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In a couple of years I am going to enroll into nursing school to be an RN. The school I am going to offers classes only during the day and of course you all know about the clinicals. Well right now I am still getting my prereq's out of the way before I start. Any advice on what some of you have done as to what you may have done to support yourself and do schooling at the same time. That is really my only concern. I wish I didnt have to pay bills but that is the way it is. Look forward to hearing from ya.

The only medical experience I have at this moment is that I am a studying for my pharmacy tech license so i can do that in the mean time. I would much prefer to work in a hospital doing something besides pharmacy. I would like to get an early touch on patient care, but without any prior experience, what do you think I could do to get my foot into the door early, since i do not have any licenses yet? I really appreciate it. Thanks

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I start nursing school in Jan. My current employer is willing to work around my school schedule and let me drop from full-time to 15 hrs per week. I also clean an office 2x /week, that nets me over $600/month. I have also taken out a few student loans to fill in the gaps.

I will get my CNA license in Dece. (assuming I pass the state test), and will probably also try to work as an ER tech or something on the weekends.

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I would get a job as a tech in a unit of your interest. This will help you tremendously later in getting a job in that type of unit. I disagree with working as a CNA. That's gotta be one of the worse jobs on earth in my opinion and it would have turned me off completely to nursing. That's just my 2 cents.

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Do you have to have a license or anything to start off as a tech position in whatever unit? I live in the DFW area and there are lots of hospitals but I dont know how or where to really begin. Unfortunately my resume is basically business focused with really no history of medical experience and from what i have seen so far, they all want you to have experience. What do you suggest?

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It depends on the unit. Many will do on-the-job training with no previous experience. I worked in a gastroenterology lab where all the techs were trained in-house, and I know that there are other units like that. Check hospital websites for job requirements and call HR to verify. There are quite a few jobs in the hospital that are offered with in-house training. One cool position is the RNFA, first assist. You work in OR as an RN for at least a year and the hospital puts you through a year-long fellowship (paid). That's just an example of opportunities that some hospitals offer which you may not know about (for later). But check tech positions first and call HR.

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Obviously I can only speak from my own experience.:argue: For me it would have been easier to work in some other field then healthcare. You might consider a weekender situation where you can work most of your hours on the weekend and concentrate on school during the week, This worked best for me. There's not one right way to do nursing school. Hope you can find what works best for you

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