Mom and student of 3 young kids....need advice

mrsraisinkain · Oct 13, 2008

The schedule for nurses is one (of many) reasons I'm in LPN school.(I'm a mom of 2 - 2 1/2 and 5 1/2 years old) Nurses have so many choices: doctor's offices, clinics, LTCs, hospitals, insurance companies - first shift, second shift, third shift - full time, part time, per diem... I have every confidence you will be able to find something that suits you. For me I think the hardest part is getting through the schedule I have to tolerate for school. If you really really want to be a nurse, don't let the fear of a schedule deter you. I don't know exactly what you mean by asking if they'll work with you to let you be a mom but hopefully you'll be able to find a position that works with whatever commitments you have to your family.

Best of luck to you!

mama_d, BSN, RN · Oct 13, 2008

I'm a LPN with four kidlets (11 to 2) so yep, it's possible. I work 12 hr night shifts so that I can be home in time to get the big kids off to school in the mornings. My husband works days so that we don't have to use daycare. It can be tough, but I don't think any more so than trying to work any job while being a mommy.

medical assistant3 · Oct 13, 2008

Thank you so much for your encouragement.. I feel much more confident now. My second problem that I didn't mention was that my husband works 7am to 5pm... and to top it off he doesn't have a drivers liscense!!! He rides to work with his mommy!!!!!!!!! He doesn't realize how much this causes problems for me... and our family.......But thank you again, being able to talk with someone who has been there helps so much. I felt so lost. thank you

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Oct 13, 2008

Once you become an employee there are rules most employers expect to be followed. Attendance is taken very seriously. Many places are flexible about work schedules, but they can get nasty when people start calling off work because it puts a strain on them to find a nurse to replace the person who called off. They can't just pull a nurse out of thin air--doesn't work that way. Also, as a nurse, you can expect to work at least every other weekend and half of the holidays. July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas are the biggies and Christmas Eve is not even considered a holiday. You have little children--everyone wants Christmas off. The reality is that most places work a deal where you work every other Christmas Eve and have Christmas off, or something like that. It's never something people worry about until these holidays roll around and then the fighting about who gets what days off starts.