Our guest this week is here to prove that you can indeed do nursing school with young children. Sariah is currently finishing her last two semesters of her BSN program and get this folks, she just had TWINS in December of 2020! These beauties bring her up to 4 children ages 7 and under. And she is not only surviving her program, but thriving as well! How does she do it? Take a listen to this weeks podcast to find out!
Show Notes:
- Sariah has known from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. She started out getting her CNA when she was 16 to get experience in the medical field.
- She has had 6+ years working in a drug rehab facility with her CNA. She feels this work experience has been very beneficial and recommends becoming a CNA to others looking to get into a nursing program.
- Starting off on her journey she began working through a local university to complete her pre-requisite courses but soon felt that with her young daughter the timing was not right.
- Never loosing sight of her goal to become a nurse she continued working as a CNA until a friend talked her into checking out the nursing program through Provo College.
- In this college she found a program that would allow her the flexibility she needed so she could still be there for her very young family.
- She is able to do much of her course work online (especially since the pandemic started in 2020). And the program goes straight through to a BSN in 3 years.
- Sariah admits that self motivation for this program is key to success as there is not as much in person class time. There is a lot of reading, zoom instruction, and self learning. But, as a perk for her, she is able to be home with her kids more.
- COVID-19 caused her cohort to miss an entire semester of clinicals. To replace this time they had to clinical hours in the school labs.
- Clinicals are open now and she does 2-3 clinical shifts a month. This allows her to work out schedules with her husband so he can be home with their children. No babysitter required! This has given Sariah peace of mind.
- She encourages others looking into programs to check out the smaller colleges and other accredited programs, not just the universities as you may find they fit your needs better.
- A key thing she has gained from this experience? CONFIDENCE in her ability to learn the subject material largely on her own.
- How does she thrive in such a challenging situation? Don't procrastinate! Work ahead when possible so that when things come up you do not have missed assignments.
Links:
- https://www.provocollege.edu/programs/bachelors-degree-nursing/ To see if the program through Provo College is a good fit for you, click the link!
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