Adequate enough??

[PediatricMA]

I'm doing my last prerequisite before the nursing program this semester, if everything goes the way I have it planned I will be starting the nursing program Fall 2019. I am beyond nervous/ scared. I was an STNA for three years and I have now been a medical assistant for three years so I do have some experience in the field. I work Monday-Friday at a pediatric doctors office and by the time Friday comes around, I am exhausted! Just like emotionally drained, my people meter is maxed out. It probably doesn't help that I am a server part time for extra bill money. I'm not try to complain about my job now because its really not that hard and i know nursing jobs are much harder. But all I can think is if I am drained from a medical assistant job what makes me think that I will be able to handle a nursing job?

[CalicoKitty, BSN, MSN, RN]

Congrats on almost getting started on phase II! You will still be drained from work. Work is work. Some can be pretty draining. I find 12 hour shifts and only 3 days/week to be better than 5 days. 5 days is like.. Evary. Day. So, more days off = better. There will be good and bad days. You'll just handle things as they come along, sometimes 3 things at once (or more?). You'll learn prioritization, and perhaps the phrase I like "Nursing is 24 hours". I ask about overdue tasks, but realize that some stuff gets passed to my shift, and some to the next. As long as the task is not forgotten (and not super time sensitive). And I like going home and leaving work at work.

[PediatricMA]

Thank you CalicoKitty! I feel like 3 12s would be so nice. I'm still working on the leaving work at work part, that is a big personal struggle. That's probably honestly why I always feel so emotionally drained