Are you working part time/full time and going to school at the same time?

[Faeriewand]

I am working full time as an LVN in med/surg right now and am in the LVN-RN transition course at San Diego City College. In the fall I will once again be a full time nursing student! Yay!!! I have been an LVN on the ward for 7 months now so still learning so many things. :)

My predicament is this: several instructors have mentioned to our class to not work while attending the program. But working gives me so much good experience! Plus I have to provide medical coverage for my family (DH, and three kids). I was thinking of going part-time and just working Saturday, Sunday and going to school and doing clinicals during the week. There is no class on Friday but students can come practice skills in the lab.

What are you doing while in school? Are you still working your LVN job? Or did you quit entirely? Many of the students in my class say they are going PD. I would lose my insurance if I did that. I"m hoping my plan of just working 12 hr shifts on the weekend would work out but I am hesitant.

How are you doing it?

[tobrea]

i am currently going through the transition program. in school 3 days a week and clinicals 2 days a week. working at the hospital on fri nite and sat nite. not working working on sun nites only because of school on monday. well, not at the hospital on sunday nites. work sunday and monday nite 12 hours sitting with a elderly patient. that way i can have some study time away from home without interruption. yes i do work 12 hours on fri and sat nites at hospital. this will be this way for 4 more wks. then i will go back to fri-sun nite at hospital. and still will be sitting during the week only because school will not last all day.

[StephieRN_1216]

O my Gosh. Good luck to you, and pray, pray, pray. You sound like you have a well thought out plan, so you'll make it!

Jessica

thanks! i needed a reminder to pray.......

get caught up with things and forget how important that is

[David Offenbaker, BSN, RN]

I just recently took two 16's (Saturday and Sunday) while I am in RN school. I know I'll have enough time-- I'm just worried when I finish school that I will have lost some skills, and hospitals won't want to hire me due to being out of acute care for (at the time of graduation) a year.

Any thoughts? Comments?

Dave

[Swandive]

I'm working 40 hours a week in a biotech lab, and in my third full time year of a Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing.

Everyone tells me I'm crazy, but I'm graduating debt-free, and I maintain a 3.85+ gpa.