Jobs during nursing school?

Editorial Team / Moderator · Jul 8, 2017

Good morning! I moved your post to the general student discussion forum, hopefully that will help your post get some feedback. :)

JackdLPN · Jul 8, 2017

That stinks they would discriminate you like that. Sorry i dont live in your area. But generally you do your interview with the nurse unit manager they also give u a tour of the unit and introduce u to people on the floor. They then take u to a private room and ask questionsl. Thats how my experience was for a tech position. U can also do mulitple interviews one for each floor

marisa.m · Jul 8, 2017

That stinks they would discriminate you like that. Sorry i dont live in your area. But generally you do your interview with the nurse unit manager they also give u a tour of the unit and introduce u to people on the floor. They then take u to a private room and ask questionsl. Thats how my experience was for a tech position. U can also do mulitple interviews one for each floor

Thanks! You may not know the answer to this part but do you go and talk to someone at the hospital to find out about the position? Or would you go to the 'corporate plaza'? .-. Sorry thats kind of an odd question lol i guess its better to ask where did you go to get the interview?

rock hopper · Jul 9, 2017

Im not in nursing school yet, but in CC you get your LPN on your way to your ADN, no? So couldn't you conceivably work as an LPN on a couple nights/weekends while in nursing school if you got your LPN cert? I have also worked as a scribe and would highly, highly recommend it.

Also, im considering getting my EMT certification before school starts in the spring just to get first responder experience.

marisa.m · Jul 9, 2017

Im not in nursing school yet, but in CC you get your LPN on your way to your ADN, no? So couldn't you conceivably work as an LPN on a couple nights/weekends while in nursing school if you got your LPN cert? I have also worked as a scribe and would highly, highly recommend it.
Also, im considering getting my EMT certification before school starts in the spring just to get first responder experience.

I could do that! Honestly right now Im just tryinf to find a place so I can quit my current job cause its awful. But I'll definitely look into it!

prettywishes · Jul 10, 2017

I'm basically in the same boat, except I've already experienced termination due to not being available during all work hours.

I worked in an office as an assistant manager, and was already taking a microbiology class for the summer which lasted 9am-4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Anyhow this patience didn't last and they decided to terminate me at the company.

My goal is to try to find a serving position 1-2x a week but my only problem is most of my working experience is in office environments.

My friend works as a waitress in a resort town and would make anywhere from $100-300 a day, whereas I was making just barely $300 a week if I didn't miss any time/no lunch/ect.. I just don't know how to get my foot in the door.

Good luck OP and let us know how things go!

prettywishes · Jul 10, 2017

Im not in nursing school yet, but in CC you get your LPN on your way to your ADN, no? So couldn't you conceivably work as an LPN on a couple nights/weekends while in nursing school if you got your LPN cert? I have also worked as a scribe and would highly, highly recommend it.
Also, im considering getting my EMT certification before school starts in the spring just to get first responder experience.

Yes, this is correct..however, it's 3 semesters after beginning nursing school until you can sit for NCLEX-PN.

marisa.m · Jul 10, 2017

I'm basically in the same boat, except I've already experienced termination due to not being available during all work hours.
I worked in an office as an assistant manager, and was already taking a microbiology class for the summer which lasted 9am-4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Anyhow this patience didn't last and they decided to terminate me at the company.
My goal is to try to find a serving position 1-2x a week but my only problem is most of my working experience is in office environments.
My friend works as a waitress in a resort town and would make anywhere from $100-300 a day, whereas I was making just barely $300 a week if I didn't miss any time/no lunch/ect.. I just don't know how to get my foot in the door.
Good luck OP and let us know how things go!

I have a feeling if I don't beat them to the punch ill be getting fired. It really sucks! Im sorry ypu were put in that position. I am currently filling out an application to be a physical therapy aide at my local hospital for a part time job. Now i have to find a way to tell my boss I'm looking into other options.-.

prettywishes · Jul 10, 2017

I have a feeling if I don't beat them to the punch ill be getting fired. It really sucks! Im sorry ypu were put in that position. I am currently filling out an application to be a physical therapy aide at my local hospital for a part time job. Now i have to find a way to tell my boss I'm looking into other options.-.

I wouldn't trade being accepted into nursing school for anything, so that's how I'm looking at it :)

That's a good idea looking into positions at the hospital. I have applied to the local hospital for their secretarial/office positions but never really got anywhere with that. Maybe it's not a bad idea to try again!

marisa.m · Jul 10, 2017

Prettywishes, i would definitely look into it more! From what i heard most hospitals are constantly hiring techs! Especially if yoy live near a rather large hospital!

matcha-cat · Jul 11, 2017

I don't know if you'd be interested in this at all, but I'm currently enrolled in a CNA program. It was required for the initial nursing school I wanted to get into, but my husband and I are moving to a different state and the particular school we'll be going to has much more lenient requirements for their nursing program. Anyway, I'm still glad I'm in this course! :yes:

I'm taking a summer course so it's been condensed and is "only" 8 weeks long. Even though this is the "condensed" version, my classes are twice a week, from 4:30 til 8:30-9:30PM, then clinicals on Saturday from 8AM-3PM. It's pretty nice! The other benefits of becoming NA-certified is that there are PLENTY of jobs for it. I used a job search website and searched for positions like "retail" "cashier" and "waitress", but even with all of those searches combined, I still got more for Nursing Assistant. They're IN DEMAND!

Plus, when you work as a CNA you're really getting an idea of what nursing is. It definitely is the "grunt work", but I'm thankful to be able to learn how to work with patients closely like that. I think it's an important experience to have towards becoming a nurse, and I feel like future employers will see that, as well. I plan on working as a CNA while I take my pre-reqs and go through nursing school. Maybe that's something you could look into?