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What is the life of an RN like?

If I become a RN, will it interfere with my home life?

  • I am looking into going to school to become a RN. I definitely think I will be successful, but my fiancee and I are worried it will interfere with our home life. He works Monday-Friday, wakes up at 5:45 AM, leaves by 6:30 AM, and returns home by 4 PM, weekends off. I understand that there are so many different shifts and environments I could work that it is hard to pin-point just one. For those of you who are a RN or have loved ones who are a RN, please give me your input. We have a wonderful relationship and are planning to start a family in the future and I wouldn't want to put a damper on things.

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    Being an RN is like any normal 8-5 job. Unless ur on-call or per diem where they will call u when they need u to come in. In the hospital i work for in CA has 3 shifts for Bedside RN's which R: 7am-3:30pm, 3pm-11:30pm, and 11pm-7:30am. Clinical/Out-patient/Manager RN's R usually monday-friday normal work hours.

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Being a nurse does involve doing shift work...after you have been nursing for some time, then you will be able to dictate your hours that you are only available to work. Your partner will need to be supportive of your career, as you will find in the early days in your work, you will be called in to do extra shifts and even double time.....are you prepared to be flexible? Nursing requires passion and dedication......it is a rewarding career. How it will affect your relationship, no one can say until it happens.

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your fiancee is living in selfish dream world if expects you to have a work schedule identical to his - HIS schedule is NOT normal - if you work as a nurse in a hospital - you can guarantee you will work at least every other weekend and you probably will NOT get the 7am -3pm cushy shift to start - maybe after 10 yrs - if you work in a doctors office, you will make less, but have more normal hours - which may still require working until 6pm or maybe some evenings and Saturday mornings there are hardly any jobs that work his shift and once you have kids - someone is going to have to be there after 6:30 to get teh kids up and off to daycare or school and if HE going to pick them up at 4pm or is he going to expect you to do that

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