Working during CRNA school/ surviving

Oneeyedester, BSN, RN · May 4, 2019

On 5/1/2019 at 12:48 AM, Jesusforever said:
Hi so I know this question has been asked before but I see many people ask about working full time. I was wondering if there is anyone out there (or know someone who is) working per diem or a weekend only position during the didactic portion of a front loaded program? Also how do you deal with health insurance for you and your family? My husband doesn’t qualify for insurance through his job. Do you qualify for state insurance as a grad student? Thank you so much!

My program is integrated but I can absolutely tell you that none of us have any extra time to work. I would spend my entire weekends studying. Health insurance was provided and required by my school at a reasonable cost that's billed like tuition.

Jesusforever, BSN · May 6, 2019

On 5/4/2019 at 4:04 PM, Oneeyedester said:
My program is integrated but I can absolutely tell you that none of us have any extra time to work. I would spend my entire weekends studying. Health insurance was provided and required by my school at a reasonable cost that's billed like tuition.

Thank you so much for the insight!

i.in2b8.u · May 11, 2019

I went to a front-loaded program. Although I personally did not work, some of my classmates did during the didactic portion. It seemed doable to them. You just needed to be very disciplined and organized in managing your time because you end up with very limited time to study. It was essentially Monday to Friday school, then weekends for you to study. Working one day per diem gives you one less day to study. In my opinion, the per diem shift money was not worth it to me. I would rather have one extra day to study or relax because CRNA school gets very stressful (as you probably already know). But of course, every situation is different so you do what you feel is best for you. As far as health insurance, you should check your school what coverage they give you because health coverage may already be a part of your tuition.

Jesusforever, BSN · May 13, 2019

On 5/11/2019 at 4:17 AM, i.in2b8.u said:
I went to a front-loaded program. Although I personally did not work, some of my classmates did during the didactic portion. It seemed doable to them. You just needed to be very disciplined and organized in managing your time because you end up with very limited time to study. It was essentially Monday to Friday school, then weekends for you to study. Working one day per diem gives you one less day to study. In my opinion, the per diem shift money was not worth it to me. I would rather have one extra day to study or relax because CRNA school gets very stressful (as you probably already know). But of course, every situation is different so you do what you feel is best for you. As far as health insurance, you should check your school what coverage they give you because health coverage may already be a part of your tuition.

Thank you so much!