I am nervous about going into my first nursing course!

[strawberryluv]

I just bought all the required books for my nursing course called Basic Clinical Competencies. All my books cost me freakkin' $512! Anyway, I got this book in my Taylor Fundamentals of Nursing package that is 2.5 inches thick and I am nervous about going through for the class. I feel like I should start reading the textbook now. I also have several other books for my Spanish for Healthcare, Biomedical Ethics, A&PI, and Human Development class.

I feel so swamped and nervous about this upcoming semester. I don't think I can do this. How can I go through that fundamentals book in one semester? Its seems like a monster book that will devour me and not the other way around. What should I do to get rid of this anxiety? I have almost two months left of my summer but damn, it could be longer. I'm so scared of failure. So freakkin' scared

[patiently-waiting]

you are not alone i feel the same way you do. after months of wondering if i got into my program then finding out i was accepted, then waiting another 3 months to find out more details about the program , to now a couple months away from school starting and still not knowing much im also anxious and a bit lost. but in the end im so happy and excited about starting school and im sure after a few weeks we will not even have time to be anxious. it will all pay off in the end remember that

[IMOKAY, BSN]

I'm feeling that way too! My program starts this August and it is only a 16 month concentrated course...you are not allowed to work and will be reprimanded if caught. I also heard horror stories and talked to people who have been booted for not making the grades. I hope that the pre-start jitters are worse than it acutally is.