Do you get paid for clinical hours??

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I'm in the process of applying for a FNP program and am trying to figure out how many hours I'll likely to be able to work while balancing school, family, bills, my sanity, etc. Perhaps it's just hopeful thinking but I'm wondering if you get any type of stipend/salary for the clinical hours you do/did as part of your program?

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Specializes in Pain, critical care, administration, med.

No you don't get paid. It's no different then your clinical a for nursing school. Why would you think you would be paid?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Lol no but I sure would appreciate it !

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Specializes in APRN, ACNP-BC, CNOR, RNFA.

While it's not as common as it used to be, some hospital systems still pay their employees to attend school. The county hospital system I work for pays up to 24 hours per week, dependent upon how many hours you take. Most students only work 2-3 days a week, but still draw a 40hr/week salary. The downside is the 2 year commitment when you're done, and a job isn't guaranteed. There were more than a few that had to stay as staff RNs to pay off their work-study funding for NP school.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Urgent Care, Cardiac Ca.

Whiel you may be reimbursed for your tuition, most schools (and I believe there are also state laws re: this) have a clause that makes it illegal to recieve compensation for educational clinicals. In the UK, this is often how they do it. I wouldn't mind getting paid for my time as a student NP, they work my butt off! (It would make all the medical student jealous.)

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No way (I wish!) - for an NP program, it's more like you're paying to have clinical experience.

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I am making 13.10 an hour in my clinicals at the va and I only get paid on 120 hours of my 180 I am doing there. I don't have to pay it back or anything and if I decide to do another semester there I get funding again. It's not much but it's better than nothing.

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Specializes in FNP, ONP.

No dear, it is the other way 'round. You pay them.

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.
No dear, it is the other way 'round. You pay them.

Lol. Love this BlueDevil!

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I have the same question. It seems like a reasonable enough expectation that if you are performing work (even if it is supervised, almost everyone has some sort of supervisor) that you would be paid.

I'm hoping that I can have "paid clinical" hours, in that I will be working as an RN already, but need specific supervised hours to finish my advanced degree. 

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