Working while in Accelerated Nursing Program?

Honestly depends on the person. I did an ASN program and could barely work 10 hrs a week but my friend could work 2 twelves as a cna and got thru it.

Depends on your dedication and self discipline and how much time you study to grasp a concept.

I always needed to study 10x more than the person next to me to get thru nursing whole some people got it all within 4 hrs of studying.

I know that's not very helpful but that's about all I can offer

I'm in an accelerated program like you're about to start. I made it two months of working 20 hours a week in a restaurant and had enough. The stress wasn't worth it for me during the fist semester because everything was so foreign. I needed to adjust to studying and getting tested in a new way. I'm lucky that I have loans and money saved up. (I worked full time while doing my pre-reqs.) That being said, after I finish my first semester of clinical, I'm eligible to apply for tech jobs. I want to get a PRN job somewhere in a few months so it's not overwhelming and its a foot in the door. There are plenty of accelerated students who are working in school and manage just fine. But, everyone is different. Hope my experience helps!

I too am in an accelerated 15 month program and i currently work about 28-36 hrs a week as an LPN at a dialysis unit and PRN for my local Hospice. I work on my free days from school. I kinda have to but I am considering cutting my hours cuz one often classes is really hard and is taking a lot more hours to study for! It truly does depend on your dedication and how much stress you can tolerate and how much financial support you have from your family. I recommend saving as much as you can for school right now and maybe working only one shift a week. I live in Florida and a lot of hospitals hire nurse techs and allow them to work PRN. Good luck! I hope this helps

Cincinnati, man I miss that city and the chili, but I digress. I am a non-traditional student in a BSN program. Not accelerated, but I had a hard time keeping up with working 20-24 hours a week. I now average about 10 hours a week and do okay, but I am also well into the program. I would agree, that it depends on the person and to be wary in the beginning until you get a good grasp on what is needed time wise to excel.

I'm in my third semester in the MAGELIN program and I agree with JR-it really depends on your self discipline. I'm in a situation where I have to work, I have a mortgage, car, day care etc. I work as much as I can based on how many days we have off from school/clincal. Weekends are when I get all my hw and studying done. I've maintained a 4.0 gpa so I can't complain.

I have to work at least 50 hours a week and will graduate from an accelerated program in 10 weeks. It's not easy, but if you organize your time well it is very possible.