Tell me the truth...

Not having personally been in your situation before, I can't say for sure. But my gut instinct tells me you should be OK, provided you return to the same school. Clearly you're leaving with a good record so you should be eligible to return and pick up where you left off (unless your school requires you to finish your degree within a certain time of beginning it). Best bet is to talk with your school and see what they say. I know one nurse who was sidelined during nursing school due to a car accident. Had to leave for a year or so and went back to finish. She's actually now a NP so clearly she overcame that obstacle.

If withdrawing to take care of your family makes you look bad to them and undesirable for thier program, you shouldn't go there anyway.

I think you'll be fine. Sorry for all of the circumstances.

no i dont think it will look bad but you still need to be an RN to apply to a msn program. you dont have the foundation to be an advanced practicing nurse if you are not a nurse yet. even if you have a bachelors in something else. i have that too. thats why im doing an adn program to become an rn than do my msn. plus how can you know what to specialize in if you have zero nursing experience. its good to get your feet wet

I think you will be okay. There is always an opportunity to say somewhere on a future application that you withdrew to support your family. Nobody is going to question that! Especially if you left in good standing.

no i dont think it will look bad but you still need to be an RN to apply to a msn program. you dont have the foundation to be an advanced practicing nurse if you are not a nurse yet. even if you have a bachelors in something else. i have that too. thats why im doing an adn program to become an rn than do my msn. plus how can you know what to specialize in if you have zero nursing experience. its good to get your feet wet

I feel like a broken record. THIS ISN'T TRUE. If you have a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field, you can go straight into a direct-entry MSN program. It sounds like you already know this but I just thought I'd reinforce it :).

I think if your application is otherwise strong, you'll have an opportunity to explain why you left this program.

no i dont think it will look bad but you still need to be an RN to apply to a msn program. you dont have the foundation to be an advanced practicing nurse if you are not a nurse yet. even if you have a bachelors in something else. i have that too. thats why im doing an adn program to become an rn than do my msn. plus how can you know what to specialize in if you have zero nursing experience. its good to get your feet wet

There are programs called accelerated MSNs for people who are not RNs. In fact, you can not enter the program if you are an RN. You can check out www.ecu.edu --college of nursing--graduate programs---MSN alternate entry. Like the other poster said, you must have a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field to enter plus nursing pre-requisites (Micro, A&P, etc). You do have to choose your specialty during the accelerated portion (where you become an RN), and then afterwards you begin taking courses for your actual MSN within your specialty.

You did, however, point out the drawback with that. In my fundamentals course I did clinicals in Med Surg and Nephro, and of course, it was all basic, rudimentary stuff. I am fairly confident that I am geared to the direction of Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP, or CNM-but I can't say that for sure until I actually work these units. Even though, I am sure that if I wanted to change to Nursing Education they would let me, but at the expense of time lost changing specialties.

Did you take a leave of absence or actually withdraw?

I think you will be fine, people have done a lot worse than get pregnant in nursing school and still gone on to be successful, fabulous nurses :) My favorite example is my friend who pretty much failed out of a BSN program for some not so graceful reasons when she was in her early 20s. She got her act together and was accepted back into the program, she graduated, practiced as a nurse for a while and then went back to the same program for her MSN. She was still well-respected by the faculty even though she failed out the first time around and was probably our best TA for the BSN program.

Being pregnant, working, nursing school, pesky hubby... that is a LOT to have on your plate. I don't think you've shot yourself in the foot (though your hubby did a good job of it).. really, you'll do fine. Try not to have any regrets.. everything happens for a reason.

I think a direct entry MSN may be perfect for you since NP is your goal.. Good luck to you..

Did you take a leave of absence or actually withdraw?

I think you will be fine, people have done a lot worse than get pregnant in nursing school and still gone on to be successful, fabulous nurses :) My favorite example is my friend who pretty much failed out of a BSN program for some not so graceful reasons when she was in her early 20s. She got her act together and was accepted back into the program, she graduated, practiced as a nurse for a while and then went back to the same program for her MSN. She was still well-respected by the faculty even though she failed out the first time around and was probably our best TA for the BSN program.

I withdrew since you can only be out one semester and be re-entered in the program.