[kyles_mom08]

my name is brittany i am 22years old and i have 4 kids under 3 and one step son that is six. i am trying very hard to start back to college. my son kyle joe has a congental heart defect called tetrology of fallot. he has had many surgeries many weeks spent in peds icu. i know alot how to run iv he had one at home for 2months i know how to run and check pluse ox the list goes on i have had to give shots twice a day in his stomach i know so much the doctors said you have to learn to be his nurse. now i'm at square one i have a high school deploma with 8 credits in collage now i loved taking care of my son. i want to be a nurse for real i'm just scared. they threw me in i know all this stuff i had to learn in 10mins now how do i start? where do i go where i've already been? how do i start at the bottom?

[Tweety]

Welcome to Allnurses.

Your best bet would be to talk to an acedemic advisor in person at the nursing school. They can tell you what to do. It varies from school to school what the pre-reqs are, what entrance exams you have to take, etc.

It's going to be a long process, but with willpower and determination you can do it! Good luck!

[pagandeva2000]

Kuddos to you for wishing to start a new career with the current challenges you are experiencing!! Like Tweety said, speak to a career advisor and get guidance from there.

My suggestion is to look at yourself and see if you have weaknesses in certain areas such as math, science, or reading and start out with either continuing education or remedial classes to brush up. Many of these programs are very competitive and have entrance exams. I, for one, am horrible with math. Taking those classes helped me a great deal. Good luck and kiss your son for me. I remember reading about Tetralogy of Fallot in the pediatric portion of my program. I was totally fascinated by this subject and often wondered about the impact that condition was for the parents. Good luck!