Don't know where you live, but what worked for me was to find an AD school with a ladder program. I worked part-time as a nursing assistant for the first 4 quarters, then as an LPN to get me through the RN program which only took another 3 quarters. Just avoid the mistake of stopping at LPN when you start making a little money or you'll seriously regret it later. I got into school a lot sooner than expected by showing up every day to let them know I was ready to go on short notice if someone didn't show up or dropped out of a new class. You can't worry about the saving money thing. I did a work- study program between classes and have some not so fond memories of living in a delapidated trailer and eating home-made bread and peanut butter for weeks at a time. You can't have a life and go to nursing school too. Live later, it does get better.
Good Luck