CNA shifts while studying for LPN?

[Calder]

Has anyone worked as a CNA while attending LPN classes? If so, what kinds of schedules did you work?

I see hospitals and LTC job postings that state that CNAs may be required to work other shifts and days. So what does a CNA do when required to work a shift that conflicts with classes?

[RNperdiem, RN]

I went to a per diem schedule that paid a higher hourly rate and used the bit of extra money to buy my own health insurance. Per diem staff gets to choose their hours; CNAs were never cancelled, it seemed we could always be used somewhere.

Great student hours for me were weekends, and 3-11 shifts during the week when afternoons were free. It seemed that nobody wanted to work weekends, especially nights, so that left plenty of work for me.

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

I worked as a CNA while in my BSN program.

My facility asked for my availability, so I gave them what I was available to work each day. Something like this:

Monday: Day or Evening

Tuesday: Evening

Wednesday: Not available

Thursday: Evening

Friday: Day or Evening

Saturday: Day or Evening

Sunday: Day or Evening

The facility knew before I was hired that I was in nursing school and we would have to work around my school schedule. It was understood and was never a problem.