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marz

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Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:11 pm

Hello everyone. Very new here! I am currently nursing in the dental field but I have wanted to do nursing for quite some time, the only thing that prevented me was having young children and divorcing my ex. So I had a lot to do on my own while caring for my children. My youngest is now 8 and im wanting questions answered by nurses already in the field to see if this is something I can now move into.

Roughly how long are the courses for?

Are they done in school hours or longer?

Do your kids get effected by this type of industry at all? i.e hours you work

Is this something you still love doing to this day or have you lost abit of the love of it for whatever reasons?

Thank you for your help.

snapey

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Dec 03, 2015, 11:01 pm

Hello,

Course length: Depends if you go to TAFE or Uni. TAFE is 18 months and you will qualify as an Enrolled Nurse (EN), university is 3 years and you will qualify as a Registered Nurse (RN). En's scope of practice is smaller than an RN. RN's can specialise in an area of choice.

Hours of study: Uni is a bit more flexible than TAFE. Uni I was on campus 2 or 2.5 days a semester. People I know who went to TAFE were there for 4 full days a week. Length of day depends on the timetable you make. You can choose classes early, late or in the middle of the day. I could have gone in 5 days a week for 2 hours each if I wanted, but I chose to compact all my classes together so I only had to go twice.

I guess kids will be affected. If you arent home at dinner time, can't take them to school etc. Nursing hours are generally around 7-3.30pm, 1.00-9.30pm or 10.00pm-7.00am give or take half an hour on either side depending where you work. 

I love nursing. Of course when you start working you begin to hate aspects of the job but there's also a lot of benefits to the job. Easy to go PT, easy to work weekends and pick up OT. 

Your best bet would be talking to a TAFE or uni to see which option suits you better. What kind of nursing do you want to do? Can you spare 3 years for uni? Can you go to TAFE 4 days a week?

KennethClowed

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Dec 18, 2015, 01:35 am

Just wanted to point out that kids are affected in some way by any job we do.  The more important lesson here would be to teach them by example to follow their dreams and to persevere.  I'm sure you'll be able to find a balance so that you have time for your kids as well.  Good luck!

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