Nursing school stress

just keep on going!! it WILL be over one day...if you keep on going! and it will be soo worth it!!!

I think that everyone that attends NS has some level of stress throughout the whole process. There are times i wanted to literally . I too am in the third semester and I got the best advice from one of my instructors. She pounded in our heads to hang in there no matter how hard it seems because "THE BEST IS YET TO COME."

During my day to day processes when i start feeling down I remember what she said and it keeps me motivated. So my advise to you is hang in there and keep on pushing, your almost at the end of this journey and another awaits...

~~"THE BEST IS YET TO COME"~~

Everyone is my class is so stressed out. It's just insane. We're in the second semester of an ADN program by the way. Med-surg is much harder than the fundamental stuff (it just couldn't compare!!). So many people failed the first 3 quizzes and some got disturbingly low scores (I'm talking about 45% here). :sad: We had a meeting with the dean and let me tell you, there was a lot of crying going on. It was just intense and depressing. I never thought it would get this difficult. As of now, half of my class is still not passing and we only have 1 quiz and 1 final left. Sigh, I'm stressed out just thinking about it.

Seriously, I wish you were in my class, my class needs more students like you! Today has been hell week at school, clinicals started Monday, we had 3 exams, and returns (skills tests and you can't move on to the next skills unless you passed these ones) and 4 assignments due. We were so spent, so today we got done early and I talked a handful of people that I enjoy into going out to lunch to just kick back and wind down and stuff. It was great to just sit back, eat our food and chit chat about random BS and let go of the stress!

The Dorry line is the best advice, ever. I actually have it doodled in the margins of my fundamentals notes....my skills lab sheets....pretty much anywhere I've been writing. It's more a lifestyle for me

I just finished week 2 of clinicals, and despite the lack of sleep, worrying, and general feelings of being overwhelmed (none of my damn syllabi/packets have due dates on them! I seriously flipped out once I realized that!) I think.....I'm starting to tread water, instead of sinking slowly towards the bottom LOL

Organization is your friend. Seriously. I'm going to finish writing out all my due dates in my planner...um tomorrow. Shan is going to bed now, and it is going to be glorious!

....yeah that's a sign that I'm tired. Nothing good can come from speaking about yourself in third person

You probably feel like there is no end in sight. When you feel that way, just remind yourself it won't be like this forever!

This is what we do too. We have a bar here that has the best food at it that all the nurses go to when the SHTF. Its funny because you will walk in and see people from all the different levels of the program. But that is what it takes sometimes is to just get back and relax for a bit.

haha, thats what my cohort does. A beer and some good pub fare plus a vent session after class or clinicals can do wonders for your morale.

My cohort is so so so tight...we are like one big family. I love it and I am happy I have these people to lean on.



back to the OP. Make sure you take some time off for yourself. Heck, give yourself at least one day a week for "you" time! There is no reason to study 24/7. There comes a point where you are no longer able to retain any more info matter how many times you read and re-read. Only so much will fit into your head at once. So take a well deserved break every now and again!

That and I find it easier to just study over the material where I feel or am weak in. Why waste valuable time studying what you already know? Focus in on your weak areas, study that, and then gloss over everything before an exam.

I know exactly what you are going through, I've gone through it in the past and now again. It's like dejavu. I recently took an exam and have had 2 nervous breakdowns in the past 24 hrs before and after the exam. Stress is physically deteriorating me. It did it last time and it's doing it again. I'm seeking proffessional help. lol. I thought I could make it with out medication, but now I KNOW I can't! ... It has done the same to me as you, first the stress then the depression. If you could manage with out medication, more power to you! I wish I could. I want to say I've tried everything. I feel like it's my only way to get through all of this. I'm wondering if I'll have to be on medication till I graduate....and I haven't even started fundamentals. Yep, starting all over again, bc my credits didn't transfer to my other school. Yay, me. Anywho, don't let my story scare you, this was more of a vent. lol