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I've been thinking about making a career change and becoming an RN. I currently have a Bachelor's Degree in an unrelated field and I'm trying to find a program that would allow me to earn my BSN while still working my full time job. I live in Bergen County NJ. My wife suggested I join and post my question here because she found this site to be an excellent resource when she began her Nursing career. Thank you in advance for any information you may have on any programs that might be a good fit.

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I doubt that you'd find any night school for RN program. Most of those are days, 6 or 7 AM to 3 pm. There are clinicals to do, and those are a day-shift thing. Some programs, like the diploma school I went to, actually have a few clinicals that are 12 hour shifts that run afternoon and part of the evening shift. But all lectures are day-shift classes.

I've seen a couple of "night" LPN programs, though, but they ran 3PM to 10PM.

eta: Nursing school is not like regular college. They overload you with work. There's no way that most RN students can attend school full time and also do more than work weekends. There is just too much studying that has to be done, and there is no way to cram for it. At least that's how it was for me, trying to switch from engineering & tech to RN. I had NOTHING in my background that was relevant to nursing, except I could ace the dosage calcs without opening that book. LOL I'm a good student and fast learner, but nursing is 180 degrees from anything like sci / tech / engineering / accounting. And it's woman-think out the wazoo. (I'm a woman who has worked her whole life in "male" fields, where we talk in sound bites. Nursing lectures, i despised because they went on forever at that diploma school, I learned NOTHING from them b/c it wasn't my learning style, and I was exhausted by the end of the day and ended up totally burned out after a year, and I quit.)

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Are any of these schools in your area???

Rutgers, Jersey City College, Farleigh Dickenson...

I'm not familiar with NJ, despite being in a neighboring state, but I did a quick google search and it popped up some part time RN programs.

I would start there; I am sure there will be other posters along to give their expertise and information.

Good luck!!!

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I'm from south jersey and I know a few people who went to St. Francis medical center in Trenton. I'm not sure if that's close to where you are, but a friend of mine commuted from south jersey and worked full time. I hear good things about their program too. Good luck to you!

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I know some schools have part time programs too. You would be surprise how many schools have an evening program for working adults.

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I just got accepted to Rutgers part time program, the school is in Newark nj classes are Thursday Friday 5:30-10 I believe and Saturday morning clinicals/lab. I applied here specifically because of it's part time nature. I work mon-fri 7-4pm. Hope this helps.

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