Nursing with young children

[jefl011]

I've just started my foundation year of my nursing degree so have no placement yet. I have a 10 month old little boy and really supportive family for childcare etc but I am still so worried about next year when placements start! Any advice? Surely it's not uncommon to study with a 1 year old?

Thanks for reading this far xx

I work in a university department that teaches nursing students. It's not uncommon for students to have children but they generally have really good family support or childcare. You will be asked to undertake placement hours on a variety of shifts - including 12 hour long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. If your childcare plans aren't able to accommodate those shift patterns it's going to be very difficult to progress through the course. There's some flexibility and negotiation to be had but realistically not very much.

I see a few parents start the course that have to drop out because they can't quite manage the shifts. They end up with a student loan debt with nothing to show for it.

No advice but just to say I have just started a BSc in nursing at 43 with 7 yr old twins and feeling exactly the same! I am determined though, we CAN do it x

@bishbishbashboshjobsagoodun wishing you the best of luck!

Do you mind me asking how you're finding uni as a mature student?