Nursing School & A Job

A combination that probably shouldn't be made but often is! I have now joined the club of working nursing students. I started a health care job, I am taking care of an older woman who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and suffered from a stroke. The hours are long but I feel like the experience is worth it! I got the chance to administer feed and medication through a PEG tube. I got to transport her from her bed to her wheelchair using a Hoyer lift which really eliminated the change of self-injury. I also got the chance to do range of motion exercises and speech therapy. I am so excited about this job and the amount of information and skills which I am learning but I am also afraid of the effect that it will have on my grades. I want this job opportunity to be a positive in my life. I am writing this after a 13-hour shift, exhausted but I know assignments need to be completed! I hope that I can dedicate the weekdays to school and studying and not have to worry about it during the weekend! I know so many other students in the program have jobs so if you have any tips please let me know!!