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Published Mar 30, 2014
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kp1987
400 Posts
Don't worry I cried two weeks in a row in front of my instructor so embarrassing but I guess it showed I cared and was upset about messing up!!!
SleeepyRN
1,076 Posts
I am currently in my first year taking the bachelor of science in nursing. I am in the middle of my first clinical. We are at a long term care facility caring for two residents. My instructor is really intense and her expectations are ridiculously high. I am so overwhelmed with the amount of readings and assignments that their are to do. Anyway I had my midterm meeting with my instructor and I actually broke down in front of her when she was telling me how I was doing. She told me that she could tell that I am younger then everyone else in the group and that I am having a difficult time handling the stress (most of my group is 20-24 and I turned 18 at the end of December). She said that I am lacking confidence when providing care and that I don't have enough knowledge. She told me that it was okay that I cried because getting emotional at least was showing her that I cared. I am just so embarrassed for crying in front of her. I do not normally cry easily, but was just so stressed out and tired. Has anybody else cried in front of their instructor before?[/quote']This has nothing to do with the crying, but you are only on your FIRST clinical. OF COURSE you aren't going to be full of confidence. I think you are being too hard on yourself. I'll be quite honest. I was in nursing school during my late 20's. There is no way I could have made it through nursing school at 18. Don't beat yourself up. Try your best to put on a good front in front of patients. If you don't know how to do something while providing direct care to a patient, if you lack the confidence, simply say to the instructor, could you please guide me through this and I will practice it more in skills lab. What I noticed in nursing school was students showing confidence in front of a patient, nurse or instructor, but then turn to their classmates and say "OMG, I was so nervous." You've gotta put up that front BUT ask for help when you need it for the safety of the patient.
This has nothing to do with the crying, but you are only on your FIRST clinical. OF COURSE you aren't going to be full of confidence. I think you are being too hard on yourself. I'll be quite honest. I was in nursing school during my late 20's. There is no way I could have made it through nursing school at 18. Don't beat yourself up. Try your best to put on a good front in front of patients. If you don't know how to do something while providing direct care to a patient, if you lack the confidence, simply say to the instructor, could you please guide me through this and I will practice it more in skills lab. What I noticed in nursing school was students showing confidence in front of a patient, nurse or instructor, but then turn to their classmates and say "OMG, I was so nervous." You've gotta put up that front BUT ask for help when you need it for the safety of the patient.