Part-Time Nursing?

U.S.A. Illinois

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i am curious as to whether anyone can give me information on working as a nurse part-time.

my situation is this: i start an accelerated nursing program this summer and will graduate in late 2010.

my current employer would like for me to come back and work for him 2 or 3 days a week (business world). i am considering this because i feel he may compensate me with the full-time salary i am earning now, even though i would only be working 'part-time'.

don't get me wrong, i am going to nursing school because i want my career to be in the medical profession. however, if i am able to successfully handle 2 part-time jobs, and the earning potential is there, i feel i must take advantage of it, at least until the school loans are paid off.

on that note, i am looking for information on what is considered part-time nursing in hospitals (how many hours &/or days), the compensation i can expect (hourly), etc...

any information or helpful advice would be greatly appreciated.

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All I can offer is this: My wife is in an accelerated BSN program and it takes up ALL of her waking day. If you have medical experience now, you may find the curriculum easier to handle. If you're worried about the student loan balance upon graduation, you may be able to hook up with an employer that offers partial loan forgiveness. Best of luck to you. CH

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Thanks CH!

I should have been a bit more clear, I think... It is after grauation from nursing school that I would attempt 2 part-time positions- 1 PT job in nursing and 1 job going back to work for my current employer part-time. He will most likely pay my full-time salary, even though I am working part-time. (I would not even attempt working while in school full-time)

So, I am trying to find out what type of shift work there is for part-time nursing(how many hours a week are expected), are employers willing to hire part-timers as readily as they are full-time employees an how much I would I make(approx) hourly or weekly working part-time..

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There are lots of part time positions out there. Per Diem nurses, and nusres from 0.4-0.8FTE at my institution.

However the learning doesn't stop when you graduate, and few quality places would consider a novice nurse for those positions.

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