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The average national commute time is 25 minutes. It can be well over an hour in some urban areas and for those folks like you that can make enough to cover their commute times and costs and make more by working farther away. Actually, I guess the rationale is identical for both you and urban commuters now that I think about it.
My personal limit is 30 minutes by bicycle. Otherwise it is not worth it.
Ned lol you mke a valid pooint!! I guess my last job the commute was 3 minutes by car….lol so I have a different view of things!!!
I know that it's not a daily commute of an hour….only when they decide there is a need for a RN at one of the facilies which are each an hour away…!!!! So you don't know..when you will be going..THe minimum I have to work is 2 nights a month and my manager said one out of the two I will most likely commute...
I am very sad because I am torn!!!! The manager is super nice and I got hired on the spot…..I feel like I can make a difference but then again working nights is hard too!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHH this may sound dumb but I don't know what to do
Well, no. Just off the top of my head. I worked earlier this year with someone in the last stages of becoming an NP and she worked with a physician, office and hospital rounds. I just assumed that was part of the program. It is not hard to figure out that a similar experience will help you become stronger clinically and enhance your CV too. If possible, try to work in a clinical area you are interested in, or want to rule out as a career. I suspect even cold calling practitioners will be fruitful, but you might also check with your NP school for leads.
Oh, and besides my hospitalist suggestion, hanging with an ED practitioner should also be beneficial for an NP student. Depends on what you want to learn and where you think your future practice might be.
nyc2011
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Hello everyone
so I have accepted a prn med surg position while i am in FNP school. The problem is …for some shifts which we won't know until the day of…..I may have to travel about an hour away. I am rethinking this. I don't think it's safe….as far as me doing nightshift and then traveling..
What do you guys think ?
I financially don't need to work but I feel I can work at least once a week or so..but I am about to start clinical in the fall which will be more hectic than the online classes.
I just want to work so I am not bored...
My question is…if they cannot give me a PRN job that stays in town…should I just not worry and stay and home and focus on schooll?