Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

[countrygirl1234]

Was wondering what slow paced nursing jobs may be out there? I'm interested in getting masters degree, and would like a slower paced job to possibly be able to study every once and a while.

Any help would be much appreciated!

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

slow paced nursing jobs

hmmm, is that an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp?

[countrygirl1234]

Don't mean to offend anyone. I'm currently working two jobs and curious about any slower pace Job where I can find some time every now and then to study.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Are you referring to jobs where you can study on the clock?

[Wile E Coyote, ASN, RN]

Are you referring to jobs where you can study on the clock?

That's how I read it, and my answer is private duty nights.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Study on the clock? Seriously?

[countrygirl1234]

Sorry for asking.... Really didn't want to offend anyone/make you angry.... a friend of mine works night shift on post-partum floor and says some nights its so slow, so she just reads and plays on her phone. I was just curious what the different options are out there. Sorry.

[caliotter3]

As previously mentioned, extended care night shift with a very stable patient. Cover yourself by getting permission from the client/client family first. Some of these families are very accommodating while others make the nurse bring their own toilet paper and may or may not provide a chair at all.

[Sour Lemon]

Ugh, don't be that nurse. At least in an acute care setting, there is always something to do. People who play on their phones and study during their "down" time are usually just pretending not to see what's going on around them. It's "down" for them and double the work for everyone else.

[guest769224]

Sorry for asking.... Really didn't want to offend anyone/make you angry.... a friend of mine works night shift on post-partum floor and says some nights its so slow, so she just reads and plays on her phone. I was just curious what the different options are out there. Sorry.

Don't apologize. Posters here are getting worked up over nothing. Totally ok to desire a position like that and occasionally do schoolwork on the clock as long as the patient and job duties come first.

Some ideas: Endoscopy, doctor's office, night shift in NICU or other women's services. I used to see NICU nurses studying school and reading magazines all the time when I worked there. Even where I work now, in ICU, some nights are slow and some of the nurses work on their NP schoolwork.

[WoosahRN, MSN, RN]

Sigh. Or people could just offer their advice versus just coming here to respond with snark.

Home care jobs. I worked in a small group home (just me, an LPN at the time and a CNA) where many of the residents (8 residents, 3 were wheelchair bound the rest were walker/talkers) went to a day program. Did days and nights there and there was a lot of downtime even with helping the tech with cares. I was able to work FT and finish my RN program.

Also as an extra PRN job since I got my RN, I worked once a week on a home care case where I cared for a patient (I do peds) overnight in their home. Had a routine and once she was tucked in, meds and cares done, I did Q2 vent charting/assessment/cares. Paper charting. Turned in notes once a week at a drop box.

The pay doesn't compare to hospital pay but for what it is, it's a great environment to still work/earn money but have some ability to finish programs.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

I've worked PDN off & on for years. I think that night shift would be the best position for whatever you are looking for. But again, like a PP said, definitely check with with the caregiver before you bring any study materials. I have worked cases where the family was more than generous to cases where the family provided nothing for the nurse, I've had to sit on the floor.