Hello,

I’m actually a LPN going to college to be a RN and I know of several programs that allow you to go to nursing school at night now. College is becoming more flexible everyday! If you have not received your basics yet to be accepted into the program I do know that you can get most of your “basic” classes through a ‘CLEPing’ program or even by taking classes at night! Check out your local colleges and universities for more information, and if I were you… call them and bug the crap out of them… I know I do.. I’ve even been given the title ‘Thorn’ at my old college. 🙂

I hope this helped!

What hours are considered to be full time in the nursing school program? What about part time? A full-time course load is 12 hours or more. Anything less is considered part-time. Approximately how many hrs a wk will I have to go to school to do the pre-requisite classes? Can I do them in a yr? It depends on how many you sign up for. You can sign up for one three hour class per week or five four hour classes for a total of 20 hours. It’s entirely up to you. Laboratory classes count as four hours, but generally take about 5 hours out of your week. I know that nursing school is extremely intense & time consuming. Will I be able to study with 2 small children at home? Yes, I have had countless students in my classes that have children. The key is time management. Would that be enough time to study? Yes. Again, time management is key. Study in-between your classes. It helps more than you might think. Do not take more classes than you can handle. Nursing programs are very hard to get into. It seems like everyone is trying to get in! Then why is everyone saying nurses are in high demand & that there are nurse shortages? There’s no shortage of interest in nursing. That’s for sure. The shortage is in nursing instructors. RNs make more money on the job than they do teaching. Thus, most qualified nurses decide to stick to their regular job rather than teaching. And yes, there is a huge nurse shortage. By 2016, it’s estimated that there will be 1 million job vacancies for RNs. Where are all the nursing students going once they graduate? Many work in hospitals, clinics and other areas. This is my dream, my passion…I love people; I especially love helping them! I am very very interested in childbirth! If you want to become a nurse midwife, you’ll need to get a graduate degree. This is a very rewarding career, but it’s something you should consider after you already have your bachelors. Thank you very much for any answers! I’m sure I will be asking many more nursing questions in the future. lol 🙂 Good luck in achieving your goal. We definitely need nurses like yourself that legitimately wish to help other people.

Not at any of the nursing schools near me, but you might want to check with schools near you to be sure. Typical nursing programs involve daytime classes, and once you get into clinicals and start doing actual hospital training, you never know if you will be finished in 3 hours or 8. It’s actually rather hard at that point to even hold a part-time job, because there is SO much work and studying involved outside of the classroom.

I don’t mean to discourage you in anyway, but just give you the same realistic picture my own RN mother has made sure that my son’s girlfriend understands, as she is is just starting her nursing prerequisite courses. Anything is possible, but from what I know, I think a 40-hour job and nursing school might mean zero sleep for 2 years, and being late for work when you can’t get out of the hospital on time. It’s a great career though, with a lot of possibilities, so if it’s your thing, find a way to make it work. Good luck!

(My son’s girlfriend works part time, just a few hours in the late afternoon on weekdays, and wanted to get a second part-time job while in nursing school. My mom, with 36+ years of nursing experience told her no way – maybe the first year, but not the second for sure in a 2 -year program.)

It could be possible. The first thing you need to do is take a look at the courses you will required to take during the length of the program. Are the classes online, are they at night? It also would not hurt to speak to someone at that school. They should be able to advise you of when the classes are offered and the future schedules. They will be your best resource. If they do not have classes at night or online, try to find a program that does. That way you will have a better shot of being able to work and take classes at the same time.

Most likely it will be very difficult. Unless this nursing program is designed for working professionals, it will be difficult to juggle your courses, possibly clinical hours and your regular job. If you’re going to work while going to school, your working hours would have to be flexible to accommodate your school activities. You may want to rethink this one. Talk to the nursing department’s adviser at the community college to ask what the hours will be like if you participate in their degree program.

Best wishes!

Yes it is possible, however if you want a 9-5 job with great pay and just 5 years of college, if you plan correctly after high school, you should consider pharmacy school

why?

1) it can take as little as 5 years to finish a pharmd degree

2) you will make 100k or more once you are finished

3) most jobs are 9-5

4) what’s so stressful? nothing

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