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I am working with home health care and going to school full time. For our company, they have me give them hours range I will be available and then they try to schedule me as many hours as I can work. I have put in that I will work Friday am's and then every other weekend for a total of 12-16 hours a week as I too am a full time nursing student. This works well...BUT be ready for the calls from the company that want to know if you are available to work....and if you have school or another obligation be honest and they will be willing to work with you! Good luck! ) hopeful....

Opinions please.... I am currently a full time student and "had" thought (silly me!!) that I would not be starting my ADN classes until 2012. My plan was to reduce the total semester hours I take from "17ish" to about "9ish" credit hours each semester starting Spring, 2011 till my ADN classes. This reduction would allow me to start working as a CNA. In October I began working for a home health provider then...SURPRISE! Plans have changed! I am now starting my ADN classes much sooner...namely 1/10/11. I had advised the new company that I was a student when I interviewed and again when I started that my schooling is a priority. Basically, I want to keep up my GPA (3.8). HOWEVER, they are scheduling me for much more than I had requested as they are short handed. On my part, I have turned down assignments and am talking to them again about only wanting to work part time (basically our agreed upon hours) and to assure that they understand what I need for hours. I want to advise my supervisor again as to why I am turning down their requests and to discuss my class hours. I am undecided on what to do can you share with me some of your experiences: 1) about trying to work while attending ADN classes 2) has anyone else had these same types of scheduling issues with home health services UGH! Sighed....Loving the people I serve, not sure what to think of the employer

Hello everyone... I am starting my ADN RN classes in (or should I say on) January 10, 2011! WOO HOO! I will be attending Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL. I was actually accepted in December, 2009 but they have a waitlist. When I received my acceptance letter it told me 2012! UGH! So when I got the call asking if I would like to attend Spring at night...I said..uh YEAH! ) Good luck to all of you I know you are sitting on pins and needles! Waiting is the pits! :uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21:

Hello... NO! Not too old...I am 48 now, certified as CNA at 47 and starting RN classes 2 days before I turn 49! ) Good luck to you!