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What jobs can I hold down as a nursing student? |
I am planning on going back to school in the fall and getting my RN. The problem with this is that my fiance will not be making enough money to support the two of us for me to just stop working completely and focus entirely on school. And with the hectic studying schedule and the clinical schedule (working all kinds of strange hours in the day and night, and not knowing what my clinical hours will be like week to week), i will not be able to hold down a steady job. What kind of jobs can I look into that will be flexible with my school schedule? Keep in mind that I have no bartending experience and I do NOT want to be a stripper. Hi, I am an RN and I can tell you from experience that you really cant work and go to school.You will need all your time to study and be focused on that.When I went to school it was 5 days a week from 8 til 4.I tried working at night,then coming home to study for 3-4 hrs and the next thing you know if was falling asleep in class and feeling lousy.So I quit ad just went to school.And let me tell you being an RN is not what it used to be Yes the money is good,but the paper work is a nightmare, 12 hour days,alot of time no appreciation,.Id think long and hard about this,maybe give LPN a try only 1 year ,less intensive on your time,or just go in to a totally diffrent line of work Something fairly easy would be to work as a sitter for the elderly. Or a caregiver in a retirement home or assisted living facility on the graveyard shift. I have done both and worked another job. I am a CNA. dont be a stripper plz....waitressing is pretty easy for a part time job, and sometimes you can make a lot of money doing it too Try for a job in a hospital setting. A job as an aide or nursing assistant may work. There are also various shifts made available to the staff and management is very flexible when it comes to nursing students. Furthermore, this will be a great way to gain some clinical experience to help you in your studies. Not only that, it pretty much guarantees you a job after graduation. You can work for a health care facility being a CNA or a Home Health Aide, a lot of agency's have all times of hours and fit your schedule When I was in nursing school, I worked on campus as a student tutor. Apply for financial aid at the school - even if you think your family's income is too high, most people are eligible for some kind of aid, including low-interest student loans (just about everyone will qualify for these), and as part of your financial aid package you might be eligible for the work-study program, where you could work in the library, records office, or any number of positions on campus. The pay isn't fabulous, but it's a job! hey im in the same boat. im majoring in clinical biology and the classes are pretty intense. you prob. will do your clinicals during the week. so try and get a fri-sun job. try waitressing. its cake once you learn the menu and time goes by fast when your working. you can make decent money. or you could just work two days sat and sun. waitressing shift is normally 4-5 hrs unless you have to close the restaurant and most places wont make you close every night. even though working every weekendd sucks its not like youll be there all day. so you could still study before or after work on the weekends. good luck |
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