I am very happy to be accepted to my schools ADN program. It is competitive and I worked hard to get in.
My problem is, I also have a full time job which provides me with health benefits. I am young but it is still important to me to be medically covered.
My program is a hybrid 2-day per week. One day is classroom and one day is a 12 hour clinical.
I want to be in a position where I can really learn, not just cram for tests. I feel like working full time makes me manage my acedemic time unwisely, leading to cramming.
My job will give me off the two days I need, but cannot promise me any extra days off, 4x10 shifts, 32 hours a week, or anything like that which would allow me to stay fulltime but have more personal/study time.
1. Is it realistic to work 5 days a week while in a hybrid nursing program?
2. Are there any other opportunities for health insurance if I need to drop full time? This is Florida/USA. I'm assuming I could go on the ACA marketplace and get something subsidized but I've heard the plans are expensive and high deductable. (This is only hearsay, please correct if i'm wrong)
Thanks