Idea's for weekend work for lpn?

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jun 15, 2015

Private duty pediatric home health. Many agencies are desperate for qualified nurses seeking to work weekends.

Archerlpvn, LPN, LVN · Jun 15, 2015

I want to work weekends only if I can while I go back to RN school, any ideas about where to work for weekends only, and maybe a few prn hours?

Private duty and intermittent visiting nursing as well :)

xoemmylouox, ASN, RN · Jun 15, 2015

LTC, Jails/Prisons, PDN, or "walk in clinics". All need staffing on weekends.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2015

I want to work weekends only if I can while I go back to RN school

During the entire time I attended an LPN-to-RN bridge program, I worked full-time 16-hour weekend double shifts at a local nursing home as an LVN. I worked every Saturday and Sunday from 6:00am to 10:00pm.

MedChica · Jun 18, 2015

Everywhere but admin and the hospital.

Doubles in LTC/SNF are hard to fill but ppl generally stay rooted. Thats why pulling PRN on weekends may not be feasible.

HH has flexible shift work.

drea930 · Jun 23, 2015

The Commuter: Do you feel 16 hour shifts are safe? How did you make it through such a long shift? I am glad to hear it can be done. I am a mother doing pre reqs and i'm excited to soon be in a nursing program.

benegesserit · Jun 23, 2015

I would really not attempt to jam in a full time workweek on the weekend while in nursing school unless you have absolutely no other choice. You're right - 16 hour shifts, especially back-to-back where you're not getting adequate sleep in between, are often not particularly safe. Also, you will want/need some time for seeing your child, studying, and general sanity. You can work one or two normal shifts - no reason to do doubles unless you need to be full-time.

There might also be another solution, such as working a few short shifts during the week in addition to normal shifts on the weekend instead of trying to work extra-long on the weekend.

Keep in mind that schools generally recommend not working more than 20 hours a week (or less) during school. Some don't allow it. Also, check on your school's clinical schedule before committing to a schedule. I had Saturday clinicals through most of nursing school. Mondays were the only assured day off.

HazelLPN, LPN · Jun 23, 2015

Everywhere but admin and the hospital.
Doubles in LTC/SNF are hard to fill but ppl generally stay rooted. Thats why pulling PRN on weekends may not be feasible.
HH has flexible shift work.

Actually, I worked 7a-7pm in the hospital q weekend when I was in school for my RN. Several LPNs did it this way.

NOADLS · Jun 23, 2015

The Commuter: Do you feel 16 hour shifts are safe? How did you make it through such a long shift? I am glad to hear it can be done. I am a mother doing pre reqs and i'm excited to soon be in a nursing program.

Might not be feasible as a parent, but I can assure you that working 16 hours is safe to work. A lot of us currently do it or have done it in our younger years. Only shift I don't see it being okay is 2300-0700 then 0700-1500.

LTC, Jails/Prisons, PDN, or "walk in clinics". All need staffing on weekends.

Exactly. Even if you're only available on the weekend, there's a good market for jobs. A lot of the time we are filling our LPN spots with a RN on the weekend.

jojo489 · Jun 24, 2015

During the entire time I attended an LPN-to-RN bridge program, I worked full-time 16-hour weekend double shifts at a local nursing home as an LVN. I worked every Saturday and Sunday from 6:00am to 10:00pm.

A place I used to work, LTC, also offered this. They called it the weekend program. You would either do 7-3, 3-11 or 3-11, 11-7 Saturday and Sunday and it counted as full time. I don't think they allowed 11-7, 7-3 - and I agree with NOADLS, night into day is a scary proposition. Even routinely working 11-7 I wouldn't feel safe on the floor past about 11:00.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jun 24, 2015

The Commuter: Do you feel 16 hour shifts are safe?

They were safe for me. I worked 16-hour weekend double shifts for four years. It sure beats having to work five days per week for peanuts.

16 hour shifts, especially back-to-back where you're not getting adequate sleep in between, are often not particularly safe.

Some of us can handle 16-hour shifts without exhaustion. I'd rather work two 16 hour shifts per week than be forced to work five 8-hour shifts every week.

Less days = Merrier for me!