Is working during Nursing School a good idea?

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Hey everyone,

I will be starting the LPN program at Ivy Tech this Fall. I've heard from others that the first semester is a joke. The only time for work is Fri/Sat/Sun... I work at a hospital already as a PCT... my boss offered me a 3-11 shift that would only be 32 hours per pay period... I'm full-time now and need to have insurance. Insurance literally triples when you drop from FT to PT. I really don't know what to do. Is it a good idea to work full time and go to school full time? What are your guys' thoughts?

Any help/advice is GREATLY appreciated!

Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

I'm the only income in our family because when we had a child we decided that my husband would be home with him full time. Seven years later, we have three kids, I work full time and I'll be starting nursing school in the fall. Will it be ideal to do work and school together? Probably not, but it's the only option I have, so I'll make it work. I did it throughout pre-reqs and managed a 3.91 for those courses. I think it's helped me be really focused and efficient. If I've got two hours to study, they're intense, focused hours, and it works for me. Good luck to you.

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Whether or not success is possible with working and nursing school is going to depend on the person. Some people can handle the pressure and know they have to do what they have to do. Others duck and run anytime anything "hard" comes up.

I've known people who spend so much time trying to find the easy way out of things that whenever something difficult comes up, they just can't handle it.

Life isn't easy and neither is nursing school.

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