5 days a week job and RN bridge?

Published Jan 20, 2021

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Specializes in Hospice RN 🖤🩺.

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I am an LPN who has been in practice for 7 years and am currently working on my LPN to RN bridge. I just started my program last week and it is an 11 month program. I currently work 3-4 12's per week and am stuck in a cross road with my job.

Our census is low at the moment, so management is cutting down on nurses, and it has been discussed today that we might go to 1 nurse on day shift and 1 nurse on night shift. I am personally not comfortable being the only nurse out on the floor for a 12 hour day shift, taking care of 61 residents. I have med techs and aides who can help but I feel that this is a risk to my license. I made my concerns noted today to HR and my DON but I ultimately cannot change what administration might chose to do.

I am thinking about applying to a clinic position that would be full time and M-F, but I am not sure if I could manage this, along with school. My RN program is on Thursdays from 5P-9P and then we have 2 12 hour clinical rotations every other weekend.

Has anyone here ever done an LPN to RN bridge program and been able to work a M-F job. I don't want to leave my job where I am because I love my co-workers and residents but I also do not want to take a chance with my license on the line.

Any advise is welcome. Please and thank you in advance.