Working during Accelerated BSN?

[zerocoolz]

Hi - I know most schools discourage working during this program, but how feasible would working be? I'm a psychologist looking to get an NP degree (mainly just for an RxP pad), and was wondering if I could see a handful of clients per week. Feasible? What are the hours like? The program I'm looking at is George Mason's 12-month program (47 semester credits).

If not feasible, I don't think I could pull it off financially - any part-time workarounds for a second-degree BSN (in-state in Virginia)? Thanks.

[ChanelCinq]

I am not familiar with that school in particular but I will tell you that it is near impossible with any accelerated program. You 'may" have one day off a week and out of the other 6 days a few will be spent in 12 hours of clinicals and the others will be 8 hour lecture days. Keep in mind you will be studying on your free time because there are 2 to 3 exams every week.

There will barely be time to sleep let alone work. In the accelerated programs you sleep, eat and breath nursing.

[Goingthere]

I'm actually at work right now-I am in a ABSN program with 16 months left. The 12 month programs are time consuming-I doubt you'll have time to work. How about a 15-18 month program, it's more feasable to work in those.

Good luck;)

[Work in Progress]

I don't know how busy a 12 month ABSN program would be, but I am in an 18 month program and I have worked the whole time. When I was in clinicals 4 days a week and class one day a week I worked one 12 hour day. I was also pregnant at that time, and I managed it well and maintained a 4.0. If you are busier than that, then I would say don't work.

[LifelongDream]

I just graduated a few weeks ago from an ABSN 12mo. program. There's no way I would have tried to work during our program. It may have been possible during our second semester, but first semester and third semester were wayyyyyy to busy. We survived off of loans, retirement withdrawls, and the grace of God! Good luck to you!

[UVA Grad Nursing]

I would not recommend it in Mason's ABSN program. The student I have talked to in that program spend 60-80 hours a week on homework, reports, clinicals, readings, assignments, logs, etc.