You are never too old to back to school! If becoming a nurse is what you really want you will do it. I am older than you and a single mom with 3 kids aged 12,9 and 2. I will be graduating in December from an ADN program.

It is hard and daunting, sometimes I think that I will never get through it. But I am getting through it and I am doing pretty good too!

I started back to school in 2006, I had my son in 2008 and got accepted into my program in 2010. I started out part time and I am full time since being in my program.

Having children makes fitting in time for studying more difficult than for someone without children, but it is not impossible. You just have to make time for studying that works best with everyone's schedule. I study a lot at night when the kids are in bed. My 12 yr old helps keep the 2 yr old entertained at other times. I also study on the one week day that I don't have clinical or class while the children are in school and the 2yr old is at daycare. I keep my 2yr old in daycare even if I am home. It keeps his routine consistent for him and gives me time at home by myself to study or catch up on cleaning or what ever.

As a mom you will be setting a great example for you children to see that anything can be acheived if you work at it.

It is a great example for my daughters especially.

Where there is a will there is a way. You can acheive anything you set your mind to.

Good Luck!! I think that you should go for it!!

You are not too old if your old I must be getting close to retirement since I will be 44 when I graduate............LOL

HerbalNurse says ...

You are really never too old. Congratulations to you both on making decisions to do what you really want to do,

Thanks!!

Hiya, I'm 55 and been in nursing for 36 years.. I've been in and out of school through the years and as long as you are feeling OK, I say go for it...Best of love to all of us mature students.. LOL Teresa

I used tro worry about that alot myself. I started nursing school at 50. I am now 52 and will graduate in 4 months. I agree with Herbal Nurse: I would be 52 anyway, might as well be graduating nursing school regardless of how old I am, right? The reccession has put alot of "non-typical" college students back in school. Since I've been in school I have heard of lots and lots of "mature" students going back to college. I didnt even know if I would like nursing as a profession when I started, but I have found that I love it!!!  Go for it. If I can do it, ANYONE can do it!

Tom, that is a beautiful sign to let all know that age is just a number..Hugs,Teresa

Conceive, Believe and get off your backside and do what YOU really want to do. 

If you want to do nursing, do it.  If you want to dive off an oil rig and weld underwater, do that, but do not worry about how old you are.

The only limitation that I know of is not age, but physical and emotional disability.  I was knocked out of nursing because of a severe back injury and PTSD and am 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled.  I had to retire my license (required practice hours).

I do this on Nursing Link.  It is not easy for me.  It  is actually frustrating, because I fight the fog of the pain and pain medications.  This causes me to write and re-write these notes up to 10 times to get grammer and spelling correct. 

Luckily for me, they cannot fire me for working too slow. 

Go achieve your dream and quit worrying about age (Have you seen the latest People magazine?  Christie Brinkley is 59 years old, still modeling and I think that she looks as good now as she ever has. [I'm just back from the dentist's office]).

Hey, you are never too old to learn. I went back and attended LPN school Feb. 2010 -Feb. 2011. I aced all my classes, Anatomy and Physiology,Pharmacology, Nutrition, Med-Surg I & II, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Geriatrics, and Obstetrics. I had the highest grade average of anyone in the class of 19, and I am thirty-eight years old. So, forget all the stuff of why you shouldn't attend and go!

Omgoodness.. you are definitely not too old, I will be 35 in October and I start my ADN program this fall. I have a husband w/ 3 kids and I am so excited. I know it's going to be challenging, but God planned it this way and so I press on and I will conquer!!!....So what are u waiting for go apply...!!:)