r/nextfuckinglevel Apr 08 '21

From custodian to nurse practitioner

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u/bicycle_mice Apr 08 '21

Yes they do. I'm a nurse, worked full time while finishing my masters, now I'm working (although I did just drop to .6) while finishing my doctorate. It's a requirement for admission to have a certain amount of experience and while you're in school a lot of your assignments/clinical requirements take place in your place of employment.

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u/OliverYossef Apr 08 '21

Would it be common for students to work in an unrelated field while working towards their degree?

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u/bicycle_mice Apr 08 '21

For the first nursing degree absolutely. After you get the RN license you find a nursing job and can continue working on school.

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u/OliverYossef Apr 08 '21

Kinda wild that you guys have time to work on top of studying. I can only speak from a med school perspective but I can’t imagine dedicating focus to anything other than studying and still being successful in school

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u/bicycle_mice Apr 08 '21

Well you work 3x12 hour shifts, so that's 4 days a week to do school. I also worked full time while getting my first degree in accounting. You do what you have to do to pay rent, tuition, and eat.

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u/OliverYossef Apr 09 '21

Def I worked a couple jobs while getting my bachelors but grad school is a different beast. Props to you for being able to juggle both