Nursing school w/3 kids & deployed husband?

[Jlgiles]

Hi, I'm looking for some insight on whether or not to postpone nursing school until my husband gets back from a deployment. Background: Entering Rosmand Universities hybrid 18 month BSN accelerated program. Part of the work is done at home except labs and clinicals. Everything is lined up and I'm ready to start in either October of this year (fingers crossed) or if there isn't enough room in the October class I'll get bumped to February 2019. I have 3 children ages 3 and under who are not in full time childcare and we were not planning on putting them in childcare until maybe clinicals started. (Basically we'd be juggling my husbands schedule and help from family through nursing school). Unfortunately we just recieved word that my husband will be deployed from February 2019 until end of October 2019. Kind of puts a kink in the plans. My question is, is nursing school especially an accelerated BSN program with 3 little kids and husband gone doable? Yes I'd still have help from family but it's not the same as husband being home nights and weekends. Or should I consider postponing (not what I want to do) until October of 2019? Help! Thanks in advance for reading this long post.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Postpone! The last thing you want to do is flunk out or quit because of the workload.

[verene, MSN]

Those in my ABSN program who made it through as either single parents or with really young kids all had rock-solid support systems helping them out during the program. If you've got supportive family, community, neighbors, good day care/baby sitter, etc and so on you can probably do it, if you don't have a very strong support system I would recommend postponing.