I am just getting ready to start my science courses to hopefully start nursing school next fall. I am a career changer with a bachelors degree, but have been home mostly raising my family for the last 8 years.
In 3 years, when I am finished with school, my thought was to work 25 hrs a week or so (preferably two 12's so that I can still be there for my family. I just read on another thread, however, that new grads can't work part time. Is that true? Or is it location dependent? I am in an area where the job placement rates for our local nursing schools are in the high 90's or even 100% within six months of graduating. So there are a lot of jobs here.
Thoughts? I need to know whether I need to adjust my expectations for after graduating.
Here in South Florida you may work Per diem--and certainly work the 2 12's if you wish. That is the way many new nurses start off. However, the market here is very tight so even per diem is hard to get for new nurses.
Yup, the contracts thing isn't new at all, especially in residency programs and critical care. I've found that many managers in critical care make their new employees sign contracts because many tend to leave after a year to go to CRNA school or something.
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Here in South Florida you may work Per diem--and certainly work the 2 12's if you wish. That is the way many new nurses start off. However, the market here is very tight so even per diem is hard to get for new nurses.