Welp... survived my first week of nursing school!

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Specializes in Critical care.

It was a doozy but I survived it!

Because we are in the accelerated program, we started in the summer session at my school, which is divided into two 4 week blocks. I am taking pharmacology which goes the entire 8 weeks, but then also two intro to nursing classes (research in nursing and contemporary nursing) which are only 4 weeks and holy HECK those classes move fast! 2-3 chapters a night, each, means we covered 6-8 chapters in each class ALONE this week. More than a month's work in a normal semester, in one week. Plus group projects and papers assigned, plus my pharmacology class which I completely expected to be a handful, and is. It's crazy!

I'm not complaining though because I did sign up for this and I am so happy to be there! We've had 6 quizzes and 1 test already, another quiz and test on Monday. So far I have rocked my test and quizzes!

Next Thursday I have a pediatric immunization clinic, and I only JUST learned how to give injections yesterday. Whoa. It's scary knowing people are going to trust me with their kids and babies. I want to be worthy of that trust, you know? Definitely going to be reviewing the injections chapter again and again, and the instructor is holding an extra practice session after class Monday, thank everything. I know you experienced nurses are probably reading this and shaking your heads because injections are pretty basic stuff, but it's a big deal to me because I've never done them. Most of our class was kind of freaking out at the thought that Thursday we will have actual PATIENTS, and not just skin blobs. I did really liked learning how to do the injections and reading about how they are done, it was interesting and made me feel like a real live bonafide nursing student, lol. :)

I have a ton of studying to do so I better go... but I can't believe the first week is already over! I'm in nursing school! WOW!

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Yay for you! And it's absolutely NOT silly to be nervous about your first injections...the first ANYTHING is always at least a little nerve wracking. In a year you'll be nervous about something else and wonder why you were nervous about injections ;) That's just how it goes! Good luck with the clinic and with school! :D

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Congrats on your first week, I am so looking forward to mine. I am sure you will do fine and with the determination that you have to continue to study the information to make sure you do things correctly and safely tells me you will be just fine.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Yay! Congratulations!!

A little fear can be good- it'll keep you from just jumping in blind and hurting someone. :) You'll be okay, and once you do a couple, you'll feel better about it. I think the hardest part is learning how to hold a baby's leg so that it doesn't move around. It's tough getting used to touching patients that firmly, but it's the only way to be SAFE. Good luck!!!

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Specializes in NICU.

Congrats on surviving your first week. Summer is very intense and quick. Stay very organized (or become best friends with someone organized) and you will get through it. All 29 students in my cohort passed the summer classes, with 18/29 being on Dean's List.

Several of my classmates were scared to go to that shot clinic. They were very nervous giving the first couple shots, but by the end of the clinic time they were volunteering to do more. The instructor is there every step in the process. There is nothing to be worried about, you are only stabbing little kids with sharp objects and making them cry :nailbiting:.

The next year will fly by. 80 days and counting.

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