Job or school

[Milspouse]

Okay, so here's my situation. I graduated in aug with an ADN and passed my boards and then my family and I relocated due to my husbands military orders. I have a child that has just turned one and she has to have

physical therapy each week. I have been accepted to an RN-BSN program that is exclusively online that also offers msn. My goal is to be an FNP. This is a very good university. Given the needs of my child I feel she needs me right now and I should just further my education but I am nervous about not going to work. I feel torn. I am putting my family first as this is my priority and I know going on with school is a great choice but will I be okay not working from a career aspect?I also want to add that I suffered a seizure right before I took boards and couldn't drive for 6 months and that was another reason I couldn't go right into the work force.I am doing much better now and have my driving privileges back.

[honeykrown, MSN, NP]

I know sometimes that family pull sometimes give us a tough decision. Is your daughter completely depending on you being home at all time? if yes then i say focus on family. If no i will suggest you look for a per diem job to get the skills, since your program is completely online you could stay home some few days a week taking care of your daughter and doing your assignment. If you get an interview you could tell the interviewwer about your seizure for not getting into the work force immediately

[gettingbsn2msn, MSN, RN]

Family should always be first. That is the bottom line. You can start your program and work later.

[Milspouse]

Thank you guys for your responses. I know I'm going to school whether I work or not. I had also thought about doing something part time but I don't know that it would cover childcare and my husbands schedule is never the same. He helps when he can but his job hinders him quite a bit. he supports me in whatever I want to do.

[Milspouse]

I'm just worried I won't get hired without experience because if I stay in school I will be a "new" grad again. I don't know if this will help me or hurt me. I know by the time I start MSN I will have clinical time but that is way down the line.

[MouseMichelle]

That's interesting, from my perspective if you do graduate and stay home for a few years if that's what you're saying in your above post I actually do think that you may loose your skills etc. Is there anyway however, where you can work perdiem, or part time, like even once a week so that you keep you head into nursing that way?

And I say family comes first......

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

So your issue is with getting the BSN?

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

I have only just begun to look at FNP positions, and have been told several ties that my 20 years of nursing experience puts me at a huge advantage over other new NP grads. Take it FWIW.