Student Athletes Nursing

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Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone here went through or is going through the same predicatament I am. I am currently a student athlete at Pasadena city college, and I was just accepted into the nursing program there. I really love my sport and the time I put shows. My question is it possible to be a college athlete and do nursing school. Let me know.

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

Well, nursing school is very time consuming; however I believe that if you are young and full of energy.... AND you don't have other commitments that take up large amounts of time such as children, husband, or house maintenance... I believe you can do it. Just as long as practices and competitions don't interfere with your nursing classes or clinicals.

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Clinicals will be the difficult part. This is much the same scenerio as several years ago when colleges frowned on student athletes being athletic training students. While it's pretty easy to work around your off season schedule, it is nearly impossible to work around your in season schedule. What sport do you play? When I worked with athletes at the D1 level by the time you added up sport, practice, training room and competition they were easily at 70-80 hours during the competition season. That would leave no room if your clinicals fell during the season.

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I would say that it would be close to impossible. One of my friends was a part of the D2 softball team and had to quit so she could complete NS. The time and travel involved in sports will be a hinderance to getting done what you need.

The nursing program is very much unaccepting about ANYTHING. You have to be there for clinicals (and gathering the pt info ahead of time).

I would guess that sports and nursing is an either/or situation. If you manage to pull it off I will be in awe of you.

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