nursing school schedule

lilo2010 · Jun 30, 2008

Hey! It really all depends on what nursing school u go to. I will be starting the ADN program in Aug! My schedule is M/W/F 9-12 & T/TH 8-3! Good luck!

rhondaa83 · Jun 30, 2008

It depends on what school you go to. I am doing a two step program, I went to school for my LPN first and then I am doing my RN part time. I worked full time during my LPN, and I have two teenage boys. You really just have to be disciplined and make time to study. I had many weekends without family and friends because I had to study instead of play when I was off work. If you want it bad enough you will find time. :) New LPN and loving it!!!!

Quidam · Jun 30, 2008

My schedule last semester was M-W (clinical) 6:30 am to 1:30 pm then tuedays were 9:30 to Noon then another class from 2:00 to 4:00. Thurdays was just one class from 2:00 to 4:00 with no class on Friday.

TeresaB930, BSN, RN · Jun 30, 2008

Congrats! The time you spend in class is minimal, especially in your pre-reqs....The time you need to dedicate to studying may be your challenge.

For me, a single mom with 3 children, studying away from the house with study groups was most effective for me.

The further I got into pre-reqs, then into the program, the longer the study sessions away from my children. But....it's all temporary! And its all worth it! I just graduated in March took the NCLEX in April and just got back from taking my children on a long overdue, well deserved vacation to Disneyland and Las Vegas!

I am so happy you have a supportive husband. Best of luck to you!

kcalohagirl · Jun 30, 2008

First of all, congrats on starting your pre-reqs. It can be a big step, and it can be an even bigger step when you have small children at home!

I think that having a supportive spouse is a HUGE plus. I already had a B.A. before I went to nursing school. I wasn't married, I didn't have children, an I had no-one but myself to worry about. I did great. I also had at least a dozen friends I can think of that went through nursing school with young children and spouses. They excelled! In a couple of cases, they decided to go to school part-time. Other women went to school full-time, and they still did an amazing job.

Nursing school can take an incredible amount of time. I would encourage you to take a good look at the program you are entering. Are they supportive of part-time students? Are they supportive of mothers? Even if you have the best intentions of being a full-time student, if the obligations you feel to your children supercede that, how would the acedemic program you are entering deal with that?

Best of luck to you on this journey.

Sandy_dfw · Jun 30, 2008

You might try asking in your state section mentioning the specific shool and see if anyone who is going to that school now can give you more info.

Good luck in school

Sandy

cherubhipster · Jun 30, 2008

Congrats on beginning the adventure! As everyone says here, it totally depends on what school you go to.

I am starting in September, and my schedule will be 1 day a week nursing lecture from 7:30am-3:30pm. Two days a week clinicals from 7:30-1:30, and then after clinicals any college courses I have that afternoon.

I will have two days a week "off" but I assume I will be dedicated those days to study and homework.

The best bet is to ask some fo the schools you are interested in to give you a specific idea of their nursing program.

paacollins · Jun 30, 2008

Congratulations on the start of an exciting new journey. I just graduated with my ADN in May and my girls are 6 and 10 now and school took just under 2 years, 3 years if you factor in the pre-reqs. It was difficult but doable. I didn't work during school and I highly recommend not working if finances allow. Nursing school is hard work and very, very time consuming. I really don't feel I neglected my children at all during school. There were times that I couldn't play or read to them because I had to study but I found opportunities to make it up to them when I wasn't studying. They also know way more about medicine than most children their age now. lol

The main thing is to take some time to do stuff just for you besides school. Long hot baths, exercising, reading something besides nursing books, scrapbooking, etc. I didn't do much of this and I got burned out more than once. Balance is the key to anything and is extremely important in nursing school. Good luck.

PS My schedule was usually 5 days a week during classes, most of the time from 8:30 until 12 Mon to Thur and then a test on Friday AM and the rest of the day off. I was usually out of school by the time I had to pick the girls up from school. (I homeschooled for part of the time but we decided homeschooling and nursing school didn't mix for us so we enrolled them in a small, charter school that they love). Once I started clinicals each semester it was usually 2 or 3 days a week, 8 or 12 hours a day.

Aspiring2bNP · Jul 1, 2008

I am a mother of 4, ages 16 (special needs), 8,4 and 1. I will begin the ADN program in August. My schedule will be Tues 8-4:30 pm, Wed and Thur 12:30-4:30p.

I took 19 hrs the past two semesters to complete all of my core courses before begining the program and I managed to maintain a 3.7 GPA. I do not work, but my spouse is military and because of his current orders, he is not very dependable during the week. I am blessed to have a mother-in-law that loves the company of her grandchildren.

I studied when I put the younger children to bed, in the school library between classes, or when the children took "trips to Granny's house."

I haven't figured clinicals out yet, but as a previous poster wrote, if you want it bad enough....

You will do fine with a little planning.