janellwhitt

My ex-husband starts nursing school this Spring. We have a great co-parenting relationship raising our 10 year old son. He has always been a very involved father, but he has hinted that once he starts nursing school he will need me to take pretty much full responsibility for raising our son until he completes his studies. I want to be supportive of his efforts to get his degree and I would be SO appreciative if people can let me know what to expect. This will help me arrange my life so that things go smoothly for everyone once he takes the plunge into nursing school in a couple of weeks. What should I expect as far as his scheduling and availability to spend time with his son? Do most nursing students take the summer off? With clinicals and classwork will he be pretty much unavailable during his nursing program? How do clinicals work? Do clinicals always track the semester calendar? Do they occur over the summer? Do clinicals sometimes start mid-semester? Any insight anyone can share on what a non-nursing parent can expect regarding the demands placed on the parent in nursing school would be much appreciated. Thanks so much!