Is it wise to work while in nursing school?

How safe is it to work a full-time job while attending nursing school?

It's virtually impossible to work full time unless you had a flexible schedule that included nights and weekends. The courseload for nursing is heavy - although you usually only take 6-8 nursing credits per semester, those 6-8 credits FEEL like 12-15. There is a lot of paper writing, research, group projects, etc. that need to be done. You are in classes for almost a full day two to three days per week, plus one day of clinical. And that's just nursing courses - if you need any general education courses for graduation, you should try to get those all completed before starting the nursing core if at all possible.

There were people in my graduating class who worked full-time nights and would try to come to clinical the next day. If it was found out by the instructors, they would be sent home for unsafe practice.

If possible, cut down to part time, and apply for financial aid. Take out student loans if you need to supplement your part-time income. Just about veryone can qualify for some form of student loans.

Good luck! And don't burn yourself out!

Wow! I don't believe that that's feasible. The coursework in and of itself requires a great deal of studying and memorizing. I would be concerned about burn-out and exhaustion.

no...maybe very part-time ...you have clinicals