Succeeding in a PhD Nursing Program While Maintaining Full-Time Work as a Nurse During the Pandemic
You know what's tough? Completing a PhD. It is especially tough finishing a PhD during a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, feels like a distant dream now—a memory fading faster than we care to admit, thanks to our collective short attention span. It’s as if the global crisis was a dream we all shared, but now that we’re emerging from it, we’ve already moved on to the next crisis. But for those of us still navigating the residual chaos—juggling a full-time nursing job with the demands of a PhD program—those pandemic-induced challenges linger. The fatigue, the trauma, the overwhelming shift in healthcare dynamics may not be as vivid now, but the weight remains. For nurses pursuing a PhD while working full-time, the journey has become a balancing act that feels like an endless tightrope walk, with academia, nursing, and personal life constantly shifting underneath. It’s a daunting challenge—especially in a profession that has faced unprecedented demands during the...