Pregnant and nursing school

Sour Lemon · Jun 15, 2017

Hello has anyone ever been pregnant while attending nursing school. I am taking the kaplan test for monte in October of this year 2017. However I am also planning a pregnancy in august. Which god willing if all goes well i would be due in may. Does anyone know if my entrance would be not granted if im pregnant? Or has anyone attended this school and pregnant? Any comments would be appreciated. Also from what I hear spring semester at monte runs late January to May.

Being pregnant should not affect you being accepted ...but be aware that attendance requirements for nursing school are very strict. Missing more than one day of clinical will result in failure of that component in most cases ...and failing more than one class throughout a nursing program can often result in outright dismissal from the entire program.

Just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into before you get started. It would be horrible to ruin a long-term plan over something short term. ***I will also add that I am a big believer in going ahead with baby plans if babies are important to you. This is especially true if you are not very young and you are financially/emotionally stable. I learned the hard way that babies don't always cooperate with other life plans.

cleback · Jun 15, 2017

Being pregnant should not affect you being accepted ...but be aware that attendance requirements for nursing school are very strict. Missing more than one day of clinical will result in failure of that component in most cases ...and failing more than one class throughout a nursing program can often result in outright dismissal from the entire program.
Just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into before you get started. It would be horrible to ruin a long-term plan over something short term. ***I will also add that I am a big believer in going ahead with baby plans if babies are important to you. This is especially true if you are not very young and you are financially/emotionally stable. I learned the hard way that babies don't always cooperate with other life plans.

This. I would not plan to be very pregnant/ deliver during clinicals.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jun 15, 2017

I had my first child while in school; she was born in early. I spoke to my dept chair early on and was put into the clinical group that has their shifts first. I was 36-38 weeks when doing clinicals, but then after she was born I only missed class. Plus, I was able to adhere to the recommendation of no physical work until 6 weeks postpartum.

Had I not been able to arrange that, I probably would have taken the semester off. There was no way in hades I was willing to work a hospital shift with a neonate at home, me still bleeding and learning to breastfeed.

She was born the 1st day of spring break, and then I took an extra week off of class. I kept up with my classwork though; I missed one patho exam, and had another scheduled upon my return. So I took both exams that first week back.

Jennysweet163 · Jun 15, 2017

Thank You soo much and Im in my 30s now and already have a Masters from another school, but nurses seem to have all the great paying jobs which is why I am geared towards going to nursing school, and also having a baby. Thank You very much for the insight @Sour Lemon, RN .

nimopiba · Jun 17, 2017

Although I do not have experience with your specific school I did go through my LPN program pregnant. They took attendance by the hour and you were only allowed to miss a very limited number of hours before being booted out of the program so it was very strict. I went through almost my entire pregnancy, morning sickness and all, during the program. I graduated 6 weeks before my son was born. It was rough at times but I made it through and I'm sure you can make it work for you too.

Jennysweet163 · Jun 17, 2017

Thank You soo much for your comments. Definitely made me feel better!

dream'n, BSN, RN · Jun 17, 2017

I found out I was pregnant with my first child the week before starting nursing school. I was told I could only miss 2 days total without failing the program. That meant I would have to labor, deliver, and return to full time school in 48 hours. Needless to say I gave up my seat in that program and went to another school after having my child.

SouthpawRN · Jun 17, 2017

The attendance requirement are super strict for most nursing classes and clinical, Unless there is a very pressing reason, such as already being in your mid 30's to have a child now, I would definitely say you would be much wiser to wait. Or, have the baby first and then go to nursing school. What happens if you develop gestational hypertension or worse and have to be on strict bed rest for even a week during school. That will get you booted from the program. I know in our orientation they cautioned students against getting pregnant during the program, pointing out the same attendance policy applies to everyone.

Jennysweet163 · Jun 21, 2017

Thank you all for the feedback. I really appreciate your replies

Jedrnurse, BSN, RN · Jun 21, 2017

Nurses seem to have all the great paying jobs? I'm curious what your source(s) are, and what your threshold for great paying is... Also keep in mind on any given day you'll read posts here written by both new and experienced nurses who can't find jobs.

Jennysweet163 · Jun 26, 2017

I meant that nurses have all the great paying jobs at my current company. I work for a healthcare organization in which all the care managers which is a job tittle for RNs are making iver 100k and working from home doing mosty care management or utilization management. We all work from home and i make a decent salary however to move up in this company being a nurse is the smartest way to go. And thats pretty unfortunate that alot of nurses cant find jobs but my comments were mostly geared towards my current employer and my future nursing goals.