emily_daniels54

Hello, I am new to this website so sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section! I'm a full-time nursing student and I only have two semesters left. I have no medical job experience and I'm afraid if I don't have any I will have slim chances of landing a nursing job in the future with just my BSN and a minor in Health Promotion. So, I just accepted a job at a hospital as a "part-time med/surg PCT float" and I don't really know what this means for my schedule? Will I be on the med/surg unit and float when they need me to? Will I have a set schedule? Mainly, I'm terrified that if I follow through with this job, I won't have enough time for myself during the school year; I have 3 clinical rotations and 3 lectures every week this upcoming semester and this job requires I work three 8-hour shifts (3pm-11:30pm) every two week pay period (so 24 hours total within 2 weeks). Is that too much? I take my academics super seriously and I struggled mentally the last couple of semesters and I didn't even have a job then. So, I'm partially considering declining the job at this point and doing a simple desk job. Is it bad to not have any medical experience before applying to RN jobs? Is a PCT float a stressful job? Please help me out with any advice you got, I'm struggling.

Hello, I am new to this website so sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section! I'm a full-time nursing student and I only have two semesters left. I have no medical job experience and I'm afraid if I don't have any I will have slim chances of landing a nursing job in the future with just my BSN. So, I just accepted a job at a hospital as a "part-time med/surg PCT float" and I don't really know what this means for my schedule? Will I be on the med/surg unit and float when they need me to? Will I have a set schedule? Also, I'm terrified that if I follow through with this job, I won't have enough time for myself during the school year; I have 3 clinical rotations and 3 lectures this upcoming semester and this job requires I work three 8-hour shifts (3pm-11:30pm) every two week pay period (so 24 hours total within 2 weeks). Is that too much? I take my academics super seriously and I struggled mentally the last couple of semesters and I didn't even have a job then. So, I'm partially considering declining the job at this point and doing a simple desk job. Is it bad to not have any medical experience before applying to RN jobs? Is a PCT float a stressful job? Please help me out with any advice you got, I'm struggling.