should I quit my job for school

[crystalchen]

Hello dear all:

I graduated in June 2009 and have been working full-time in ED - observation for 8 months. I am in FNP school right now part-time and the classes are getting harder and harder. I am thinking about quitting my job so I could concentrate on my study. (Since I graduated from an accelerated BSN program, so I think my 1-yr nursing school didn't prepare me much for surviving the master degree now). For the job right now, I don't feel like I am learning because most of the times I am doing tech work because we are so busy everyday.... I am thinking if I quit my job in a month, study full-time for the summer, and if I could handle all the classes well, I will start looking for another part-time although I know it is hard.

What are your advices? Thank you in advance!

Crystal

[Jules A, MSN]

Will my resume look bad if I only worked 8 months as RN and then become an FNP??

In my opinion yes. There seem to be a lot of advanced grads with no actual nursing background now and in my experience not all of them are very competent in clinical areas. If you can continue on with your present job PRN that would at least give you a solid work history.