Lvn going back to get my bsn. Afraid to lose my job due to crazy school schedule ughhhhhhh

[Nursin&rockin]

Found out I'm going back to school to get my bsn. But the school picks out the schedule and I'm afraid how my job is going to react to it. Plus im not that happy with my job because I work with substance abuse patients and it draining. I would like to mwork a nightshift job at a skilled nursing home facility where it does not interfere with my school schedule and I can study. Ahhh help..

[LessValuableNinja]

It sounds like you figured out that you want a different job. So, I'm not sure what the question is?

[MedChica]

If you're not using tuition assistance from your employer, just get another job.

...and, you're in luck, 'cause you don't even like your job! (laugh) So, resigning should be a great deal easier.

Nursing home night shifts aren't going to be hard to come by ....

Like, everyone lists "flexibility" as a factor for choosing this profession. "I can work any shift I want. Yay!" So, why is it when you get on the floor, practically everyone's fighting for the morning shift? No one wants to work nights, weekends, swing shift or evenings. Everyone wants to work 7-3, 6-2, 7-4 or 7-7.

My old coworkers would say, "I don't know how you work every weekend."

...and I was, like, "I dunno know how you can come to work every day?"

(laugh)

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

When I was doing LVN-BSN, I worked 16 hour shifts (7A-11P) every Sat & Sunday...... yeppers,between school & work, I had no days 'off' for >2 years. But you know what? It was worth it. And It didn't feel that bad at the time because each one (school & work) provided a 'break' from the other one.

You can do this.

[caliotter3]

I was hired into a job and promised support while I attended school with another promise of an RN position when I became licensed. My support for attending school went away when that DON left. Soon after, I left that job. The sense of betrayal I felt was very real to me at the time, for several reasons. The education will help you in the long run. You know that serving the employer has limited, if any, benefits to you, now, or in the future. Do what you have to do to complete your education.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

When I was making my transition from LVN to RN, I worked weekend double shifts as an LVN at a nursing home while attending school during the week.

I worked 16 hours, from 6:00am to 10:00pm, every Saturday and Sunday. This 32-hour per week work schedule allowed me to have Monday through Friday off, and I used the time to attend school. I also lived comfortably due to the full-time income.