Hi! I am new here and hopefully can get some answers to my questions! Please be as honest as you can, that is why I am here. I am a 32 year old stay at home mom of 2 kids, ages 3 and 7. My DREAM is to go back to school for nursing, to be a mental health nurse to be exact. The problem is, I don't know if i am smart enough. I don't want any sympathy, that is just how I feel. In high school i was really bad in math and sciences. I graduated in 1993 from High school, then went on for my Associates degree which i got in 1995. After being a stay at home mom for 7 years, I really want to go back to school, for nursing. I have developed quite an interest in the mental health field. i would love to work with adolescents with substance abuse, eating disorders, depression etc. My community college offers the rn program for 2 years and i would recieve my associates in nursing. Since I already have my Associates degree, I would just have to take my CNA class, and some math and sciences. EVERYONE tells me that I am getting in over my head. That with 2 kids it will be so hard to do the nursing program. They say it is really intense and hard and time consuming. Do you think I can do it with 2 kids? Honestly? Also, is the math and science classes really hard? Do you use a lot of math and science once you become a nurse? How hard is it to be a nurse? I have to tell you, this is something I really want to do I just need some encouragement. Please, if there are any nurses out there that can shed some light, i would really appreciate it! I may not be good in math and science, but i could study real hard and learn it, i have to tell you i love people and i am very kind and compassionate and caring. I treat everyone like they are my mom, or dad and that can't be learned.
Do you think it is better to go for 1 year, become an LPN, work as an LPN to get some experinece then go back for RN?
Thanks for your time everyone, and hope to hear some responses!!
