Lauraash

IM 29, single mom of 6yr old and 7mth old. I work full time as well. All I do from day to day is breathe... That's all I can do some days. Just keep pushing thro.

Mine is God never gives you more than you can handle. This is and all things are possible through him....... These have both proven true over and over again recently as God smacked me in my face to go back and finish school and keeps somehow making things work, days by day. Even when IM sure it's not going to. Everyday it does.

My director of nursing is always talking about the old "little golden books". They have one called nurse Nancy.

IM currently in my 2nd quarter of nursing school. I have a 6 yr old and a 7 mth old and am a single mom with no support. I recently realized that God had helped me alot along the way and keeps bringing me back to the same situation to finish school. He always had made things work for me somehow. It is hard. There is ATLEAST a day a week I cry BC I don't get to spend alot of time with my kids. I work 4 days a week, and goo to school 3 days a week.....my oldest isn't with me full time. Only half of the week. My youngest is always with me. I live in a one bedroom apt. I don't go out. I have a 94' yr car. But its paid off. I pack my lunch. I do get wic for the baby but that's all. All of that stuff is my motivation... it keeps me going. I can't tell you how I have been able to make it work, BC most days I'm sure it won't lol..... But I have a few select friends who have helped alot. My point of my rambling is this.....somehow things fall into place. It is ok too fall apart Somedays as long as you get up and keep going the next day. Your kids will still love and respect your decision to go back. Friends and family wouldn't offer, or stick around, if they didn't want to see you succeed and care about you and your kids. It is temporary, and I really think it'll be worth it......we will make it thro :-)

I appreciate every ones responses. IM glad IM not the only one who has experienced this. I was definitely frustrated, and even told my lab teacher that I felt completely clueless BC of it, but after thinking about it... At some point everyone had issues with ATLEAST one class..... While I don't wish for anyone to fail a class, the evil onery side of me is most definitely hoping her issue class is pharmacology :-P.

This is my own personal vent..... It is not meant too be rude or offensive to anyone in particular. It is just me venting....... I understand there are a bunch of cna and pct or nurse aids or whatever in nursing school. I understand you all deal with the stuff we are learning in concepts to nursing. Please understand that not all of us deal directly with patients. I'm a iv room pharmacy tech. I make ivs all day, as I have done for a number of years. I do need the teacher to go over section a and b before sections d and e BC I am clueless about that stuff. Please be understanding that not everyone is on the same patient care level as you. Not everyone knows about oral hygiene of an unconscious patient. Not everyone knows about the basic patient care. That doesn't make me less smart than you, just less experienced. I don't roll my eyes when you are clueless about basic math problems you will be doing forever more.....or when u ask how many mls. Are in a liter. Nor will I make fun of you like you're a dum dum when you ask what the generic of Tylenol is in Pharmacology. All I'm asking for is the respect of you not being rude while I'm trying to learn something I am paying alot of money to learn. That is all.... have a great evening. :-)

IM glad IM not the only one in the same position. I took a huge life changing decision and went part time at my job. Currently as full time I make 78$ too much a month to recieve govt assistance, so going to 4 days a week will benefit me for assistance. Still the scariest thing ever. I know I can do it, for I was given the biggest sign from above that this is what I'm supposed to do. But still scared....

Thank u all so much. :-)

Please just need some motivation. I just need to know that people do make it through nursing school as single moms. I have no doubt I will do it. But I can definitely feel the pressure that people think there's no way.