What is a good LVN job to have while going to RN school?

Published Jul 2, 2017

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I am an LVN wanting to get my RN. I am young, not married/don't have kids, and live with my parents and they pay the rent/bills, so money is not a huge issue but at the same time I want a lot of money (also, I need to pay off my LVN school loans.) I currently work 5 8s at a LTC/SNF, but my facility is not so great so I have been looking for a new job while wanting to go RN school.

I want to work 3 12s at an acute hospital, but the hospitals near me have very few positions and are difficult to get into for LVNs. Working 3 12s would give me time to go to school, and I also want to work for a higher acuity hospital. (I also want to work more hours in a day so that I work less days and have more days off. Working 8 hours already makes me feel like I've spent the whole day at work, working 4 more wouldn't hurt. I feel like I have no life with 5 8s.)

I hear home health is always hiring and has very flexible schedules, so it will work well with my school, too. But I feel that I will not learn a lot and my skills will decline, and that income is not so stable.

Is there a middle ground between these two? Higher acuity, being able to learn more on the job, decent pay, flexibility, and hours I want.

I also have my CNA (I've worked CNA part time at the same current facility while going to school for my LVN), but I am assuming that it is not a good idea to get a CNA job at a higher acuity hospital to get my foot in the door when I already have my LVN.

Any help and tips would be greatly appreciated!