If you worked while in school, what did you do?

gizzy76 · Mar 9, 2003

While in school I held a variety of different positions...I worked in a video store, left there for a job in a grocery store, got laid off and went to work in a coffee shop and a hotel as a front desk clerk and waitressed until a PCA position came open at a new care centre. I took it with open arms and enjoyed every minute of it!

I really think you can do what you want while in school as long as you know your boundaries. School comes first and your employer needs to know that and work with you for scheduling!

BusyMom · Mar 9, 2003

I waited tables. It worked out very nicely, when I had a test and needed to study I could switch shifts with another waitress. I also kept my books in the break room and if it was slow, I studied.

CVnurse08 · Mar 9, 2003

Originally posted by rnstudentcnb
I am a student in my first year. I work at a local hospital as a patient care tech. I work per diem. I am required to work 2 days a month but I usually work one 12 hour shift a week. It pays good so i can help out with bills and have a little spending money. Trust me i know how busy you will be when school starts but working at a hospital is such good experience. I suggest you check into your local hopitals and see if they have any programs set up for working around your school schedule. I love it and still have plenty of time to study.

Awesome job and flexible hours !! What exactly does a patient care tech do ?? Do you know at what age they start hiring ??

It sounds like it would give me some great hospital experience.

louloubell1 · Mar 9, 2003

Originally posted by cbs3143
Hey RNLou, not to change the subject, but how are you doing these days? Still under house arrest?
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Chuck

Hi there Chuck. Sorry I was so slow to reply....I didn't notice your post until just now. I'm doing ok. House arrest is over....now I'm fully incarcerated in the hospital's antepartum unit. I've been here since Valentine's Day....I AM QUICKLY GOING NUTS HERE TOO. Anyway, I'm expecting to be here another 5 weeks at least (that's if everything goes well), but I'm really trying not to think of that because it's such a depressing thought. At least I'll leave here with a nice little prize....My little Bambino!!

Thanks for checking up on me.....

CVSDnurse · Mar 9, 2003

Worked as a cna in a nursing home, 16 hr shifts every weekend and filled in another 8 hours per pay period. Allowed plenty of time to study all week, flexible enough to get off if needed and most importantly, really made clinicals a breeze when it came to patient and family interaction.

I also became comfotable with terminology, all the nurses were great at pulling me in to show me something out of the ordinary and to teach me how to think and use what I was assesing. I also was able to work as a nurse intern near the end of my schooling and started out with seniority for better hours and since our home was associated with a hospital, it was an internal transfer to change jobs after graduation.

Audreyfay · Mar 9, 2003

Every weekend, Friday night shift and Saturday night shift, I did laundry at a nursing home. Whew...weird to think about it now!

Jenni · Mar 9, 2003

I was an RPN (LPN, LVN) before I was an Rn...so while i was in school, i worked in the same hospital i was doing my clinical in......which was nice. When I did my RPN......i worked as a deli clerk in a grocery store..ick....

RNSue · Mar 11, 2003

In my parents phone book there is a listing for Jabloughmee, Haywood. Really.

Excuse me, this post somehow ended up in the wrong place. It was supposed to go in a thread in humor.

Nurse Kat · Mar 11, 2003

During school, I worked at an ice skating rink, dj'ing, office work and teaching figure skating... great hours & pay. Quit in my final year and then hosted night club tours one night a week ($$$), lots of fun too!...

adrienurse, LPN · Mar 11, 2003

I worked as a nurse's aid in nursing homes until my 4th year, when I worked as a home care worker. Liked home care better, but you never knew what you were gonna find.

geleesa · Mar 11, 2003

I work with mentally challenged adults in a residential home. It great b/c i study at night when the guys are asleep .

mattsmom81 · Mar 11, 2003

It is nice if one can go to school and NOT have to work...but most of us don't/didn't have that luxury.

I worked at my hospital (old diploma nurse)...as a nurse tech... working evenings, weekends and around classes. Great experience and was able to see theory put into practice. :)