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wsuRN09 · Jul 12, 2010

I worked 20 hours/week during my full-time BSN program, so it is possible. I know people who worked 40 hours/week as well. You could get your CNA or work as a nurse tech. Or you can do what I did to pay the bills when those positions were non-existent; work in retail.... not very glamorous but I received a paycheck every week.

miidgett411 · Jul 12, 2010

TRUE.! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. i ACTUALLY HAVE MY CNA ALREADY, HOWEVER i WAS UNABLE TO WORK AS A CNA BECAUSE OF A MEDiCAL CONDiTiON THAT iS BETTER NOW. iM LOOKiNG TO WORK iN A FOOD DEPARTMENT iN A HOSPiTAL.! DOES ANYONE THiNK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD START TO GET iNTO THE iNDUSTRY.?

Sparrowhawk · Jul 12, 2010

Not to be ******...but please stop typing in bold and caps and small i's...hurts my eyes. And yeah, any foot in is a good foot in.

Cherish · Jul 12, 2010

Not to be ******...but please stop typing in bold and caps and small i's...hurts my eyes. And yeah, any foot in is a good foot in.

Thank you for saying that I was thinking the same thing. I guess the OP has never heard of netiquette:rolleyes:.

mysticpenguin · Jul 12, 2010

Personally right now I am waitressing while in school full-time. I was working full-time and taking classes but it was just too much. There's only one hospital (and one chain of clinics) in the town where I'm living and going to school, and we're about 2 hours from the next town with a hospital, so I haven't been able to get a job there yet... plus, I like the flexibility at my restaurant -- we're open 24 hours a day so there's always a shift that fits my schedule. :)

Coffee Nurse, BSN, RN · Jul 12, 2010

It might help once you graduate and can apply for jobs as an internal candidate, but it won't help you get started in "the industry"; passing food trays has little/nothing to do with nursing-related skills.

WhiteScrubs · Jul 13, 2010

Certainly every school is different, but i'd say it's very rare that a student really can't work at least a part time job while in nursing school. Many worked full time jobs while in school where I went (ADN program).

And yes, I'd recommend anything that gives you experience in healthcare -- it will make your classes and clinicals that much easier, as you have seen and experienced more, and can assimilate the new information faster.

Don't let anyone tell you that you *can't* do something... use critical thinking and problem solving to achieve your goals (ie -- start acting like a nurse!).

You can do it. :)

GuatericanNurse · Jul 13, 2010

I honestly couldnt even read your post because of the way you typed it. Cut it out!!! It hurts our eyes!!!!

Thanks.

KB24 · Jul 13, 2010

No more ALL CAPS and bold fonts on the site.

You can work as a CNA or nurse tech after your first semester of nursing school. We have some nursing students that only work on Friday.

Edit: You can also look for a job as a unit secretary.

us2uk4u · Jul 13, 2010

Have you looked around your local hospitals to see if they are hiring patient care techs? Four hospitals in my area hire nursing students (but with at least 1 semester of nursing courses) to work as patient care techs and you can choose between FT, PT or per diem work. The pay is actually pretty good, well at least around me.

For the summer, I have been working in the ER. I was also in Maternity last sem. During school months I work about 10 hours per week. This summer I work about 20-25 hrs/week.

I learned so many things from the nursing and medical staff. I also met and networked with several nurse managers.

myjesusisgood44 · Jul 13, 2010

You might want to do STNA as a job just to get a feel on how its going to be when I do become a LPN i know my future school (Hondros) trains us to become STNA's see If you school does

Always,

~Myjesusisgood44~