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Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Ok, I'm not expecting much in the way of replies, but if anyone out there has been following my posts, this update is for you.

I've been soooo indecisive about what I wanted to do with school. Nursing, teaching, business, you name it... I had a baby, took time off, went back and took a bunch of non nursing related classes, which just finished (3.85 GPA btw...) I was still so unsure and driving myself absolutely nuts trying to make a decision.

That brings me to today, and where I stand now. I've decided to take a year off from school. Time to sit back, relax, enjoy my beautiful daughter and try to work on my somewhat rocky marriage (i've been pretty unbearable as of late). I realize school isn't going anywhere and my chemistry class doesn't expireuntil 2010 (not gonna subject myselfto that horror again). I'll hop back in the saddle next fall, or maybe next summer. And you know what? As soon as I decided to take time off it became that much clearer to me just how much I do want to pursue nursing, just not right now. I figure once my daughter is a little older and I've had ample time to plan for the rigors of the classes, i'll feel more confidant moving forward with the nursing program.

OK, just rambling here. Like I said I'm not expecting a whole lot in the way of responses, but any words of encouragement are always appreciated. I'll still be lurking around the boards so feel free to say hi. Thanks

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OMG!!! I swear you've kinda described my story....I graduated from high school in 2003...Didn't have much money...my parents made enough to pay their bills but not foot my college bill...SO I took one or two classes at a time...BOOM got pregnant...quit going to school right before that cause I didn't know what I wanted...I've been with my daughter and enjoyed my pregnancy...My daughter is 8 months old now...Decided to go back to school...I'm enrolled for fall and realized nursing is truly what I WANT...I'm the breadwinner of the family...For a moment there when my SIL who started school at the same time I did graduated from her RN there I was so jealous and so disappointed...THEN I realized having a good pregnancy and enjoying the first (it will be 10 months when I go back to school) year or so is SO much more important to me than having a degree a few years ealier...The really nice thing is I'm going back with a year of pre-reqs to do...I can go back full time. SO that's awesome!!!

Good luck!! I wish I could be a full time student. What I wouldn't give to make that happen. However, we need my income plus my fam is on my health benefits.... so not working full time isn't in the cards for me. I'm starting to doubt whether I'll ever be able to go to nursing school :sniff:

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Specializes in LTC.
Good luck!! I wish I could be a full time student. What I wouldn't give to make that happen. However, we need my income plus my fam is on my health benefits.... so not working full time isn't in the cards for me. I'm starting to doubt whether I'll ever be able to go to nursing school :sniff:

I'll be working "full time" also...At least as much as possible while taking my pre-reqs. Looking at the classes I need to take I'll be able to work 4 days a week (I work in a nuring home and we are only low census and have been since January...so that's what I've been working since I had the baby anyways) After I get into the nursing program I'll only work weekends (it's suggested you don't work during the week) but due to me being the breadwinner of the family I'll have no choice but to take out student loans for that year.

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I'll be working "full time" also...At least as much as possible while taking my pre-reqs. Looking at the classes I need to take I'll be able to work 4 days a week (I work in a nuring home and we are only low census and have been since January...so that's what I've been working since I had the baby anyways) After I get into the nursing program I'll only work weekends (it's suggested you don't work during the week) but due to me being the breadwinner of the family I'll have no choice but to take out student loans for that year.

The program I'm interested in suggests that you don't work at all and if you have to to limit your hours as much as possible. This just adds to my angst about this. I need to work full time. But I want to try and enter this program. I'm so confused and don't know what to do... should I just give up and find something else???

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My boss, the DNS, didn't want to take out loans when she was in the program. SO she worked (as an aide) Friday night shift, Saturday evening and night shift, and then Sunday evening shift...She said she almost killed herself...You could look into something like that OR are you able to take out loans?...OR is none of those are options is it an option for you to wait and save up money so you don't have to work.

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My boss, the DNS, didn't want to take out loans when she was in the program. SO she worked (as an aide) Friday night shift, Saturday evening and night shift, and then Sunday evening shift...She said she almost killed herself...You could look into something like that OR are you able to take out loans?...OR is none of those are options is it an option for you to wait and save up money so you don't have to work.

I guess anything is possible. We'll see where we are a year from now. What concerns me the most is health insurance since my husband and daughter are both on my plan through my employer...

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OK, I can't stand waiting... I think I'll go back this fall afterall....

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Hi 3RDGEN,

I can very much relate to your situation.. I also agree with HOTFLASHN :wink2:

About 5 years ago I had already taken a few Pre-Reqs (Anatomy, Nutrition, Psych, etc.) doing pretty well at my junior college, then BAMB got preggo! I took almost 3 years off to be a SAHM and a devoted wife to my husband who works 7 days a week so that we could stay afloat living here in the Bay Area.

So I totally understand your need to be with your little one and to deal with other personal issues. School will always be there, but you seem very determined to someday get back into the swing of things, hopefully sooner than later.

I finally found a great Montessori Preschool for my toddler and am adjusting on not being with him 247, and I know in my heart that school is calling me back.

So do what YOU feel is best for YOU! Good luck with everything,

I'm sure you'll achieve your desires & goals in the future:D

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I don't have any children yet, but I have thought about what I would do if I get preggers. My hubby and I aren't "trying" but we aren't preventing either. We decided to just let it be in God's hands. We have been together for 4 and 1/2 years and not ever used protection and believe that one of us might be infertile, but that is another story. Anyhow I decided that if I do get pregnant than I will still find a way to go to school.

I was just like you...couldn't decide on what I really wanted to do. Nursing kept calling to me but I just kept on ignoring the call. I have gone to school off and on for the past 12 years without graduating. I guess you could say that I have been a career student, but I have worked during this time as well.

Well finally, I have had a huge A-HA moment and know that I do want to be a nurse. Now I am so ready to just get accepted and get this ball rolling. I get mad sometimes because I wasted so much time and could have already finished NS a long time ago. But, I also realize that every step has brought me to this point and who knows if I would have made it had I gone to NS earlier. Things are falling in place right now and the time is right.

What I am trying to say is that, if you really are ready to go then you will know it. If you aren't then don't force it. Life is a journey and even though years may go by that you feel you might have wasted...you can never get the time back that you spend with a child.

I also understand about the insurance thing. My hubby was carrying our insurance and he just recently quit his job to go back to school too and now we have no healthcare. I don't qualify for insurance at my job. But his happiness was more important for us. We just have to pray that nothing "major" happens. We still go to our doctor for check ups etc. and just pay cash, and in all acutality it is cheaper for us doing it this way than paying what we were paying for insurance. The problem will be if something big happens. I just hopefully will be done with school before that happens. I know a big gamble, plus we don't have a child to have to provide healthcare for.

Can your family help out in anyway? I know that we couldn't pursue our dreams without our family. We have been staying at my in-laws for the past year and are about to move in with my parents now. We are sharing the burden with all parents equally, LOL!! I just know that we couldn't do this without their help. Sure it is a huge sacrafice, giving up your own space and you feel like a burden sometimes, but in the long run a year or two goes by very quickly.

Sorry that I have just rambled on. I don't what to say to exactly help you. I just know how you feel. My sister has a son that is a year old and she is finishing up her bachelor's degree and works at the same time. My mother keeps her son for while she is at school and work, but I know it kills her to be away so much. But sometimes you have to make a sacrifice in order to secure a better future for yourself and your child.

Good luck to you and God bless.

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