evette

Im considering going back to school to hopefully get a job in the NICU. I could only see my self working with babies or children & actually enjoy my job. Maybe even maternity since i had such a good experience with my NP, & she seemed like she had reasonable set hours.. Recently I became a new mother which is pushing me to want to succeed while deeping my compassion at the same time. I do however fear that Ill fail, be to emotional & most importantly be absent from my daughter's life. What can you tell me about this field, will I always be drained & working long hours away from home life (I'm a single parent)? I turn into a big sap watching baby videos, what if I go through school just to find out I cabby face a parent in a level 3 without crying? I've also been out of high school for 5 years & I'm really afraid to fail enjoy if I know I'm trying. Before I was pregnant I wanted to go back with hopes of going to vanderbilt for the NNP program but never thought I would do well enough to get in. But even if I do manage to do well & become registered I'm deathly afraid of hurting or messing up care for such innocent pure lives. What do you believe is the best direction to try& get accepted into a neonatal unit, associate RN or bachelor or a complete sident route. If you don't think this would be a good field what else would you recommend?

I'm considering going to school for some kind of medical end with children or babies or Maternity maybe even. Unfortunately I don't have much knowledge of what is available to me job wise &if any of out would really be a good fit.. Any&All information will be helpful :) Recently I became a Mother for the first time. Never have i had a more beautiful, wonderful experience. I wish I could be a Stay at Home Mommy for ever but were all not as fortunate. Neonatal nursing is a career that crossed my mind for a few years now but being too emotional & dedicating my life to work (hours working - post education) makes me feel like it would be a bad choice. Now that I'm a Mommy I have so much fear of failing. I fear that I'll fail at school, almost 5 yrs out of high school & horrible memory unless it is a repetitive task (how could I possibly remember every medical information for a test let alone a huge test down the line & then onto my career). I fear that I won't be able to be there for my daughter growing up or when she needs me. When I think of nursing I think long hours & exhausting days. As a single parent I don't want to work 12 hrs &then be exhausted on my days off. My emotions went out the haywire & anything child related especially makes me a sap - how could I face people? What if I'm not good enough or go to school & waste my time? I went to school for Phlebotomy, the procedures were easy but I hadtrouble retaining information esp after the test since we never used it during clinicals. I dropped out soon after because I made much more in a warehouse but that's obviously not where I want to be in 10 years I just feel so lost &stuck in a rut, I considered teaching pre k or going into daycare since I always loved kids but I feel like nursing will be better support to help me move out of grandmoms house & support my daughter on our own with a reliable job. If I go to school & I realize that is what I truly want to do I'm not afraid to get more education to maybe become a nurse practitioner or tbh I don't even know what I could be that will be well suited.