Work and School...What do you do?

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Hello Everyone,

I am trying to get a general idea of the types of jobs pre-nursing and nursing students work while in school? I am wanting to cut down my hours from a 45-50 hour a week job to something closer to 35 but I don't know what type of field I should look into that would help keep stress levels down and provide an environment that would be supportive of my being a student. I have two young boys and a husband that also works and this will put a little stress on us financially but this is what will have to be done for me to focus more on my studies. I'm worried that trying to take something like waitress would not provide for my family.

Thank you Asmyth12 :)

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Ward Clerk at a local hospital by me. Part time saturday and sunday. A lot of downtime so I can get studying done here and there.

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Ward Clerk at a local hospital by me. Part time saturday and sunday. A lot of downtime so I can get studying done here and there.

Any advice on getting positions like that? I have applied for multiple similar positions hoping that although my medical background is veterinary the fact that I have six years exp will help get me in the door but no call backs :/

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Hello Everyone,

I am trying to get a general idea of the types of jobs pre-nursing and nursing students work while in school? I am wanting to cut down my hours from a 45-50 hour a week job to something closer to 35 but I don't know what type of field I should look into that would help keep stress levels down and provide an environment that would be supportive of my being a student. I have two young boys and a husband that also works and this will put a little stress on us financially but this is what will have to be done for me to focus more on my studies. I'm worried that trying to take something like waitress would not provide for my family.

Are you accepted into your chosen program yet? If yes, how is their schedule? How is your schedule now? if not yet, my advice, if there is time, get training to be a CNA/PCT so you are doing something related to your field. Especially in the beginning, this will put you skill wise, at an advantage. You will usually find these jobs at either 8 or 12 hour shifts 3 days out of the week

Look up job listing for both CNA and PCT in your area before investing in training. If this isn't an option, you could try working as a pharmacy tech, giving you familiarity with drugs. At the emergency room I take my son when he gets sock, they have positions to be an emergency care tech for those who are currently in either a nursing or EMT program.

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Are you accepted into your chosen program yet? If yes, how is their schedule? How is your schedule now? if not yet, my advice, if there is time, get training to be a CNA/PCT so you are doing something related to your field. Especially in the beginning, this will put you skill wise, at an advantage. You will usually find these jobs at either 8 or 12 hour shifts 3 days out of the week

Look up job listing for both CNA and PCT in your area before investing in training. If this isn't an option, you could try working as a pharmacy tech, giving you familiarity with drugs. At the emergency room I take my son when he gets sock, they have positions to be an emergency care tech for those who are currently in either a nursing or EMT program.

No I have not applied just yet I will be applying this summer. I had someone else tell me that as well about CNA/pct work but I don't know that I will be able to squeeze in a training program unless it were provided by the employer during working hours. I have started looking into becoming a scribe but I have no idea what kind of money it pays.

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I'm a second semester nursing student and I also clean houses. I do not recommend either residential or janitorial cleaning because to make decent money you have to put a lot of time into it. Unless your getting big janitorial contracts , you wont be making money. For example , most hourly rates will be between $10 - $20 per hour, but most places will not want more than 2 hours of work, leaving you with $20 - $40 per shift at the most. I advice getting a administrative job that is part time, when there is down time at the job , you could study. Being a waitress can make you decent money depending on the restaurant. In a lot of states, after passing the first semester of nursing school, you qualify as a cna, but you have to check your state's policy. You could also work as a student nurse, which is much better in my opinion, more pay and better opportunities. I'm going to be quit cleaning when I get that position, as a student nurse , the hospital trains you to be nurse that they want you to be. But during nursing school, I highly recommend you get a job at the hospital with patient contact, it will look really good on your resume. But please note, that getting jobs in the hospital can be really hard.

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I'm a second semester nursing student and I also clean houses. I do not recommend either residential or janitorial cleaning because to make decent money you have to put a lot of time into it. Unless your getting big janitorial contracts , you wont be making money. For example , most hourly rates will be between $10 - $20 per hour, but most places will not want more than 2 hours of work, leaving you with $20 - $40 per shift at the most. I advice getting a administrative job that is part time, when there is down time at the job , you could study. Being a waitress can make you decent money depending on the restaurant. In a lot of states, after passing the first semester of nursing school, you qualify as a cna, but you have to check your state's policy. You could also work as a student nurse, which is much better in my opinion, more pay and better opportunities. I'm going to be quit cleaning when I get that position, as a student nurse , the hospital trains you to be nurse that they want you to be. But during nursing school, I highly recommend you get a job at the hospital with patient contact, it will look really good on your resume. But please note, that getting jobs in the hospital can be really hard.

Yea I've tried for some admin positions at multiple hospitals with no luck yet but we have infinite access to doctors, nurses etc...at our animal hospital because we are so close to the hospital district so I was thinking about asking one of them to see if they could help me out with a recommendation or something, they're all really nice so it wouldn't hurt to ask.

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Yea I've tried for some admin positions at multiple hospitals with no luck yet but we have infinite access to doctors, nurses etc...at our animal hospital because we are so close to the hospital district so I was thinking about asking one of them to see if they could help me out with a recommendation or something, they're all really nice so it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Yes try that, networking is very very important. My mother is actually a vet and will be opening up her own practice in a few months. At the current job she works, a few of her clients are nurses so I'm asking to get their numbers for networking. Getting a job in the hospital is hard , a lot of people got their jobs through word of mouth. Even in clinicals, make use of that time to network as well.

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Yes try that, networking is very very important. My mother is actually a vet and will be opening up her own practice in a few months. At the current job she works, a few of her clients are nurses so I'm asking to get their numbers for networking. Getting a job in the hospital is hard , a lot of people got their jobs through word of mouth. Even in clinicals, make use of that time to network as well.

Awesome thanks for the reassurance

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