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H dip in Childrens nursing advice please ?

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  • 30-03-2011 8:10pm
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    monflat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭



    Hi all
    im a qualified intellectual disability nurse 10 years now. I have a full time permanent position but i am not 100% happy. I would like to return to study and do the higher diploma in childrens nursing associated with Trinity and AMNCH .

    However if i do this further study there is no where in my current job to use these new skills i will have aquried.

    The course starts in sept. i have to do an interview and be accepted onto the course . If successful the course is 52 weeks long with 12 weeks college based 36 weeks clinical based.

    My main concern is i can take a career break from my current job. and go back after a few years but not necessarily to the same unit im working on.
    BUT do i do this course ?
    I live in Laois i will have to travel up to college each day ( i know i wont be the first )
    But im married have mortgage bills etc and at the moment an 8 month old baby .
    Is this too much pressure that im about to put on myself ???
    And will there be a job in the area of childrens nursing when i finish ??
    I do not have a huge family support around me but i have a very good childminder at the moment who is very reliable .
    But when course starts daughter will be 15 months and 27 months when i finish .
    will it be impossible to study and fit in family life etc. Husband works 6 days most weeks the odd week he can do 5 . He is supportive of me and encouraging me to do it .
    Is it fair on my daughter ?


    thanks any advice greatly appreciated from any other mature student with children who has taken the plunge


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    Marylemon
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Marylemon


    Hi
    Good for you thinking about stating a new direction, U should go for it if u can,u are not 100percen happy .I am wking in the field of nursing with children and adults with intellectual disability and I would love a career change. The opportunities is this area are very poor and limited promotions in clinical nurse speacialist positions. This is from my experience.Are thing going to change in this area.


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    monflat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭monflat


    Hi there
    nope i think things are not going to change and only get worse with the possibility of us loosing more "nursing positions " to social care roles.

    ITs a hard one to call but things are not looking good at all !


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