Pregnant in nursing school.

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      Go ahead, I got this
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      Take a year off and hope I get in again?

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Okay, so after a lot prayers and studying for my teas, I finally made it into nursing schools and the very next day I found out I was pregnant.

So I'll be due November 14, right in the middle of my first semester. I'll be taking just foundamentals. From the schedule it seems like we'll be having classes on either one or two days of the weeks. I'll be having labs in the morning from about 7:30-2pm.

My question is should I take a year off or keep going at it and hope for a good arrangement with my lecturer when the times comes? Is It doable?? The reason I just wanna go ahead is because I've already spend so much time in school. I just want to do this and by done. I don't want to pass this chance. A apart of me is like, there's a reason why I got accepted and found out I was pregnant hours apart.

Hubby is a stay at home dad. We already have a 3yl boy. Have any of you had to go through this? What are your thoughts? Hope did you do it if you went ahead ? All your answers will be greatly appreciated

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It really depends on your program. Some are more flexible than others. I would look at your college's handbook. What are their rules and policies? I would then talk to the dean and see what they say. I was in college full time, working full time (50+ hours a week), I had a toddler, and I was pregnant. My husband also stayed at home so that helps. 3/4 classes I was taking were online. I was exhausted ALL OF THE TIME. I know my knowledge suffered. However, I survived it. I don't think that is for everyone though. Only you know what you can handle and again if your school is not flexible at all it'll be even harder.

Congrats and best of luck either way!

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

You are legally not required to disclose anything (pregnancy, marital status, whatnot)...but your program may require you to disclose a change in status (you'll have to check the fine print on the admissions paperwork). I would also say that once you get to clinicals you should disclose (if it's not obvious) because there are medications that are teratogenic and you don't want to be anywhere those.

Can you do it? Maybe. Should you? Depends on you, how well you hope to do in the program, how easy the pregnancy is, and a whole host of factors we can't determine at this time.

But congratulations on your acceptance - perhaps the program will defer your admission a year?

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Okay, so after a lot prayers and studying for my teas, I finally made it into nursing schools and the very next day I found out I was pregnant.

So I'll be due November 14, right in the middle of my first semester. I'll be taking just foundamentals. From the schedule it seems like we'll be having classes on either one or two days of the weeks. I'll be having labs in the morning from about 7:30-2pm.

My question is should I take a year off or keep going at it and hope for a good arrangement with my lecturer when the times comes? Is It doable?? The reason I just wanna go ahead is because I've already spend so much time in school. I just want to do this and by done. I don't want to pass this chance. A apart of me is like, there's a reason why I got accepted and found out I was pregnant hours apart.

Hubby is a stay at home dad. We already have a 3yl boy. Have any of you had to go through this? What are your thoughts? Hope did you do it if you went ahead ? All your answers will be greatly appreciated

It could work, but many programs have very strict attendance policies and pregnancy can be unpredictable. If you miss more than 1-2 days, you may fail the class completely. Some programs are quick to dismiss you after failing more than one class, too. So, are you the gambling type? That's what it comes down to.

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Specializes in Peds, School Nurse, clinical instructor.

Congratulations! I would try and defer your admission for 1 year.

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We had a pregnant classmate in my nursing program. It was her third kid. She was due right at the end of our OB rotation, so she picked a clinical site that was the hospital she was planning to deliver at, just in case. She did fine, I don't remember her missing any of our classes. I guess you need to find out how much time you could miss, and what happens if you do miss too much. Where does your pregnancy fall into the class schedule? Right in the middle of a semester doesn't seem like great timing. I think physically you could do it, but how much time you need to birth and recover plays into the equation more.

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Specializes in Ambulatory Care-Family Medicine.

It's been done before but it will take a lot of dedication on your part. You are only allowed to miss a certain number of clinical and lecture hours per semester. These hours are set by the Board of Nursing in your state and non-negotiable as the program has to prove you met your hours for you to sit for boards at the end of the program. Part of the programs accreditation is based on this. With that said, you would not be able to take a long maternity leave type of thing from nursing school. Most students who have a baby while in the program are out less than a week and then back in class. We had a classmate go out for emergency surgery and was told she could only miss 4 lecture days and would have to make up all clinical hours at the instructors convenience (she ended up having to do several overnight shifts and then go straight to class to make it up.) If you are ok with that then I say go for it, if not then you may want to look at other options.

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Okay,

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