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Is working as an LPN while going through RN completion possible?

I have been accepted to an LPN program.

But my question is, once I am working as an LPN, full time, is it going to be possible or realistic for me to finish up with my RN through an rn completion program (1 yr) while working as an LPN?

Do you think that is taking on too much??

Any suggestions would be fantastic.

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If I am accepted to the RN bridge program for fall, I will be working 10 to 15 hours a week at my current job. I'm hoping to be able to do it, because I don't want to lose my insurance!

I work 30-35 hours/week and I've got 3 months left. Yeah, it's more than do-able.

You sure you can get insurance being only 10-15 hours? My husband lost his when he dropped down to less than 30 hours a week.

Sure thing. Been doing it for a bit now. The key is a place that is flexible to your school schedule (mine changes every 11 weeks).

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Oh yeah - no problem. I did the LPN to ADN completion in 18 months. Definitely doable.

Are there any 18mth(LPN to RN) programs that you would recommend?

You sure you can get insurance being only 10-15 hours? My husband lost his when he dropped down to less than 30 hours a week.

I work for a small, privately owned company and they have been after me for a couple of years to go back to school.

I'm going to do it, too. I worked 40 hours weekly through my nights/weekends LVN program. I plan on working as much as I can. My first mini-mester is only 8 hours worth of credits, which equals 2-3 days, they say. I'll be working then.

There were a few LPNs in my accelerated RN program, and they seemed to do well. As I recall, they worked Fri/Sat/Sun, some of them days some of them nights. Our school didn't have class on Fridays. I think it requires better self-discipline to make sure you structure your schedule so that you have time to complete everything, but it's definitely doable.

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