Do you have a side hustle?

I want to work full time as a nurse but have not been offered a job. I have a full time other job in a business capacity. It right now is my only hustle unfortunately.

My current side gig is "parent", but I taught piano lessons to little kids on the side during nursing school, and continued doing so for a while after I got my nursing degree.

A few of my close friends at the hospital have signed up as private duty nurses with my son's agency, so they can cover nights for us once in a while. As you can imagine, I am incredibly grateful.

7 hours ago, Pixie.RN said:

For my first 6 years working in the ER, I had a side job as a desktop publisher/graphic designer. It was a holdover from my previous career, just one client with a monthly publication. I stopped doing it when I commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps, which is way more than a full-time job in itself.

I currently have a side job teaching online in an RN-to-BSN program. I love it! Wish it could be my full-time gig.

Both cool gigs. You never know it could be in the future.

6 hours ago, nursenmom3 said:

My current side gig is "parent", but I taught piano lessons to little kids on the side during nursing school, and continued doing so for a while after I got my nursing degree.

A few of my close friends at the hospital have signed up as private duty nurses with my son's agency, so they can cover nights for us once in a while. As you can imagine, I am incredibly grateful.

If parenting paid the bills lol

Sounds like you have some great friends who have a great side hustle. Definitely a blessing.

I used to make special occasion cakes on the side, but it was more for fun and some occasional blow money.

During my marriage I WAS the side hustle, and now I’m a divorced mom of five and don’t really have time for a side hustle.

I do pick up extra shifts when my kids are with their dad... I’d rather do that than have a prn job; a 2nd job means actual obligations (vs extra shifts which I can work or not), double the mandatory trainings and meetings, dealing with two SCHEDULING departments which seems nightmarish lol

I do chart abstraction remotely. I used to work a lot of OT but find I just can't force myself anymore; this somewhat makes up for that extra cash I was accustomed to earning.

My side gig is landscaping with a nurse friend and her hubby; they do summer work at a discount rate for the elderly in our community. We don't get top rate, but we get great satisfaction for helping bring some happiness into their lives

26 minutes ago, Swellz said:

I do chart abstraction remotely. I used to work a lot of OT but find I just can't force myself anymore; this somewhat makes up for that extra cash I was accustomed to earning.

What is chart abstraction and where could I find a position like this?

I used to wait tables, but am trying to get my son (future aspiring nurse) to learn bartending. It has the potential to bring in $200.$300 in cash tips for a double shift and is somewhat congruent with working nights. Plus, you can do it most places that are near the ocean.