Advice from one NURSE to ANOTHER!!!

Published Jul 7, 2010

5 Posts

Hello all of my fellow nurses!!!

I just reached a dilemma and wanted some much needed advice......well here goes my story. I'm a LVN/PN and have been for about 4 years now and I'm really ready to go back to school. I'm really young because I had the opportunity to start and complete a LVN/PN program really early but I am married and have a 2 year old son. My husband is military and we relocated from the East Coast to California a few years ago. To make a long story short.....we're having issues and currently separated and I'm doing it all on my own now. He only pays the rent so as far as all of the other bills and taking care of my baby...it's really becoming to be a struggle for me. I'm all set up to hopefully start school in the next 2 months but now I'm wondering if that is such a good idea. I'm wondering now is that really the responsible thing to do, and considering my circumstances, should I just get up and go to find a job? Also since I am a military spouse the choices of schools were limited to me so I decided to go to Kaplan/Maric college here in San Diego. I know about all the bad reviews they have and yadda, yadda, yadda but I really like the school. And it won't be that expensive for me because they now offer military discount, I get a discount for being a LVN and also completing most of my pre-requisites, I'll get a lot of grants and since I'm a LVN and have most of my Pre-reqs done.....I could be finish in just a little over a year. SOOOOO.......the school isn't really a issue for me. The dilemma that I am facing is......am I being dumb and irresponsible for sitting around just waiting for school to start while my soon to be ex husband is only paying the rent? Should I just get over going to school and go find a job so I can support myself and my son better? What do you think?......Because I'm really confused :-(