Options for obtaining nursing degree online/while working full time

Hi all,
So, I am preparing to enter the nursing field and begin the process of getting my ADN. Does anyone have any advice or ideas on the best way to do this while working a full-time overnight job? I was hoping to be able to most of the school online, and just go in for clinicals one or two days a week; or, barring that, I'm hoping I can find a community college who will be flexible with my work schedule. Has anyone done this or know of any online nursing degree programs? Thanks!

Also: I dunno if this his helps, but I would be looking for schooling in the North Texas area. Thanks!
What you're looking for is called a hybrid program and they're not common, but they do exist. Do you work 8s or 12s?

Nursing programs generally are not going to be flexible with individuals' work schedules. Clinicals are when clinicals are, for everyone.That said, I do know of one program that offers a combination online/in person for prelicensure RN programs. I don't know where in Texas their clinicals are, though:BSN with RN License | Online RN Degree | Online Nursing SchoolThe only other program I know of is Excelsior, but that requires that you already have a background in healthcare (such as an LPN or EMT).

Quote from kloneThat said, I do know of one program that offers a combination online/in person for prelicensure RN programs. I don't know where in Texas their clinicals are, though:BSN with RN License | Online RN Degree | Online Nursing School

BSN with RN License | Online RN Degree | Online Nursing School

Quote from Red KryptoniteWhat you're looking for is called a hybrid program and they're not common, but they do exist. Do you work 8s or 12s?

Quote from tesla323I work 46hrs a week, basically 10p-7a Friday thru Tuesday

I worked a full time overnight job (Sunday through Thursday nights, 11pm-7am) and went to a brick and mortar school the first year and everything was just fine. The second year clinicals got in the way and I had to quit because my job was inflexible. If your job will be flexible about the days of the week you could work, so you could be off those days you have to be in clinical at 6:30 AM (or they'd let you off early those days), it would be totally doable. Nursing classes are usually in the morning (or were at my school), so you will have plenty of time to get out of class, go to sleep, and make it to work without sacrificing your sleep. Especially if you have time to study at work like I did. Note: if your job is not flexible, even an online degree will not work for you. It's not the classes that makes nursing school hard to work with. It's the clinicals that start before you get off work in the morning, and you're going to have those even in an online program. I think the fact that you work Friday through Tuesday may be extremely helpful for you. If you are very lucky, you might only have one clinical day that overlaps with a work day. Most of my clinicals were sometime between Tuesday and Friday.

Quote from Red KryptoniteMan.... Gonna be totally honest, I have no idea how you could pull off school with a schedule like that. I'm in LPN school right now full time (12 credits) and working full time, but I only work three 12s. I work nights and my classes are at night too, with clinicals all day Saturday. Basically, I sleep and deal with kiddo stuff during the day, and the hubz/daddy takes over in the evenings and on weekends when he's home from work. I couldn't do this otherwise. I squeeze studying in when I can. Do you have kids? A support system? What dynamics besides work do you have to account for?

Quote from calivianyaI worked a full time overnight job (Sunday through Thursday nights, 11pm-7am) and went to a brick and mortar school the first year and everything was just fine. The second year clinicals got in the way and I had to quit because my job was inflexible. If your job will be flexible about the days of the week you could work, so you could be off those days you have to be in clinical at 6:30 AM (or they'd let you off early those days), it would be totally doable. Nursing classes are usually in the morning (or were at my school), so you will have plenty of time to get out of class, go to sleep, and make it to work without sacrificing your sleep. Especially if you have time to study at work like I did. Note: if your job is not flexible, even an online degree will not work for you. It's not the classes that makes nursing school hard to work with. It's the clinicals that start before you get off work in the morning, and you're going to have those even in an online program. I think the fact that you work Friday through Tuesday may be extremely helpful for you. If you are very lucky, you might only have one clinical day that overlaps with a work day. Most of my clinicals were sometime between Tuesday and Friday.

Quote from tesla323Are there night clinicals?

Where are you in North Texas? (you can PM me if you want) Are you hard over on doing it online mostly?

Quote from TexMex22Where are you in North Texas? (you can PM me if you want) Are you hard over on doing it online mostly?