would like to train as a nurse help

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have always wanted to this especially midwifery

have only just decided to go for it after having applied at 18 and 19 and being turned down - am now 26

i know that you get a bursery etc but that it's meens tested if dh earns £26k per annum how much am i likely to get - need to earn at least enough to pay nursery and have £300 left over a month

also what sort of hours are they whilst your training as would be pretty tied into nursery hours at the mo

also what is the best way to apply and where could i get elp with my application form

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thanks have just worked it out it's not great but it would enough wen you think of how much you would be earning when you qualify

it's a three year course isn't it?

am going to call tomorrow and get the application form so i can fill it out and know one way or another

to be honest i fancied doing the diploma one as you get a degree and you can go straight into midwifery i think

is that bursery calculator for the diploma one or the other one? although i suppose they work out a roughly the same

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Ive just left nursing after 4yrs training and 4yrs qualified practice.
When i trained i had no children and still found it incredibly hard! I did have a house and vehicles to run, so not like living in the nurses quarters with all the other school leavers.
After completing the diploma i soon had my 2dds, i tried for a long time to find a balance to manage childcare and working as a nurse. I did have the support of a partner but his hours are paramount as he is the main breadwinner (by far). The trouble is that nusring is hugely maintained by women who nearly all are mothers themselves. Jobs that have "nice" hours (ie no shifts and are similar to school hours) are very few and far beween. Youll find a lot of competition for these types of jobs. They tend to be quite specialised too, and once youve chosen a track that maybe isnt your first choice but suits your family life - well thats the beginning of the end, for me anyway. If you find that there are lots of vacancies for a particular ward or area you can guarantee its not going to be a nice place to work.
I was fortunate, i landed myself a place on a private ward which was quiet and pleasant, like nursing should be. The NHS is not quiet nor pleasant. To cut a long story short, i found myself stuck on nights so i could be around during the day for school runs or nursery runs etc. I dont like nights. I tried "nice hours" and a better salary on the NHS side and did not like it not one little bit! It was rough, piss poor my dh would say. It was dangerous on a daily basis and just too busy.

Think very carefully if you can seriously commit to nursing, is basically what im saying. There are alot of mothers who nurse who cope and enjoy it all, but it was just too much for me.

Sorry to put a down side on it but just had to say, because like you i went into it a bit later on in life. So you reminded me of me!

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unfortunately i think i have left it too late to apply anyway and will have to apply in a couple of months when they start the course again

thanks for all you help