The truth is: Nursing school sucks. That you are stressed out is soooo normal, I can't tell you. That you feel that you aren't doing as well as you would like is also VERY normal. Nursing school is something to survive. I believe (IMHO) that the whole intention of nursing school is to weed out people who aren't going to be able to be compliant, take criticisms and survive the stress of being a nurse. There is very little hands-on. Nursing school is a lot like medical school, where it is mostly theoretical, unfortunately for nurses, our 'residency' equals 'new grad'.
I also believe that nursing school gives you very little exposure into what real nursing is like. Clinicals will give you a glimpse if you pay attention. The best advice I have for you is to quit listening to your thoughts and begin tuning into your intuition. Find the calm within yourself. Your intuition will be your best friend as you move forward and there is no doubt in my mind that successful nurses rely on intuition whether they are aware of it or not. That might be a strange thing to say, but give it a shot....and see what happens.
Good luck!! You can do it!!
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That is what i was trying to point out, that basically nursing school is pointless, because i've talked to other nurses and they said that you basically only learn about 10 percent in nursing school, the rest (90 percent) you learn when you are on the floor through experience. 
