Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 27, 2006
Is anyone here working p/t while going to school? How many hours? Is it hard to keep good grades and finish your homework?
edit: I just realized this is probably in the wrong forum. Sorry.
tvccrn, ASN, RN
762 Posts
I went to school five days a week, worked 16 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday, and was a single parent of three kids.
It can be done.
tvccrn
mamason
555 Posts
Yes.....I went to school MON-FRI and then worked FRI nights, SAT and SUN days. I didn't have much time for anything else besides studying and sleep though. It was tough, but it can be done.
TXRN02
12 Posts
To echo what these others have said... YES! I worked 30 hours a week at my job, worked in the lab at school, tutored other nursing students in math, was vice-president of the nursing students association AND was single Mom to 2 & 4 yr old boys!
Where there is a will, there is a way!
aggieamy5
34 Posts
I would say it's definately possible. My husband works a full-time job M thru F (8 to 5) and is going to school to get his RN full-time. What's nice is that he works for his dad, so he can leave work when is has class or clinicals, etc. This is really only about 1 day a week though, so he still works about 4 full days a week. It seems like he has PLENTY of time and it not stressed at all.
santhony44, MSN, RN, NP
1,703 Posts
Yes, as everyone else has said, it can be done.
I worked full-time as an LPN during my ADN program, went to school full time, worked a sometimes crazy schedule and settled for B's not A's.
I worked part-time while in my BSN program, this time with two kids, had a 3.94 GPA.
When I went into my graduate program I was told that no way could I continue to work and do the program. I still worked part-time all the way through and had a pretty good GPA there too.
It is tough, physically and mentally, and you have to make sacrifices, but it can be done.
One thing I did was to find jobs where I would have some "down time" to read, study, etc. That helped a lot.
If you really really really want to do it, you can. Good luck!
Spatialized
1 Article; 301 Posts
Can it be done? Yes. Is it wise? Depends on who you ask.
Ask me, it was a wise and necessary choice (have to pay the bills.) Ask my wife and she'll say it was crazy and not worth it.
I worked pretty much full-time between 2 jobs through the last year of nursing school (telemarketing and externiship), and full time through the first. I still made it out with a 3.9 and an intact family.
Would I do it again? Nope.
Cheers,
Tom
Jules A, MSN
8,864 Posts
Like the others have written you do have to make every minute count but I thought it was ok. The people in my class that worked got grades as good as the ones that didn't work. I just can't imagine NOT working for a couple of years but thats just me. Good luck with whatever you decide.
slou!
178 Posts
I am working about 26-32 hours a week, so part-time for me. I also have the MOST repect for people who tackle nursing school, full time jobs, and families. Seriously I am 18 years old so no family of my own, and working p/t. I am only doing my pre-req's, too! I can only imagine how challenging it will be when I am in my junior/senior years, in nursing school. Right now I am a freshman. I feel a little challenged sometimes already and like I said I am just doing my pre-req's and working 26-32 hours a week! I am willing to cut down the hours because my education comes first, and I guess financially work tons of overtime when I am on breaks! I do that already because I really need the money. I am thinking about making the switch from my retail job to becoming a CNA while in school though..
Are you doing pre-req's or are you a student nurse?
Good luck to you!