How much time do we really have?

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Specializes in Trauma ICU.

So having taken all my nursing pre-requisites I knew that I could work on average 15-20 hours a week and earn As and Bs in my classes. Going into nursing school this spring I've been told if I don't need to work its best to avoid it. However I also know that when I'm working I tend to focus better on school work because I have to plan my study time accordingly.

My question is more for UMB nursing students than anything but applies to everyone...how much time do you really have in nursing school? I know this thread has been done a thousand times over but I've also heard that Pharmacology is the "big bad wolf" in the first semester and having met the teacher...I believe it. If possible, I'd like to work as an EMT-B in a volunteer station and keep up my certification which requires me to be at the station 4 hours a week at a minimum and attend meetings every Wednesday evening.

Do you think this is a logical idea? Or am I going to be spending so much time in skills labs and studying that I should just concentrate on school? All answers are welcome. I'm obviously not going to be jumping into anything just yet. But with school starting in a few more weeks I'm curious as to what other people think.

Thanks!

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Hi and congratulations on getting into NS!

I also functioned better when I had more time restrictions and worked a minimum of 30 hours a week through LPN and RN school. I maintained mostly Bs with a few As. Personally I don't think that as an adult "taking years off work to focus on school" was a viable option for me. :)

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This question was asked at the open house for UMD. The 2 BSN students who were there said that it depends on the semester. Both said they had worked pt at one point in the program.

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