Who continued to work?

[nyc2011]

Hello All NP's

I want to know when you guys were in FNP School how long did you continue to work during school? Was it part time full time? I recently have quit my job about 6 mos ago (a bedside nurse position) and I feel I have a lot of free time……I want something part time…Any suggestions are appreciated

[jschut, BSN, RN]

I have to work. I have a house to pay for and student loans... I depend on myself to get by. When I need to take time, I am saving all of my PTO hours to do just that... use for school. I can do anything for 2 more years! :)

I do not have small children, just me and a spoiled boyfriend.

[BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN]

I have one year left and continue to work full time. As someone else mentioned I use my stored PTO time when needed to get through clinicals without going insane. I work 12 hours shifts so I work every weekend so I can have the weekdays for clinical time. It's working for me.

[nyc2011]

Yes thank you for the responses….

I wonder how clinical is going to be it is only 90 hours for the fall which doesn't sound like a lot because if it is needed to be done over a period of 3 months that would be 7.5 hrs a week?

[PG2018]

I did psychiatry and peculiarly has more classes and clinical hours to do than the same school's FNP program. I worked full-time. It was often dreadful but doable. Granted, we don't have children.

[nyc2011]

Hm… I see…well I feel like after some tests and stuff I have way to much time on my hands……I feel if I can pick up some shifts here and there…it would be nice but then again I Do remember the days when you have unappreciative patients…so …I don't want to jump into anything binding.

[Jules A, MSN]

…it would be nice but then again I Do remember the days when you have unappreciative patients…so …I don't want to jump into anything binding.

Uh oh. If you are attempting to avoid unappreciative patients in any area of health care you might want to re-evaluate.