Online support group Moms in Nursing School

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Hi everyone,

I wanted to set up a thread for any mom's in nursing school or moms having gone through nurisng school because I would love a place where people can share tips on what is working for them and a safe space to vent if it isnt! I would be happy to start a FB group but wanted to see if anyone was interested

Thanks!

Great idea! I'm a mom of a 12, 10, 6, and 3 year old. I'm finishing up my pre-reqs and waiting to hear back from the nursing program I applied to. I'd be down for a Facebook group!

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Hello everyone,

I'm working on my last 3 pre-reqs before I can enter into a nursing program. This will be my second degree. I have a 6 yr old daughter. I'm looking forward to a career change and ready to sacrifice for it, as I know it will be worth it in the end. I'm looking forward to going through this journey and getting to know you all.

What state is everyone from?

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I would like to join a fb group! I'm in my first semester out of four and have a 4 1/2 year old and a 7 month old. :dummy1:

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Specializes in Cosmetic RN.

My name is Jade. I am the mom of 10 year old twins. I'm finishing my last 2 prerequisites and hope to be accepted into WGU BSN program in the fall.

it's comforting to hear that other mothers go through similar guilt about the time spent away from the kids. My boys walk in the room and the say .. Still Studying??????

Im trying to make them understand that I'm going to be studying like this for a long time! It actually as already been a long time bc took me a long time to get through my prerequisites .. I was talking 2 classes at a time .. evening and weekends.. they don't remember though. I almost gave up on nursing bc there was no way I could go to school full time and not work. Well 2 things happened ..I got married (yay) and it still going to be hard financially but at least it's possible. The 2nd thing is I found out about WGU ! Amazing program for people like me!

good luck to all you ladies!!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I'll bite. I'm a single mom to a 2nd grader. I don't think we need an off-site group, this thread will probably work just fine.

I also feel guilty as hell when I tell my kid to just go play and leave me alone so I can get through school work. I just feel awful about it. But when I have clinical I need to have a full care plan guide - listing pt's diagnosis, history, all orders w/ rationales, detailed concept map of the pathophys/treatment/nursing care for their main problem, lab values listed with abnormals marked and interventions for all abnormal labs, diagnostic tests/procedures described with nursing care for the procedures and abnormal results PLUS a super detailed med worksheet that is often 10 pages long - and I have to have it turned in by 10 PM the night before clinical!!! It doesn't leave a lot of time for quality chilling with my kiddo. I can only hope that once school is finished I won't have nursing eating up literally every aspect of my life. Fortunately she's very nice and understanding about it and plays well by herself but I can't stop having these thoughts that some day she'll be sitting on a therapist's couch detailing how I would sit on my computer for hours muttering cuss words to myself while I tried to fill out those damn care plans.

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I hear ya....I think we all wonder if we're scarring them forever. All I can say to that is, I had a working Mom and she was busy a lot and didn't make it to a lot of my "things" but I never doubted that she loved me and that I was super important to her. I can't actually figure out why...that is WHAT she did that made me feel that secure.

I haven't started nursing school yet and I have to give in my decision by April and I'm suddenly just wondering if I even want to be a nurse. I know that sounds super ungrateful, I got into a great program and my partner is very supportive. But it just seems nurses are spending a lot more time charting then doing actual patient work and that freaks me out.

Thats my rant for tonight. Hang in there Mama's

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Specializes in Critical Care.
I hear ya....I think we all wonder if we're scarring them forever. All I can say to that is, I had a working Mom and she was busy a lot and didn't make it to a lot of my "things" but I never doubted that she loved me and that I was super important to her. I can't actually figure out why...that is WHAT she did that made me feel that secure.

I haven't started nursing school yet and I have to give in my decision by April and I'm suddenly just wondering if I even want to be a nurse. I know that sounds super ungrateful, I got into a great program and my partner is very supportive. But it just seems nurses are spending a lot more time charting then doing actual patient work and that freaks me out.

Thats my rant for tonight. Hang in there Mama's

I got into nursing thinking that it'd be oh so fulfilling for the side of me that loves caring for people. Bear in mind I'm a second semester student right now so my perspective is brand spanking new and not complete in any way :p however! Nursing so far has been a lot less hand-holding and a lot more of applying critical thinking skills, knowing stuff and how to apply it, and maybe grabbing a warm blanket for a patient in between juggling the shift requirements (charting included). I still find it to be super enjoyable though, even if it's a lot less like what you see portrayed on TV. I'm also the kind of person who thrives on learning and getting good at new skills though, so the fact that nursing hasn't been touchy-feely good times is okay for me because I'm getting fulfilled in other ways.

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I got into nursing thinking that it'd be oh so fulfilling for the side of me that loves caring for people. Bear in mind I'm a second semester student right now so my perspective is brand spanking new and not complete in any way :p however! Nursing so far has been a lot less hand-holding and a lot more of applying critical thinking skills, knowing stuff and how to apply it, and maybe grabbing a warm blanket for a patient in between juggling the shift requirements (charting included). I still find it to be super enjoyable though, even if it's a lot less like what you see portrayed on TV. I'm also the kind of person who thrives on learning and getting good at new skills though, so the fact that nursing hasn't been touchy-feely good times is okay for me because I'm getting fulfilled in other ways.

I agree very much with this. I am a third semester student and it is so much more enjoyable once you get to actually see patients apply what you have learned. Being a mom certainly makes the balancing act harder, but I know that I am doing this for them, for my whole family, and that all the stress and guilt will be worth it when I'm done.

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I'm also the kind of person who thrives on learning and getting good at new skills though, so the fact that nursing hasn't been touchy-feely good times is okay for me because I'm getting fulfilled in other ways.

Thanks

for this, I also love learning and acquiring new skills so this gives me hope! I keep freaking out that I'll put all this money and worse, TIME away from my kids into it and then be like huh, so that's what thsi job is...and maybe hate it? The thing that is keeping me a little sane is that I know nursing as a whole can be so many things and getting the BSN can be just the first step if you want it to be. So if ( and I'm not saying that I would) but if I end up hating bedside hospital nursing, I can still find another angle to nursing that I would like better?

How on earth do people swing the shift work with kids though? Here in MA, most hospitals have two weeks on, two weeks on night shift. If you get a 12 hour night shift you need someome sleeping in your house with your kids! If you get the day shift, how do you deal with the post school stuff? I have zero family anywhere in the US

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If and when I work night shift my kids will either be in school/daycare while I sleep (weekdays) or my husband will have to figure it out (weekends). I know it will be hard but I don't think anything I can't get through.

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If and when I work night shift my kids will either be in school/daycare while I sleep (weekdays) or my husband will have to figure it out (weekends). I know it will be hard but I don't think anything I can't get through.

My husband travels for work- maybe some of the single mama's can advise ?

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Specializes in Critical Care.
My husband travels for work- maybe some of the single mama's can advise ?

Unfortunately, my situation doesn't match yours. My parents live nearby and help me out with after school and all of that. I would suggest looking around for a reliable sitter/back-up sitter ASAP. I do have a friend who's a single mom without family around... she found an older lady who lives close by and just kind of hangs out at home all day who is willing to watch her child on short notice (snow days, etc.)

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