12 hour shifts and nursing school

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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I currently work a flexible 24 hour's a week 3 times a week. However, the hospital has a 38 hour 7p-7a Tech opening. Thinking I can knock out my perquisites overthrow next year working this schedule. Then if too much can reduce down to 24 hour's twice a week, they are really pro education at the hospital.

Appreciate any feedback...Curious anyone work similar schedule? Doable?

Specializes in Neonatal, Peds, Womens' Health, and Ment.

I currently work the 24 hr 7p-7a shift at the hospital, however before I was working the 3 day 7p-7a shift and it was hard on my because I have a child and classes that sometimes I'd get off and have to go right to. Its do-able if you are really dedicated and have help but you'll find yourself really tired a lot. Even without my child (my mom does a lot because I'm in school) I found working 3 days hard because of the commitment I had to make to my job being that I was a FT worker I couldn't easily call out if I was exhausted or had school things that needed tending to. Being a Tech at a hospital is stressful as well and it's all really just a lot. But that was my experience, your's could be different, if they will let you do a month trial run so you could feel it out that is the best advice I can give. I currently only work weekends PRN because of the shift difference I'm only missing about $100 dollars, and a plus is I have the whole week to focus, and fridays free.

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