time as long as possible.
But i'm doing school part-time, though.

Thanks for the reply Marie...

Anybody else?

AntFlip7395 · Nov 19, 2006

I am working weekend only option at my hospital, 24 hours/week. I still get full-time benefits with tuition assistance. Money is tight, but we're making it! I still had to take out a small loan though, and since my fiancee is in school full-time, he has loans and grants too. I still feel overwhelmed without the weekends to study, but I have no choice. :)

General E. Speaking, RN, RN · Nov 27, 2006

weekender here. Fri-Sun (12 hr shifts) finishing pre-req's. Will apply to 2 programs in Jan that start in the summer. I hope to keep working as much as possible cause if I drop one of my days, I loose my weekend shift diff (ouch) The closer program starts with 5 days per week clinicals, the one that is much further away has theirs 4 days per week.

I am married and my Dh has offered to get a second job if necessary, so we will see what happens.

Elle.p.enn · Dec 4, 2006

I'm in a LPN to BSN program and am at the end of my preceptorship. I worked 16 to 24 hours throughout, mostly 8 hour shifts, on top of the 3 twelves with my preceptor. I'm a little frazzled now, to say the least, but it went pretty well.

The hard part for me was completing the assignments, we had a huge concept map, and various other papers.

luv4nursing · Dec 5, 2006

I'm in a LPN to BSN program and am at the end of my preceptorship. I worked 16 to 24 hours throughout, mostly 8 hour shifts, on top of the 3 twelves with my preceptor. I'm a little frazzled now, to say the least, but it went pretty well.
The hard part for me was completing the assignments, we had a huge concept map, and various other papers.

just wanted to say congratulations! you are on the final stretch!:balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Dabuggy · Dec 24, 2006

I was wondering the same thing. I start orientation at the hospital on Jan 9th, for 4-6 weeks and it is full time. After that I am weekends only, midnights. My RN program starts on Jan 15th. 2 days a week. Friends and family are telling me that I can't do both. I'm looking at it as more of on the job training. I think I would learn more talking to the RN's and getting their view on things than trying to figure it out on my own.

Dabuggy

luv4nursing · Dec 25, 2006

I was wondering the same thing. I start orientation at the hospital on Jan 9th, for 4-6 weeks and it is full time. After that I am weekends only, midnights. My RN program starts on Jan 15th. 2 days a week. Friends and family are telling me that I can't do both. I'm looking at it as more of on the job training. I think I would learn more talking to the RN's and getting their view on things than trying to figure it out on my own.
Dabuggy

I understand what you mean...many are telling me I cant do it as well, but I think it may be more stressful to take the cut in hours/pay than to just grin and bear it lol. My program is online except for one clinical a week and for the first 6 weeks we have lab once a week for skills check offs, etc. I work in home health also so I tend to have lots of down time during my shift (Im at work as I type this lol) to get school work done. Luckily I have a laptop and an internet connection at my main case. I cant get a connection at my other case, but this one is a small child during the day so not much down time there. My plan is to work 3 days a week....2 16's and one 12....or 2 12s and one 16 depending on how things go. At least this way I have 4 days off (well 3 if u count my 12 hr clinical as another day).

I kind of need to work to save some money back because during the last 3 months of the program I dont think Ill be able to work. We have to do a 36 hr a week preceptorship and we wont know our schedule till our nurse knows what they are working each week. There will be no way to keep any type of work schedule. I may be able to do one day a week, we will see. But just in case I want to have 3 months living expenses saved by the time that rolls around so I wont be stressed out about how Im going to make it at the end. I should have it saved already, but I was half expecting not to get into the transition on the first try bc of the competitiveness and number of applicants. It was a pleasant suprise but its going to take some creative scheduling to stay afloat!

SouthernLPN2RN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP · Dec 25, 2006

I worked FT up until summer semester when things got too hectic. They cram a 14 week semester into 8 weeks then, so it was tough to find nights I could work. Keep in mind that a lot of nursing instructors will get you for working if they find out about you working FT. I never saw anybody who worked PT have a problem, but the FTers did. Good luck!

Dabuggy · Dec 26, 2006

I started to put diseases/conditions on 3-5 cards. I'm taking up to 5 per ch to lessen the work load later. I can use them at clinicals and at the job. It is easier for me to relate a pt with the condition to answer a question than to try and remember the disease/condition outright.

I found what I thought was the perfect job working weekends. But others tell me, any work is too much during the RN program. I'm in a part time RN program and with driving to class the extra day, being in class and homework for that class, working 20 hours is less work for me.

I guess we all do what we have to do. For me 1 less class and clinical per week lessens the knowledge overload. I get to the point where I just can't remember anymore information.

Dabuggy