LissaOh

Thank you so much for your input. I know there will be days here and there where the schedule will be crazy, but as far as regular scheduled class time, i was looking to see if it were possible to get it done while my kids are at school. unfortunately, i have run into issues with daycare because they cannot provide the needs for each of my kiddos. My issue is not the issue of having kid free time to study, its that my husband gets off about 2 to 3 hours after my kids get out of school and if i'm in class at that time then we have a major issue that needs to be resolved. There is no issue of him giving me my "me" time..when it comes to that he is amazing. Someone just mentioned to me to look into respite care for my 2 special needs kiddos. i've never heard of this so hopefully i can get some good information about in home child care through their program for special needs children. again, thank you all so much for your input. I am going to speak with an adviser at the school in the morning and see what they tell me! Hopefully it is doable!

I just posted this same question on the intro feed because i didn't see this category...but hello, my name is Lissa and I have kind of been going down this road for quite a while and have been so stressed about what to do. I have have wanted to become a nurse for as long as I can remember, but i got married and had 3 kids before I attempted to pursue my education. I now have an 8, 7 and 5 year old. My 2 youngest have special needs and dealing with their challenges has really pushed me even more to get back into nursing school. I was in nursing school and my husband joined the military so i had to put it on hold.. We are now in a new state with no family close by to help out with the kids. My husband is very supportive in what i want to accomplish but because he is military, he has his obligations and cannot help out as much as he'd like. What i want to know is as far as the time i will physically be away from home for class and clinicals and all of that good stuff...is it doable without having to put my children in daycare. They will all be in school a full day come this fall and i was hoping this would be a good time to pursue getting back into nursing school. I have heard that school days are long from 8 to 8 monday through friday but I dont know if these people were exaggerating or not. I know that the work is no joke and I am prepared for that. I just want to know if it is possible or not. TIA!