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What is the hardest part about nursing school with kids? How have you developed your career beyond nursing? How do you deal with the hard days and keep pushing for the good ones?
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When I went to school for my BSN, I didn't have kids. Later, as a single parent with two children, I returned to school for my MN to become a nurse practitioner. Balancing time with my kids and their activities while finding time to study was tough. I also had a long 2-3 hour drive to school, which meant waking the kids before 5 am to drop them at the sitter's. I made sure to prioritize them when they were awake and studied while they were at school or asleep. Finding flexible daycare was difficult, but I managed. It was a challenging period, but my kids saw me working hard toward my goal, and it turned out well for us. On hard days, I focused on immediate tasks instead of worrying about the future, which helped me stay calm. Reminding myself that school would only last two years kept me motivated.