15-hour workweek for CNA ?!

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Hello!! :clown:

I am currently studying to take the CNA exam *fingers crossed* & will be taking it within the next month!

But I am also starting Nursing School August 22 ! which means when I start looking for a job as CNA, i'll just be starting the heavy school load ...

I think it will be beneficial to work as a CNA while going to school for my BSN, but I only want to work like 15 hours a week. :cool: Is that possible? Is anyone in the same situation? I've never worked in the health field before, so I need advice on what I should do & how the shifts work in the hospitals/nursing homes... I am quite worried employers out there do not want to hire a new CNA whos only willing to work minimal hours a week. Maybe spending a bunch of money to get CNA certified wasn't the best idea? :confused: hmmmm...... motivation please!!!!!:redbeathe

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I think they'd love you if you wanted to work weekends :) There is one CNA at my facility that only works two days a MONTH, every other Sunday.

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Well I have been a nursing assistant at a hospital part time for not that long. Besides the training, your usually given 30 hours every 2 weeks (with lunch taken out). You can occasionally pick up hours. Im switching positions anyways, but would like full time in future.

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Many places hire part time aides...you could probably work 2 days a week for 16 hours.

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I would love a 15 hour work week!

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Specializes in Studying books.

Okay, so it looks like it CAN be done :yeah:!

I was worried with all the negative :down: feedback outside of "all nurses"....

BUT you guys are the experts ;)

SO I will continue to invest my time into this CNA studying, and practicing foot care on my poor boyfriend lol, I'll take the exam ASAP....

Anything is possible as long as you put your :redbeathe in it, right?

Thank you for all the advice, It is really encouraging here-glad I joined :D

..... I over did the Smileys, woops lol they are hard to control :lol2:

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At any facility, all the staff is forced to work every other weekend. I'm sure if you wanted to work every single weekend they would have noooo problem with that! Especially if they don't have any sort of policy in place to deter weekend call-offs.

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I am also a nursing student and a brand new CNA and and was just hired for my first job working every other Saturday and Sunday 3-11pm and this is exactly what I wanted!! Chances are you will probably have to do some time in LTC like me but who knows maybe you will get lucky and find a hospital job. I think the shifts their are similar according to what the hospital nurses told us at clinical. Good luck!!! : )

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I am also a nursing student and a brand new CNA and and was just hired for my first job working every other Saturday and Sunday 3-11pm and this is exactly what I wanted!! Chances are you will probably have to do some time in LTC like me but who knows maybe you will get lucky and find a hospital job. I think the shifts their are similar according to what the hospital nurses told us at clinical. Good luck!!! : )[/quote

Great hours! I hope to find something similar when I finish my CNA course in Dec (and hopefully start nursing school in January!).

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Apply for PRN jobs. You don't get benefits, but you don't have a set number of hours you work really. At both my PRN jobs, I had to work 48 hours a month and that was it. I did 1 or 2 12s a week.

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I've heard of the PRN before, thank you! But what exactly does "PRN" mean?

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PRN is, like many medical abbreviations, stands for the Latin phrase, "pro re nata" which means "for the situation's needs". So basically "as needed".

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