Passed out during clinical

[HeartsAndLungsRN]

I had my first OB clinical today and had an opportunity to watch a lady partsl delivery so I jumped on it because of course I want to learn and see everything I can during clinicals. I watched the birth and the placenta come out...but then I stayed in the room to watch the doctor sew her up (she had a episiotomy) and just the sight of the blood and everything going on made me start to feel a little nauseous and slightly light headed so I left the room and ended up passing out in the hall. It was brief and I more so got lightheaded and weak and ended up half falling/half sitting on the floor. I work as a cna on a tele floor and had a good experience during my other clinicals at the hospital but this experience is really freaking me out. I have never passed out before and now I'm questioning whether I am capable of being a nurse if I pass out at the sight of blood and muscle tissue. I don't and never planned on going into OB but I'm sure at some point in my career I might see something similar....has anyone ever thought this way or had a similar experience? Maybe I'm just being overdramatic but I never thought I would react like that.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

I have worked with two MD's who did that in medical school. Did not interfere with their career and won't with yours either.

[amygarside]

This is not new. Though I never passed out, I always feel like I am.

[kputman]

FlyingScot,

Most people without realizing it will become tense in a situation such as this. It does take getting re-exposure to see if that is what happened.