Anyone working full-time and completing BSN to MSN online?

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 29, 2017

It's been a couple of years, but I completed a full time BSN to MSN program while working not only full time but also more than full time as a result of working in a procedural area that requires call. It really comes down to your support system and what you are willing to sacrifice. I paid a cleaning service to take care of my house (I live alone, so it's not like I could ask someone else in the house to do extra), I had a meal prep service that prepared and froze meals- all I had to do was thaw and heat. I pretty much gave up my social life. I used a lot of vacation time to take days off when I needed to do in-person classwork. I made it work for me.

ShayRN0217 · Mar 30, 2017

Rose_Queen, MSN, RN ,

Did you complete it online or on campus? Which program did you attend?

ShayRN0217 · Mar 30, 2017

Rose Queen, MSN, RN

Thank you for your reply. Did you complete your MSN online, on campus, or hybrid? Which program did you attend?

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 30, 2017

Mine was all online up until the last semester, when I had a practical component. I did an MSN education program.

allnurses Guide · Apr 17, 2017

I just finished my MSN in December of 2016 through WGU. I worked full time throughout. It was very do-able. Happy to answer any questions you have.

featherzRN, MSN · Apr 20, 2017

I'm in the capstone (last class!) for the MSN at WGU. I work full time, M-F. Totally doable. :)

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 20, 2017

I did an MSN in Nursing Informatics (2011-2015) and an MSN in Nursing Education (2014-2017). Both were online, and even overlapped for a bit. I worked full time with extra jobs and even did some of the first one while deployed to Afghanistan (where I worked 280 days in a row, essentially). Totally doable. :)