what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

[nickynoodles]

My question is regarding single mothers......If you work in the hospital, what shift have you found to be the best and how do you work it out? who's taking care of your child when youre working?

Also, is the hospital the best place for single mothers to be or is there another area of nursing more suited for us??

Thanks!

[Jay2daq]

i think it depends on the age of your children. Im a nanny for a single-mother who is a flight nurse. She has 2 children, a girl who is 11 and a boy who is 6. In exchange for giving me a place to live while i attend nursing school...i watch her children. it works out REALLY great, because i can go to school all day while her children are in school. she works from 7pm-7am, so i get the kids ready and off to school and then i go to my classes. she Generally picks them up from school.

SO....its GREAT for me because they go to bed at 8:30 and i can study, its free cost of living for me!!!! im very close with the family and they consider me part of their family.

Not saying hire a nanny...but college students are great for that kind of stuff. Its good hours for college students. give'em like 50 bucks a night (?something like that) to get them ready for bed, stay at the house, and get them up and off to school. You can come home and sleep, not have to get the kids off to school...and babysitter can still go to class (college classes start at 8 generally)

Basically, to shorten it up....we work like a married couple except were not married lol!!

[Jay2daq]

^ or your other option is to work days...7-3 or 7-12 if you wanted.

Some schools have surround care. (kids i nanny for sometimes go if i have a study session or whatever)...its like a day care type thing untill parents get off work., its free.

...hard part would just be in the AM when you h ave to be at work before they have to be at school. Is there a neighboor girl that could get them off to school every morning?? (Middle or high school age would be fine since they are in school as well, just to make sure they get on the bus ok)...pay them like 35 dollars every friday or something.