Bad idea to work part time?

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Hi everyone. I will be attending a 2-year ADN program next year and my wife and I are trying to put ourselves in the best position possible. My wife is currently an LVN, so she knows how demanding nursing school is. Our original plan was for us to work extra hard this year so that I can quit my job and go to school without having to work.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we are going to be able to accomplish our goal. My wife works for a home health company and gets paid 26/per pt. The company seems to have seasons where she will get 7-9 visits a day, however other times only 3-4 visits a day. She also attends a CC and is working on her RN degree.

To sum this all up, I have to work. No exceptions. If I didn't work, bills wouldn't be getting paid. I have been considering different options, and found that becoming an EMT would probably be the best fit. It's a 24 hr service so I'm sure they would be flexible with my school schedule. I know the pay isn't great, but it's at least some sort of income to contribute and its in the same field, so I'd be exposing myself to equipment and terms that I would use as a RN. I know this is not going to be easy.

Thoughts anyone?

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

If you need to work, it's a bad idea NOT to. ;)

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To me, it seems like you're just going to be putting more things on hold to go to school to be an EMT and then to school to be an RN. If this is necessary, it would be better to go the LVN then RN route as at least an LVN is a nurse. Otherwise, I would try to get through a CNA class (which would take you less time than an EMT class) so you can make a little more money than minimum wage. You don't say what your current job is now. How does it pay? Is it going to be flexible when you're in RN school? These are some things to consider.

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To me, it seems like you're just going to be putting more things on hold to go to school to be an EMT and then to school to be an RN. If this is necessary, it would be better to go the LVN then RN route as at least an LVN is a nurse. Otherwise, I would try to get through a CNA class (which would take you less time than an EMT class) so you can make a little more money than minimum wage. You don't say what your current job is now. How does it pay? Is it going to be flexible when you're in RN school? These are some things to consider.

I agree with this. I'm in my last semester of an ADN program and have worked 36 hrs a week plus call the entire time as a surgical tech so it definitely can be done.

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