Anyone else going into your final year and scared to death?

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Hey everyone,

I'm heading into Nursing 3 Sept 5, my final year, woo hoo!!!! Graduation is set for May 17, 2008 :balloons: and I can't wait!!!

But......... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared :uhoh21: or worried :uhoh3:. The summer break, much welcomed :lol2: after that semester ended this past May, was brutal in the respect that I did nothing over the summer to prepare for Nursing 3 :o. I had every intention of doing it :idea:, but, as the summer days went by, nothing got done. Now, here I am a couple weeks before school starts and I'm really panicking :uhoh21:. The good thing, all my fellow classmates state the same thing, no one did a darn thing all summer, lol.

It just seems so inconceivable that at the end of May, we'll be preparing for the NCLEX and we'll be real nurses. We won't be able to go into a hospital room and say, "oh, let me get the nurse..... wait, hang on, oh, that's right, that's me now". Scary stuff! But, I can't wait. I just wish these jitters would go away. Its worse now than it was when I was heading into Nursing 1 this time last year. I think its because I know what I'm heading into whereas last year I had no clue. Its like when I had my first child, I didn't know how bad things can get, then when I went in to deliver my second child, I knew for sure, things get a lot worse before it gets better, and your anxiety is hightened because of your knowledge. Does that make sense? ;)

Anywho, who else is feeling "anxiety" heading into their final year or just heading into a new semester? Let's share......... Good luck to all!

Janet :lol2:

Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

Yep, however, we get to do much cooler things the 3rd semester....our off-site rotations are an infusion clinic (where we get to start IVs and observe entire regimen of an IV team), and the ER....very kewl....

Then we get to be a "manager" one day, and just have to help other coordinate their care, if they need help, or are just flustered, etc....the other 3 we are members with 2-4 pts.

Then we also only have to do 1 FULL careplan and 3 short ones with High priority dxs....

I'm not too worried, but pride goeth before a fall, right? WE WILL ALL DO THIS AND COME BACK TO POST AS PRACTICING RNS!!!

I concern myself with the possibility of what if I subconciously try to sabbotage myself. I sit the registeration exam next July. And the year's almost over in NZL anyway - clinical for 7 weeks, then study, exams, christmas (summer) break, then the final dash starts next Feb.

I'm 26 and never been anything BUT a student... I wonder, what if I "accidently" screw myself over because I'm in the comfort zone of being a student.

Of course, my giant student loan is a huge motivator to get out and do it.

Eep.

Good luck to all on the final stretch!!

Oh man, student loans, I hear ya. I just printed up my credit report the other day, $36k in debt with student loans. That's scary and a definite motivator! You will be a fine nurse. Nursing school is different from other school. You are getting hands on stuff too. And they don't just throw you to the wolves once you get a job. You'll be fine. Before you know it, we'll all be done! Woo Hoo!

I was given my syllabus and have to read 16 chapters in 7 days. My response is "BRING IT ON!!!" I got through first year and I will get through second.

Amen to that!! My thoughts exactly. I did do some work this summer - tried to do 10 questions in NCLEX book a day, etc. The hardest thing was to go out and get a part time job as a CNA. I didn't want to!!! (I already have a job!) I don't work in the healthcare field now, so I felt I had to do something, or I would feel so out of it when school started up again. Now I'm glad I did do it, cuz I feel pretty ready to dive into clinicals. *sigh* No beach for me this summer!:o

Specializes in ICU, Med/Surg, Tele.

I cannot believe we're seniors already...where did the time go? and wow am i scared to death lol.. as much as i know..i feel as though i still dont know half as much as i will need to.. goodluck to everyone this next year..we will all do wonderfully!!.. we'll really be freaking out be4 our NCLEX exam ;) ... i cannot wait until MAY 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE'RE FINALLY SENIORS!!! :balloons:

(((Next thing we know we'll be REAL nurses)))

Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

I too am graduating this year, May 10th of 08. I am really nervous, and really excited as well. I have spent this weekend studying for our first test, 22 chapter test to be exact, so I am hanging out on this site to try to take a break from so much cramming. I am nervous about the more responsibility they are giving us in our clinicals this semester, I know it will be ok, but still there is some major anxiety going on. I am counting down the days till graduation though. Good luck to all of you! Yay we are almost finished!

Specializes in Oncology, Emergency Department.

I too am in my 4th and final year!! I didn't think it would ever come..now that it is fast approaching (May 17, '08) I'm nervous but excited. I have my clinical in the E.D. this fall and am hoping that I can refine my skills. Seems like I have forgotten everything over the summer. Anyone else feel that way??

Classes begin tomorrow and clinical "check-offs" are on Tuesday. Talk about reality smacking ya right upside the head. Worked all summer and of course had the greatest intentions of brushing up on endocrine, cardio, psych etc....Somehow August got here and I hadn't cracked a book except for the mandatory reading. Oh well, I sure enjoyed the 15 or so novels I read as I know I will not read another one until after I pass the NCLEX. (I am practicing that positive self talk, see I did learn something first year) GOOD LUCK SENIORS...WOO HOO CLASS OF '08...WE WILL DO IT!!!!

Specializes in Med-Surg, Tele, Peri-op, Home health.

I'm so glad I saw this post! I am starting "senior" year tomorrow and I'm a wreck!! It's great to know I'm not alone in feeling like this. I guess we all just have to keep in mind that if we weren't meant to be nurses we wouldn't have made it this far...... it hasn't exactly been easy now has it?!??!! Let's all take a collective deep breath.... and kick butt our senior year!!

I am sending everyone happy thoughts and best wishes for a great senior year!!!! Here we come May of '08!!!!!

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Specializes in Operating Room.

I also feel this way! I do have reassurrance that our skills will get better over the next year, and the hospitals know that we are still apprehensive.

I think I'd be scared of the person who isn't apprehensive at all (...thinking they know everything!)

Good luck everyone!

think I'd be scared of the person who isn't apprehensive at all (...thinking they know everything!)

I know a few of those. lol

I'm glad that I'm a person who questions things, I'm nervous about things but not so much it hinders my ability to function well.

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