Need your opinion/advice

In May I was accepted into a BSN program that starts this fall. I am taking summer classes to get ahead. A month ago, I was offered a part time job at my school's medical center. Yes, I've got to work nights and evenings, and weekends, but I'm willing to do it. The pay is decent and the experience would look great on my resume. Last week, the medical center changed my job and required a very long training session that conflicts with my summer classes. I have tried to be flexible, but these sessions could require me to either miss presentations and exams that would carry a big portion of my grade and would be difficult, if not, impossible for me to reschedule. I have to attend every single one of them or else I would not allowed to work. Their next session occurs during the first week of my nursing classes. I would miss EVERY SINGLE ONE of my classes, INCLUDING clinicals.

This job is starting to make me think that it is not worth it. I'm not willing to miss a bunch of nursing classes AND a clinical for a part time gig. I could return back to my desk job, but, it too is starting to become inflexible.

What should I do? Is this stress of trying to complete 9 days worth of training (8:00-4:30) worth it? Is working in Nursing school a smart idea?

Thanks in advance! This is really causing me some unneeded stress.
working in nursing school can be done. (many, many of us here did. i'd have had better grades if i hadn't been working until midnight three nights a week and every vacation day, but i graduated with a decent gpa anyway.)flunking a class in your major because you had to miss it for orientation to a short-term job... can be dumb.keep your eyes on the prize-- a short-term job ain't it.

Quote from grnteaworking in nursing school can be done. (many, many of us here did. i'd have had better grades if i hadn't been working until midnight three nights a week and every vacation day, but i graduated with a decent gpa anyway.)flunking a class in your major because you had to miss it for orientation to a short-term job... can be dumb.keep your eyes on the prize-- a short-term job ain't it.

My honest opinion....find another job. I worked during nursing school part time, and that was enough to drop my grades. I did not, however, miss classes or exams or clinicals due to my job. You have to think about your priorities here. What's more important, school or your job? To me it was school, I ended up getting a different job halfway through school because the first one wasn't accomodating my schooling anymore. I think you need to sit down with the management and tell them your schedule again. If the really want you there, they will make the needed adjustments. If they don't, I'd say start looking for something else.

You might be able to miss nursing lecture classes, but you can not miss clinicals. The job has to go, unless you can put nursing school first.

My nursing school would not have allowed us to miss clinical for a job. We could barely miss for anything actually. Might want to double check with the school about that sort of thing before you make any decisions. The BSN program will change your life. Will the part time job?

BTW, when I was hired for a job, I was told that they would work around my schooling. Fine. Until the boss left and a new nursing supervisor told me off. I put school first and left that job.

Quote from caliotter3You might be able to miss nursing lecture classes, but you can not miss clinicals. The job has to go, unless you can put nursing school first.

Quote from L8RRNMy nursing school would not have allowed us to miss clinical for a job. We could barely miss for anything actually. Might want to double check with the school about that sort of thing before you make any decisions. The BSN program will change your life. Will the part time job?

Quote from ThePrincessBrideI wouldn't even want to miss clincals even if it was allowed. Clinicals are the meat of Nursing school and is more hands-on and applicable to real Nursing than lectures. I plan to call management tomorrow, and if I cannot find a way to work around my schooling, then I guess all of you are right. The job has to go. I have kept my office job that will not allow me to miss class for this reason....should I still keep that?

I doubt that your clinical instructors will be willing to excuse an absence because of your job.I was a single mom that worked full time thru nursing school. It can definitely be done but you can't miss clinicals for work if you want to pass your courses. Hang on to whatever job you have that's willing to work with your school schedule.

SCHOOL. Jobs come& go, just like boyfriends. LOL

I'd find a new job. It's just a job. Unless you need the money. Then I don't know. I'd put education first personally.