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Hello all. I am a 26 year old mother of 2 girls ages 3 and 5. As if that weren't enough I am also a military wife!! Now if what I do is not difficult enough I want to add a little more to my plate. I want to go back to school and get my degree in nursing with a specialty in geriatrics ( I think I spelled that right). Any ways I am planning to work on it while my husband is deployed. So my question to all who could help is where do I begin? Financial aid? Thank you

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Welcome to Allnurses!

Best first step will be to contact a school near you and set up an appointment with the admissions person- they will guide you in which classes you need to take for pre-requisites, GPA required and any other requirements.

In addition, I'd set up a day where I could shadow a Nurse in the geriatric setting. (The school might help you to set this up)

If you had time- you could start to volunteer in the LTC setting, or take a class to become a CNA and work in LTC but I imagine with your hubby deployed you are very busy with the kids...

BEST WISHES- please come back often and let us know how you are progressing!

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Hello all. I am a 26 year old mother of 2 girls ages 3 and 5. As if that weren't enough I am also a military wife!! Now if what I do is not difficult enough I want to add a little more to my plate. I want to go back to school and get my degree in nursing with a specialty in geriatrics ( I think I spelled that right). Any ways I am planning to work on it while my husband is deployed. So my question to all who could help is where do I begin? Financial aid? Thank you

:balloons: Hello and Welcome to Allnurses.com:balloons:

Great to have you with us. Enjoy the forums.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.
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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

[color=gray]welcome to the site. enjoy your stay and best wishes to you. :balloons:

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Specializes in ER.

hello and welcome to allnurses! I'm sure you will love it here!

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Hi and Welcome to AllNurses.com! :)

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Good luck! :)

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

HI there. Scooting this one over to the GENERAL NURSING FORUM in hopes more see and respond to you. Any general nursing questions you have, please feel very free to ask here. I wish you luck in your pursuits. Welcome to allnurses.com!

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