Future PNP student

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Specializes in NICU, Case Management.

I currently work in case management for an insurance company while continuing my employment as a staff nurse in the NICU. I recently applied to the pnp program at Maryville university. I am concerned about completing my clinicals with a full time job that doesn't have any weekend hours. Does anyone else only work weekends and are successfully going through school? Cutting back to part time is not an option for me as my husband is on disability. Any help is appreciated!!

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Specializes in NICU, telemetry.

Most people I know who are full-time in their programs are weekend only. I am full-time(working and program), but I don't work ALL weekends. I work a good bit though...my unit requires every other Saturday and Sunday, and then I work every Friday too just because it works better with my schedule. So most of my days are a weekend day. I have no idea how I would get to work full-time and get clinical in if that weren't the case. It would be pretty much impossible for me since I work night shift.

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Specializes in NICU, Case Management.

I am thinking that I will have to take a position at the hospital prior to my clinicals starting. I currently work there on a casual basis which isn't guaranteed hours and of course no benefits.

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Specializes in NICU, telemetry.

12 hour shifts have really benefited me with clinical. There's no way I could swing it with 8 hour shifts. I guess if your school allows you to do night or weekend clinicals, it's different...but mine doesn't.

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Specializes in NICU, Case Management.

The school that I applied to is completely online so I have to set up my own clinicals. I was thinking that there is probably greater availability for hours during the week instead of trying to cram it all in on the weekends.

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Specializes in Peds Med/Surg; Peds Skilled Nursing.

At the beginning of my PNP program I worked full time. When I got to clinicals I found a weekend nights position and that was huge help whn I had class and clinicals during the week. My first clinical site was in a peds er and they let me do 12 hour nights and it allowed me know knock out those clinical hours quickly.

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Specializes in NICU, Case Management.

I'm hoping to get a hospital job after the first year in school.

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