What kind of a job did you have while in nursing school?

How many hours a week did you work?

And for those of you that didn't, how did you manages finances and bills?
I worked 40+ hours/week at a desk job... saved up PTO and used it for clinicals

I did home renovations with a friend who has a business. I cut my cable for 4 years, bought cheaper food and worked full time from April to September and holidays. I also had student loans, paid within two years of graduation.

LVN program, October 2004 to October 2005: I was unemployed and living off unemployment payments and whatever was in my savings account. My tuition was financed with private career training loans.LPN-to-RN completion program, January 2009 to March 2010: I worked 32 hours per week as an LVN charge nurse at a local nursing home. I worked two 16 hour shifts per week every Saturday and Sunday. Weekend double shifts allowed me the flexibility to focus on school during the week.

I had two jobs during my LVN program. I was an assistant at a real estate appraisal company and a tutor. I worked 20-some hours a week.I was a LVN during my LVN-ADN program. I worked 36 hours.I am now working on my BSN. Still working as a RN for 36 hrs as well.

The first year of my ADN program I worked as a CNA at a nursing home for the first half and a transporter at a local hospital for the second half. My second year I was a Nurse Extern in that same hospital in the ED. I worked about 18-24 hours a week. I went to school with people that worked full time the whole two years, not sure how they did it; but they did!!

Quote from AspiringRN27How many hours a week did you work?And for those of you that didn't, how did you manages finances and bills?

I worked at the front desk of the university's dorm for the first year. I loved it because when I was not signing guests in, I could sit and do homework the whole time. Next was a tech in the hospital. Good money and great experience!

I worked as a security guard, full-time, through my nursing school experience. Fortunately for me, they were willing to accommodate my schedule (primarily clinical schedule) so that I could continue to go to school. The one good thing about this was that I was able to study at work during "down time" as long as it didn't affect my work performance. I would have preferred to work in a hospital setting but there were other considerations that necessitated that I worked where I did. I worked full-time while refreshing some and taking some prerequisites and co-requisites for nursing school too. As of this post, I'm still at that particular job while I conduct my job search. They know my days are numbered, but they don't know how many days I've got left because I don't know that myself...

Didn't we do this very thread last week?

We probably did this thread and quite a few more... last week. Personally, I don't think the kind of job actually matters much, just whether your job gives you the flexibility you need to study and attend class/clinical without burning yourself out. There were a couple times that I came very close to that... but I survived. I was fortunate in that not very many accommodations were needed to make that happen and I had a very understanding employer or life would have been less than good...

Hey Akula,Congrats on becoming an rn!

I worked full time throughout nursing school; as an aide for the first year, night shift, 40 hours/week. Then worked as an aide at a hospital the second year: 3 12hour shifts. No one to support but myself. Saved all PTO for clinical days, exam days, and mandatory seminars we had to attend.Thankfully the schedule just worked out at the nsg home and my Unit manager followed through on her promise to work around school that last year. I felt incredibly lucky!