accepted to nursing school...

[IsabellaGrace]

So i just got accepted to nursing school after 2 years of prequisites and serious doubts of even getting in. this has come as a big shock to me. i have always desired to be a nurse but i also have huge doubts that i am just not smart enough or quick enough for this career. i have always struggled with my self esteem and stuff but i am just plain scared i wont be able to absorb info and be smart enough to understand it as a nurse. i read sample nursing textbooks now and i just feel so lost and not interested in what i am reading because it causes me serious anxiety that i will be incompetent. i am terrified that i will make mistakes by missing huge things or just not being thorough enough. i just cant believe i got into school though, i applied to a very competitive program and somehow got in, i have to take that as a sign that i belong. i am just in a funk. i am full of anxiety, self doubt and fear over nursing school, but also excitement to be a part of this awesome experience and a chance to become a nurse, it would be such an honor.

i am currently a CNA at a really crappy nursing home- it has its good and bad days. some days i truly enjoy working with the residents and feel emotionally fulfilled- almost all of them have severe dementia, but at times i am just plain exhausted and afraid that i will become burnt out because of the workload, and skip things like brushing residents teeth - simply because I do not have time to complete full care among my other responsibilities and being understaffed almost every day.

[Bbett, MSN, NP]

Congratulations! I am currently awaiting my letter of acceptance and I understand completely what you are feeling. I have always been extremely good as school. I love learning and studying, I'm basically a nerd. Let me tell you this, I am terrified of the nursing program. Whenever I try to do a little light reading, I get extremely overwhelmed and worried that I will not be good enough. I just keep telling myself that I will be fine.

[na-na]

congratulations on getting accepted. You sound alot like me. I also struggle with self-esteem issues; and I thought that now since I'm 20, I should have confidence in myself. But nope....still struggling. I was placed as an alternate for my school and the program starts may 13. I think I will be taking the LPN if I get denied, even though I have completed all my pre-reqs and core classes for my BSN. I think that being a CNA will give you a little bit of an advantage, though.

Good luck in your program!!

[na-na]

congratulations on getting accepted. You sound alot like me. I also struggle with self-esteem issues; and I thought that now since I'm 20, I should have confidence in myself. But nope....still struggling. I was placed as an alternate for my school and the program starts may 13. I think I will be taking the LPN route if I get denied, even though I have completed all my pre-reqs and core classes for my BSN. I think that being a CNA will give you a little bit of an advantage, though.

Good luck in your program!!

[acunnin4]

Congratulations on being accepted and I'm sure you will do fine! I feel the same way that you do. Next month I will be taking the HESI A2 exam, then I will submit my application for nursing school before June 10 for the fall 2013 term. Hopefully I will be accepted. I am nervous about nursing school, but excited at the same time. Again, I think you will do great! Good luck!

[britthohenbrink]

Comgratulations!!!! Self confadence is something that I have always struggled with but my varsity soccer coach in high school told me something one time that may help you out. He said "If you were not good enough to succeed then you would not be here, I only choose the best". I think the same thing applied to nursing school... they only choose the best and if you are good enough to make it in then you are good enough to succeed. The journey may not be easy but it is doable. :)

[thankful77]

congrats! :)