work 1 day week, 8 hours, is it possible?

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How many Nursing hours is minimu, want to work 1 day a week.?

I am wondering how many hours, minimum, I can work as a nurse. Ideally, I would want to work a minimum of 1 day a week, for 8 hour shift.

my reasons for doing this is because I have other aspirations and although I love helping people, I just want to use nursing to fall back on...I want to spend most of my time studying music and marketing and perfecting my craft, so that I can be happier doing what I WANT to do, to make profit, than doing what I HAVE to do

so how many hours is the minimum for nursing? can I work one day a week for 8 hours?

Specializes in Critical Care/Coronary Care Unit,.

If you're already a nurse, I suggest you work per-diem somewhere or even better for a staffing agency. Most staffing agencies require you to work once every 90 days while a lot of per-diem placed require 3-4x/month. However, they also require at least one year of experience. If you're not a nurse yet and just want to use nursing to "fall back on" as you say...I honestly suggest you don't become a nurse. It's really easy to get burned out in this profession, particularly for those who didn't really want to be nurses and just wanted financial stability. My advice is to follow your dream...and if your dream isn't nursing...don't do yourself (or patients) a disservice b/c you'll only regret it in the end. Good luck.

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Specializes in LTC.

Don't waste your time...besides how would you live on just 8 hours a week?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Many employers are very reluctant to employ a nurse who will not work more than one day a week because it is a poor return on their investment. No matter how few hours you work, they still have to provide you with the same amount of 'mandatory training' as the full-time staff in order to meet regulatory requirements. It is usually easier to get an existing staff person to pick up that extra shift for OT pay.

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Specializes in ER, OR, PACU, TELE, CATH LAB, OPEN HEART.

Also, many BON require a certain number of clinical hours to maintain your license. My state requires 5000 hours in 5 years. 1000 hours a year works out to about 20 hours a week every week for 52 weeks a year. Good luck, but I'd advise as others have to find another source of income to persue your love of music.

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Specializes in They know this too!.

I have seen jobs like this posted.

I have two friends that have other careers that are also nurses. They work a couple of shifts a month to keep their skills per say. It has worked out well in their favor, because let me tell you if you knew my story and in this economy least they had "something else to fall back on" besides nursing. Wish I would of thought of that I tell ya. Recession proof my behind.

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, LTC.

You can do just that if you want. You will have to get some experience first, though. You may have to accept a part-time job (24 hours a week) for a year or so before anyone would consider you for only one day a week. I have worked one place one shift a week, one place two 4 hour shifts, and right now I do just every other weekend as per-diem. It works great for me since I have 2 very young children and another coming soon. It is enough to stay in the field, but not feel trapped by work and have to deal with daycare and all of that.

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I'm not a nurse yet (1 1/2 years to go) but I'd think I'd have to agree with the others whom all seem to be already employed in the field. To me, it doesn't seem worth the stress of nursing school (the lectures, crazy exams, intense clinicals, paperwork, etc.) to have something to "fall back on."

I'm sorry but this just doesn't seem realistic to aspire to.

I mean, if you're wanting to work as an RN while you go for your BSN/MSN and be able to keep up your certifications, this may be another issue, in which case, you maybe be able to work it out with the employer to work this low amount.

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Specializes in Private Duty, L&D.

I work private duty nursing and work as many hours as I can get scheduled for. However, a few of my colleagues are only scheduled 1-2 days/week. Its possible.

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Poop cleaning is the worst part of nursing especially when you have grunty depressed staff and care techs. Makes the job even worst.

Anyone that says they love nursing must be high on drugzzzzz or full of poop. Wait til your back and knees go. Then tell me it was all worth it. It is a job that needs to be done, but can't be done forever. No job security here at all.

I need a desk job and that I can make $60K a year and I will be happy. I will do the running around on my bicycle on my off time and not 12 hours of running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Actually when I started nursing (without boobs I am male nurse) I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Now I am like a turkey running around with its head cut off and I hope soon to make it to a goat running around with its head cut off.

If you notice a trend RUNNING AROUND will always be there but it can be slowed down by consolidating care, but you will never get your back and knees back as they were new.

GOODLUCK TO ALL and a merry new year everyday and all day. OOps poopie. I think I pooped in my panties. :)

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Specializes in NICU.
Poop cleaning is the worst part of nursing especially when you have grunty depressed staff and care techs. Makes the job even worst.

Anyone that says they love nursing must be high on drugzzzzz or full of poop. Wait til your back and knees go. Then tell me it was all worth it. It is a job that needs to be done, but can't be done forever. No job security here at all.

I need a desk job and that I can make $60K a year and I will be happy. I will do the running around on my bicycle on my off time and not 12 hours of running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Actually when I started nursing (without boobs I am male nurse) I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Now I am like a turkey running around with its head cut off and I hope soon to make it to a goat running around with its head cut off.

If you notice a trend RUNNING AROUND will always be there but it can be slowed down by consolidating care, but you will never get your back and knees back as they were new.

GOODLUCK TO ALL and a merry new year everyday and all day. OOps poopie. I think I pooped in my panties. :)

What IS it with your obsession with poop? Why do you talk about it in almost everything you post?

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What IS it with your obsession with poop? Why do you talk about it in almost everything you post?

Poop is as poop does!

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Specializes in public health.

float or PRN in a hospital.

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