Which one did you do while in Nursing school?

navarrofutureRN · Jun 30, 2015

I am a recent nursing school grad. I worked full time hours on the week ends in a hospital Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights.. And full time program my hospital and manager were great in working with my schedule. My clinical days were in Monday's one semester and Tuesday the next.. If your employer is willing to work with you then go for it. I had no choice but to continue to work full time. One kid in college , one graduating high school and another in high school, house cars insurance water gas lights graduation packages 4 dogs. I'm sure there's more.. I guess u can sum it up as each person and situation is different. It depends on your specific situation and mind set. But do what you have to do to pass nursing school and to take care of home.. Good luck with everything.

md9068sn · Jun 30, 2015

I just worked around the class schedule and clinicals I had for the semester and informed my manager beforehand so they would be able to accommodate me. For the most part, I did work on the weekends but there were times I did work on weekdays as well as long as it didn't interfere with my classes or clinicals.

bcolyer13 · Jun 30, 2015

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dragonflylilly · Jun 30, 2015

My job is also very flexible but only open during Monday-Friday so I go to work and then leave when I have a class or clinical. I study during the weekends.

johsonmichelle · Jun 30, 2015

My job is very flexible with my schedule and I'll be starting Nursing School in August. I wanted to know from people have attended nursing school while working, did you prefer working on weekends and focusing on school on the weekdays, work on the weekdays and focus on school on the weekend,or did you just study late after school on weekdays and just worked any day? I'm trying to decide which one I should do.

What days you can work will depend on various factors such as your school schedule ( thats priority), work schedule, studying time needed ( some need more/less than others) and your time management skills. Its great that your job is flexible and I hope it remain flexible throughout the program. I think you need to evaluate your school schedule first before deciding on which days to work. Working on the weekdays can be tricky because it could coincide with your class time.

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Jun 30, 2015

I didn't have the flexibility that you do, so I worked 5 days a week, had classes two nights a week, clinical on Saturday and I did online classes always in the summer and usually one each semester

virgo7598 · Jul 1, 2015

When I started nursing school last semester, my full time job let me go to on call and I worked 1-2 weekend a month. Then I picked up back to full time during the summer. Its worked out really well for me.

LV3677 · Jul 1, 2015

I worked full time night shifts during most of nursing school. I worked seven days on, seven off, and my schedule was a combination of 8 and 12 hour shifts (with the 12 hr shifts on the weekends). I traded days, used PTO, or asked a PRN to cover a couple hours on days I had clinicals.

I think weekends would be good but wait until you get your schedule to find out what will work best for you. It is doable.

Miss Infermiera2b, BSN, RN · Jul 2, 2015

I'm starting my ADN program in August. I'm also working as an ER scribe. My employer requires me to be available for at least two shifts every week, so I'll be asking for the minimum and probably working graveyard shifts in the ER over the weekends while focusing on school during the week.

__patiently_waiting · Jul 2, 2015

I'll be starting my 3rd semester of nursing school in August and will be working part time. I have class Monday + Tuesday, clinical Wednesday-Friday. I plan on working Saturday/Sunday nights, and Monday morning. I prefer to work evenings/nights on the weekend because I will be able to complete any school work/studying I have before I go to work and get tired.

Thankfully, I have a job that will work around my schedule, so if it's too much I'll drop Monday and just work on the weekends.

St. George · Jul 12, 2015

I did not have the option to choose when I worked during my first year of an ADRN program. I was 33 y/o and self supporting. I had 1 and 1/2 years of courses from a university in Milwaukee and was in St. Paul MN. I had to work and go to school at the same time as they did not have the student loans at that time and my starting salary as an RN at the VA hospital I worked at as a Nursing Assistant 2, was only 50 cents an hour more than my NA salary.

The 2nd year I had to reduce my hours at the VA hospital because I saw that it was too many hours to do justice to my RN studies. No matter when you decide to work and or go to school, I strongly encourage a RN school student to work as a NA while they go to school at either a ADRN program or a BSNRN program because neither give you near enough clinicals to be safe when you start to work as a RN.