Re: Is it possible to work full time and become a nurse???

I don't know what would happen to me if I were working while doing this. Five days a week from 8-5 with 2-3 hours per subject to study every day? No thanks, I want to live to graduation.

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it is definitely possible. i am doing it but i work nights so it is a little different. since being in school i have gone to working only weekends and picking up some scattered shifts during the week and it has worked for me. monday mornings are never fun but you gotta do what you gotta do. as far as the clinicals go, if you are in a big program there are usually options available to work with your schedule. for example, this semester i have clinicals 1 day a week but there were also options for weekend or night clinicals if that was what you needed to work around your schedule. when you start school they will tell you that you "can not" possibly work full time during school but i have known plenty that have done it. it is all about balancing your time!

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I would say that it's suicide. Of course it is doable, a few of my classmates did it, but they also never really enjoyed the program and experiences like I did. I was able to immerse myself in everything I was learning and not have to worry about when I had to leave clinical to get to work or vice versa. We had 4 hour lectures sometimes and some students would be in their work uniform and have to go to work straight out of class.

My wife worked and put me through school and I took out additional loans to cover my missing salary. Of course I will end up repaying those, but whats the difference? I either worked during the program or I work after. Money is money.

I would recommend against working, big time. The biggest sacrifice was not my sanity, but my marriage. We had a very hard timw with the program by itself. Think about everything long and hard before you jump in. And good luck!

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My wife did it.

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Hello,
I have been going to school since June 2004, working full time and with three children (11, 7, & 2).I t is not easy and please let your spouse know that you will have to be given ALOT of you time to study, paperwork, etc. Nursing School is the entire family committing and not only you but it can be absolutely done.

You will most likely have to leave work early for clinical sooner or later but before you commit to an university see if they have evening/weekend classes and take advantage of those so you do not lose too much pay because of leaving work early.

Good luck.

Re: Is it possible to work full time and become a nurse???

Off-topic, but, Vikings are victims! Woo-hoo!

Re: Is it possible to work full time and become a nurse???

It is without a doubt possible. I am working a full time job, have a wife and a 1 year old daughter. I am enrolled in my second semester of an ADN program. You will be tired, you will be cranky, you will contemplate quitting, but then you will remember that your two kids at home are depending on your success, and you will push on. You will have sleepless night full of studying, and completley wasteful days at work falling alseep. Eventually you will run out of hours in the day, and you will start dreaming about school as well, but then you'll wake up, clean the sleep off your face, and push on. Good luck brother, and dont stop pushing on.

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I work full-time and am in my 2nd term of NS - EVE/WE program.

It has it's moments! This term, 2nd 8 weeks, doing Adult Health I....I work 9 - 5 M-F (plus on-call), Tues eve class 6 - 10 PM with clinicals every Sat and Sun from 7 - 2:30. I have been counting the days until Thanksgiving! (I will get 4 days "off" - we have a test on Monday after!)

I just keep telling myself to keep my eye on the goal. 2 terms to go!

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Originally Posted by FLmomof5

I work full-time and am in my 2nd term of NS - EVE/WE program.

It has it's moments! This term, 2nd 8 weeks, doing Adult Health I....I work 9 - 5 M-F (plus on-call), Tues eve class 6 - 10 PM with clinicals every Sat and Sun from 7 - 2:30. I have been counting the days until Thanksgiving! (I will get 4 days "off" - we have a test on Monday after!)

I just keep telling myself to keep my eye on the goal. 2 terms to go!

That's encouraging! I'm thinking about going back for an evening ADN degree part-time, while working full time (9-5 job in finance now). I have to take a lot of pre-reqs and I will give myself time to make the switch without overloading myself. Good luck to you all!

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I find this thread remarkably inspirational. I needed that. Thank you all.