FRI venting

[bthsp]

Maybe some one can clear my mind about this--I did my first Med pass in a hospital as a student nurse..Our instructor was yelling at us for not knowing what drug we were giving , the use, the side affect,the generic drug and why this pt. was getting it...plus did wound care--put a IV in and a foley cath in a 86 yr old man---I was so stressed--at the end of the day I felt like i Needed to be on the 5th floor (mental ward) On my way home I was wondering why Iam doing this--and then to hear it all over again in class today in front of the other students..If any one get the same treatment like this please tell me this is the norm because Iam beginning to wonder WHAT THE HE-- iam doing in this line of work.....

[Jules A, MSN]

It can be so stressful as a student. Really just hang in there, do whatever they tell you to do the best you can and get through it. Imo being a nurse is a lot more responsibility but rarely as stressful as being a nursing student at clinicals. I can remember whining about giving 15 meds to two patients and now I'm giving meds to a whole unit without breaking a sweat. It gets easier with practice I promise. :)