A & P and Nursing = Stress Overload

[kk83]

I know there are probably a bunch of posts on stress that I could have searched through - but literally I'm too "stressed" to search.

My main stress is really coming from the fact that I'm taking A&P along with nursing and I just feel there aren't enough hours in the day. I'm struggling in AP lab and doing awesome in lecture because I'm really bad w/diagrams and all our weekly quizzes are diagrams.

I know that I need to manage this stress or else it will get the best of me. I get so emotionally and mentally exhausted that when I can study - I zone out and don't absorb the info.

So far I'm doing well in everything besides AP Lab - although I've maintained my "C" in there so far. But the next Nursing exam is looming and I feel like that gets put on the back burner trying to stay afloat in AP.

Anyone been there? How did you make it through?

[closetoyou21, CNA]

Don't worry,take a deep breath and relax.

[1234student]

I totally understand what you are going through. Last semester I was in Adult Health I, Mental Health Nursing, and physiology. I was soooo overwhelmed and busy it was insane...If i had a break from one class I had to study for the other class...some weeks I had a test in each class plus clinicals on tuesday, thursday, and friday.....You really just have to not focus on the fact that you have a ton to do. You just have to tell your self you can do it and do it. There were many nights I thought i could not read another page or I thought i wanted to drop out just because i couldn't handle all the stress. But in reality, getting upset about it makes is soooo much worse. It will go by so fast i promise....it may be painful but its only a couple years of your life. Nursing school is stressful and being a nurse is stressful, its just part of it. You can do it!!!! Keep up the good work!!! Try very best, and even if you don't pass a test or something at least you know you did everything you could!

[kk83]

Thank you - that helps! I am passing in AP Lab - but I'm in the C range and being a 4.0 type student it's hard to take because I feel like a failure. But with all the work, I feel like once one thing is done - I'm onto the next and barely have time to learn THAT.