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I am currently working 8-5 days and are looking to start nursing school on a 9-5 schedule.Being a current nursing student are you able to work (part-time/full-time) and go to school or would you reccomend just taking a loan and concentrating on school and not working while you study?
Are you working/not working while being in nursing school and how is it going for you?
Thank you all for your advice.
I just finished my ADN program and I worked full-time throughout the program. I'm fortunate to have a very flexible job, but had to get my 40 hours in (except the few weeks I used a vacation day here or there). I've got three kids, but my husband's home with them full time so that's some burdened relieved. It's possible, just time management. Oh, and I didn't get A's- but I made it. Good luck.
I was wandering the same thing - since MOST nursing schools rather you not work. I just got accepted and will start in the fall. My thing is that I will be paying for school 100% out of pocket ... I have a full time job now that I work days .. In the fall I will go to evenings .... I was even thinking about getting an overnight job too. I think it is possible ... I am thinking about recording my classes so when I am driving,back and forth from school, work and taking my kid to school and games, I can listen to the lectures so I am not wasting any sec.
We have to be CNAs to apply to our BSN program and about 1/5 of the students in my class work as CNAs usually nights, and/or weekends. I just left my PRN CNA job because I got a job at a University Hospital that is specifically for nursing students. I have to work at least one 12 hour shift a week and can work in my position until I pass the NCLEX which is about 14 months away.
I've been working at my medical center for 3 years now, as a Pt Access Rep in the ED. After getting accepted into school they've provided me a week-end only schedule. 12 hour days. That comes up 24 a week. I've cleared all my prereqs for ADN so I've started my course load for my BSN while I'm still in the program since I have the whole week.
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Katie wishing you all the strength and patience,if you could go through ADN program with 4 kids,i could probably go through it too (no kids for me yet).were you able to get enough loans to pay for school and live on?