Being a Cop and a Nurse??

[jazzytee]

Has anyone heard of this? Someone being a cop and a nurse as well? If so please advice me how I can to this in NY state.

Thank You Kindly!!

[verene, MSN]

I've heard of cops who later became nurses, and nurses who later became cops, but never some one who tried to do both at once. Given they are both full-time careers with the expectation of weekends/nights/overtime hours I don't know how it would be feasible to make both work at the same time.

[Guest1025459]

You trying to have a stress induced health issue? Because that's how that will occur.

There's 168 hours in a week.

36+ as a nurse working long hours

Maybe 50+ as a cop

56 hours sleeping, assuming 8 hours a night

142 hours total.

Leaving 26 hours to have free time.

I'm not saying you can't do it, but I wouldn't

My schedule is driving 30 hours a week. 800 miles a week. Account for traffic, and my daily off road adventure called my driveway.

School 25 in class. 10 studying. Which is dangerously under that 2 hours for studying for every hour in class.

70 hours sleeping if you count that I sleep like a kitten.

Leaves me 33 hours, or 4.5 hours a day of free time.

Still not bad, but I still gotta eat, empty my bladder, do tasks around my cabin.

The only thing keeping me from burnout is a positive attitude and looking forward to the day my name becomes Mike Hirsch, RN

[elkpark]

Most people find one or the other more than enough to deal with, without attempting to do both. IMO, that would be asking for at least a major case of burnout, if not something more catastrophic.

[RainbowSprinkles]

Cops retire after 20 years on the job right? Become a nurse after you retire...

[Rionoir, ADN, RN]

Overtime work without overtime pay - sounds awesome