MNJones

I have been working on my Bachelor's degree, since the end of my first year of my Associate's degree, and have twenty-two credits left to complete. The program I am enrolled in is all online with no clinical hours needed. I want to finish this degree by the end of the year which means I will have to take 10 (Summer 2018) and 12 credits (Fall 2018). My dilemma is that my advisor for the program is resistant to this plan and does not think I will be able to handle the load; due to being a new grad preparing for NCLEX and then working. My question: Has anyone been a new grad and still had time to take on a full-time online class schedule?

I am nearing the end of my ADN program and have accepted a job on the same floor as I have worked, as a clinical assistant, for the past 3.5 years. I am nervous about my transition as the other clinical assistants have become good friends and I do not want them to feel as though I am "bossy" as I try to learn delegation skills. I have loved my clinical experience as a CNA I am just concerned my transition into nursing will be difficult. So my question: How can I successfully transition into the nursing role with a good balance of both assistance as well as delegation in order to accomplish my new job description?