Dropping out of nursing

Hello, I have been considering dropping out of my nursing degree, as I have been really struggling with my mental health and doing the whole degree online. Does anyone know if this will affect my ability to do a nursing degree in the future?

You may have to check with Student Finance... nursing is an exception course if it’s a second degree, but you may need to check the eligibility guidelines surrounding leaving a nursing degree and then coming back to it.

Best wishes for your mental health❤️

hi sorry to join in on this but could you pls inform me as well about the finance surrounding this? when i phoned student finance she said i could get 3 years funding for child nursing despite my 2 years of adult nursing because nursing was an exception course but i didnt realise thats only if you are a pg student?? is it impossible if you are an ug?

All I know is that if you have an UG degree, or have studied part of an UG degree in the past, and wish to undertake a degree in Nursing (whether that be UG or PG) your previous study will not be taken into account and you’re eligible for full student finance as it’s an exception course. So no I don’t think it’s just for PG?

My point was more about leaving a Nursing degree to then join the same course/field of study again later... I’m not sure how funding works for that so mentioned to OP to maybe query it with Student Finance.

I left nursing after dropping out in second year and having issues around my mental health, it was possibly one of the bravest and best decisions I’ve ever made. I am largely much better in my mental health and have plucked the courage to go and do a midwifery degree at a different university in a different city. I originally deferred for 6 months whilst still at uni, I wish I had more courage and left there and then but there’s always a reason for why we do something

It’s definitely a really brave decision and I hope you’re much happier now. Well done for choosing to look after yourself x

I’m in my first term of nursing and I’m really considering dropping out. I’ve told my family I’ll decide at Christmas after my first placement but I’m worried I still won’t know. I’m just so stressed all of the time but then some days I enjoy the course so I don’t know what I want.

I left nursing after dropping out in second year and having issues around my mental health, it was possibly one of the bravest and best decisions I’ve ever made. I am largely much better in my mental health and have plucked the courage to go and do a midwifery degree at a different university in a different city. I originally deferred for 6 months whilst still at uni, I wish I had more courage and left there and then but there’s always a reason for why we do something