I'm going to give nursing school another try...

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But I plan on working. This time around a believe the part time/night program will be better for me. I also think I can focus more since I'm older. I will have my B.S. in Health Science later this year and will have all of my pre-reqs completed. I've already looked at local part time program curriculum and it appears there is only one nursing course per semester. I do have a question, especially for those who have been in both traditional and part time programs. Do you find it easier to get through the part time program? If "easier" is even possible in nursing school. lol...What are your thoughts?

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I noticed that you said you were going to give nursing school another try. Did you drop out or fail out? What caused you to not be in the program anymore? Was it time management? Was it family responsibilities? Was it study habits?

I did a Nights/Weekends program. The first and last semester had 2 classes a semester and the other semesters just had 1. Easy isn't a word I would EVER use to describe nursing school. Even with just one class it was difficult. The last semester was ridiculously busy. Group objects, answering a ton of NCLEX questions, two days of disaster preparedness, three different HESI test, plus clinicals and the precepting hours. It was also our busy time at work so I was working 40-50 hours a week.

Can it be done? Absolutely! How much are you planning on working? How are your organizational skills because if there is one thing I've learned from nursing school, you have to be EXTREMELY organized and have great time management. You will have to make sacrifices and be willing to miss out in things you want to do. I had a lot of clinicals on Saturday so I missed a lot of stuff on the weekends. But for me, it was worth it. You just have to decide what's best for you! Feel free to message me or ask me any more questions:). Hope this helped.

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I was enrolled in the full time program in 2007. I failed my fundamentals by 2 points. There are a few factors that contributed to me not progressing in the program. It was bad timing and also the campus I attended had some issues. I agree "easy" should never be used when it comes to nursing. Now that it's been almost 10 years, I'm reconsidering it but I know I have to work.

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Make sure you set a strict schedule and stick to it. Also, you need to know that most nursing schools have "issues". Nursing school also involves a lot of self study so you have to be disciplined enough to do that. I'm not trying to discourage you, just want things to be realistic.

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