Working during nursing school

[calpals]

I am hoping to start nursing school in the fall, and I am concerned about being able to hold a job that will pay bills while in school. I am looking into an associates degree RN program, and I know that clinicals will take up a large portion of my time. (Also, what time frame do these usually start in and are they often on weekends?)

Any suggestions on how to pay bills while in school would be much appreciated.

[Bentleysmama]

I'm doing an evening/weekend program and it's a lot of working moms (like me). We are a ragged bunch haha but it's totally doable, if you are very organized and know how to maximize your study time.

[gere7404, BSN, RN]

I've worked 40 hours a week at a VA inpatient rehabilitation program since I started my BSN back in 2016. Now that summers off I've been putting in 72 hours a week since I don't know what to do with my time without school to keep me busy!

[Kaddy Touray, CNA]

On 7/30/2018 at 9:49 AM, RainbowSprinkles said:

Im currently in an accelerated ADN program, 14 months. There are still some folks who work in my program. However, I chose to live off my savings, credit cards, a little bit of scholarships, and I take out federal unsubsidized and subsidized loans. I plan on continuing my education and I want the best grades possible. As for clinicals its normally up in the air, for next semester for my particular school its 9 hours one day a week but the open days are Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. We won't know until the first day of school which day they picked for us. This is a very subjective situation, I have people in my class with new born babies, full time jobs, and still pulling A's in a accelerated Summer session. While others are crumbling, it depends on your time management skills, motivation, critical thinking skills, and foundation. Personally, for me I need those 30 hours or more of studying a week to do well.

Hello please which school is this.. and what state would it be in ?? I meant the school you were attending