Nursing issues

Register Forgot your password?

Part time study to full time - Am i sane?

« 
Previous topic
|
Student Nursing
|
Next topic
 »

You need to be logged in to get access to the forums. You can do so here

Author Part time study to full time - Am i sane?

-alli-

(offline)

  • Joined: Aug 2008
  • Location:
  • Posts: 101

Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:02 pm

Hi everyone, I'm currently studying div 2 part time and am considering applying for a full time div 2 course instead. Just wondering if anyone has done this and if so how did you cope??
I am currently studying two days and working in a job that is totally unrelated to the health care sector. Also i feel that i would take alot more in by studying full time.
Any thoughts, Let me know

Molly

(offline)

  • Joined: Apr 2007
  • Location:
  • Posts: 135

Feb 17, 2009, 10:46 pm

Hi alli ! Just wondering why you are not working in an health sector as you are a nursing student ?

-alli-

(offline)

  • Joined: Aug 2008
  • Location:
  • Posts: 101

Feb 17, 2009, 11:22 pm Last edited Feb 17, 2009, 11:22 pm update #1

Hi Molly, I'm not working in the health care sector as i have no experience at all and haven't even been on my first placement yet. Also i figured it would be difficult to organise time off for placements. So i'm currently working in a family business where it is flexible that i can take time off as needed.

modified: Tuesday 17 February 2009 11:23:30 pm - -alli-

SilverLining

(offline)

nurse
  • Joined: Oct 2007
  • Location: Melbourne
  • Posts: 34

Feb 25, 2009, 05:00 pm

Hi Alli,

I started my Div 2 course at tafe part time 2 days a week last year, and transferred into full time this year (4 days a week). I'm finding the change quite dramatic - I'm currently on my second placement and have a whole bunch of assignments due in the weeks after I get back from placement. Part time was still challenging, but you need to be more organised to study full time. I study full time and do agency PCA work on the weekends to get by as I can't afford not to work. However, I really recommend not working unless you really have to if you want to devote some decent time to assignments and exam revision.

I'm loving doing this full time - you are right, I do take in a lot more this way. Last year I struggled as the lecture blocks for subjects could be really far apart by the time you had other subjects in between.

Good luck - ultimately, it depends on how long you want/need to spend on schoolwork.

-alli-

(offline)

  • Joined: Aug 2008
  • Location:
  • Posts: 101

Mar 13, 2009, 11:05 am

Hey thanks for the advice guys. I've decided to stick with where i am and keep doing it part time. I figure even if i switch to fulltime i really will only finish 2-3 months earlier.. and i figure its not worth putting myself under ANY more stress than i need to.. for the sake of 2-3 months. I'm going on my first placement in a few weeks, aged care. So excited yet so nervous.

You need to be logged in to get access to the forums. You can do so here