LPN thinking of quitting job full time to focus on RN

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Specializes in postpartum.

Hello All,

New to Site would like your thoughts, opinions etc. Ive been a LPN 4yrs now, recently started back to school only able to take 1 class per semester due to heavy work load. Ive been thinking about quitting full time job to return to school full time to pursue either my ASN or BSN.

I figure I could work weekends at a Nursing home, or thru the week not on days of school.

I would need income for rent, car payment, and a few other small bills. Right now I only need to take about 10classes (pre reqs) before I could apply to get a Nursing program.

At the rate im going only able to take 1 class a semester-i'd be forever going to school.

Any thoughts, ideas

Im in Atlanta

Thanks!

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DO NOT QUIT! Working as a LPN while you're in school will be invaluable when it comes to getting a RN position. Simply because you will have an "in" wherever you currently work. Besides that it's more experience under your belt. Is there a way for you to go PRN or just work weekends like you said so that you can continue to pay your bills?

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Specializes in postpartum.

Not at current job..they require full time.

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Not at current job..they require full time.

Hmm that is tough. Maybe try to find a PRN position elsewhere? It seems as if you were saying that you have to still work a little to pay bills so I think your best bet is to somehow try to continue working as a LPN.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Hmm that is tough. Maybe try to find a PRN position elsewhere? It seems as if you were saying that you have to still work a little to pay bills so I think your best bet is to somehow try to continue working as a LPN.

I worked as an LPN for 3 years prior to returning to school for my RN. I had no choice but to work when I went back to school. It was HARD! I worked fulltime+ hours had my daughter an 2 step kids at home and went ti school fuultime. To put the cherry on top I found out halfway through that I was pregnant!

Yes it was hard, yes I was tired and worn out in all ways you can think of.... but I did it graduated with honors.

You can do anything you put your mind to you just have to want it bad enough

Good luck whichever path you choose!

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i just completed an ASN program and i was working as an lpn every weekend. i had to make a living. i had a new baby and family. try working every weekend. this economy you need a job.

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Specializes in certified breastfeeding counselor.

I work on my own schedule with a nursing agency. It keeps me in practice and pays higher than many other nursing options do. I work when it suits me and don't work when I need to study. I am doing a self-motivated distance learning program (Excelsior) and work at my own pace, and should have the ASN program completed within two years of starting. (I have been at it for 18 months and am nearing the final steps of the program.)

If the idea of agency nursing scares you, don't let it. I've been doing it on and off for 20 years and it is not as bad as it may seem. The main problem may be getting enough hrs if that is your only source of income. I live in a rural area and some weeks that may be a problem, since there is only one local facility serviced by the agencies I am signed up with. Another option would be home health nursing, which is much less demanding and unfamiliar compared to running a med cart and doing treatments in a new facility.

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