LPN school and night shift

I would give up the apartment before I would try to work nights and attend school during those same days. You won't retain much, your clinical hours will be sorely impacted and you run the very real risk of not completing the program.

A year-ish without your own place is a small price to pay compared to the lifetime of self-sufficiency your LPN license will get you. Best wishes! (I started out as an LPN.)

Thank you very much for the response! It's greatly appreciated!

I agree with TheCommuter. I am currently a PRN CNA Fridays 7pm-7am shift only while going to LVN school and even that sometimes have its ups and downs.

Give up that apartment I did it for school it's necessary if you have the option because you won't feel so obligated to go to work your studies will come first. Ijs

You don't want to work that much during school one year of sacrifice will do wonder in the end I work second on weekends and live off of my tax refund and school grants and just found out I'm getting help for summer I am so very blessed :)

We have a similar sched. Class m-f 8-2. Work 230-1130 off tues & thurs. I just moved into my apt in January but I say to myself had I known, I'd wait & stay w parents but... So far so good. U can maintain, all about applying & progressing

Hello calexis20. I honestly wouldn't recommend it unless you can reduce you hours somehow. I understand you have an apartment so you must work to support yourself. I just graduated last year from LVN school and it was really hard. I have worked 40 hours at a SNF nights, five days and eight hours each since my work wasn't flexible (they wouldn't let me reduce my hours either). Plus the guy who makes the resident assignments always puts me in the hardest section so I couldnt study at work either. Let alone, I had two small children. Problems I faced was that I wasn't retaining anything and I missed a lot of class or late. It isn't good for you physically and emotionally, I had a lot of crying spells and nervous breakdowns throughout the whole semester because of fatigue and that I miss spending time with my children. Luckily my professors and family were very supportive or else I couldnt have made it. I didnt even go to graduation, I made a lot of enemies in class who either thought I was stuck up or stupid since I wasnt very responsive during discussion (sorry, your brain doesnt function very well when you average 3 hours of sleep every day), however my grades for the three semesters were two Bs and an A. I'm just warning you of the problems you may face but if you don't have kids, I think its pretty doeable to work those hours. Good luck, I know you can make it. Congrats on starting your journey to nursing!

12 or 16 hours on the weekends better. You want that time after school to study and do homework.

Is very doable, just cut down your hours, and maybe fine a smaller place to live cos there is nothing like a quiet place to study and rest after a stressful from work and school. You can even room with your fellow nursing student. Best of luck dear.

I work 12 hr nights. I have a rotating schedule working 3 days one and 4 days the next, every other weekend off. I have 3 kids and my own place. Nothing worth working for is going to be easy. Its very possible to work and go to school depending on ur work schedule. I work 8pm-8am and my supervisor is pretty flexible with me when I have to be in class early or late. As long as I have coverage for my clients everything is fine. I say if u absolutely can't give up ur place don't. I kno I need my privacy so I couldnt do it. Good luck on ur decisions and school

Good luck my dear in whatever decision u make. I hv six months left of LPN school.... I work 40hrs on the weekends 3pm-7am on Fri and sat. Then 3-11 on Sunday. Its a hard call if u hv tons of bills to pay. My grades are great, u may just hv to work harder. But if u don't have to work so much like me, then cut the hours