Beginning to panic....

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To those with no healthcare knowledge prior to starting nursing school.... I have yet to start and have absolutely no experience in healthcare. Today I tried to look over some of those Nclex style questions just to see what they're about, and my heart stopped!!!! The material looks sooo hard, I feel like I will never know that stuff!!! Then again, it may be because this is my first time being exposed to it. Has anyone else had this experience before starting school? Is it really as impossible as it looks?

Thanks!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

You need to stop looking at that stuff. You haven't even studied the material yet so there is information that you are missing to be able to answer the questions correctly.

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You need to stop looking at that stuff. You haven't even studied the material yet so there is information that you are missing to be able to answer the questions correctly.

Yeah I know i'm probably freaking myself out. I'm sure no one goes in knowing all of that stuff or else why would they be there. It's just that I wanted to see what was so different about Nclex style questions so I glanced at the practice questions and became so overwhelmed because out of the entire question and all four possible answers, the only words I understood were the ones with three letters or less...NOT abbreviations (the, why, and, etc...)!!! So looking at it I panicked because I cant imajine ever being able to answer those kind of questions!!! I hope that's normal. :o:(:sniff:

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I felt the same way before I started. You are worrying too much. That's what the instructors are there for. I can't believe how much I have learned in 11 months. RELAX!

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Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic.

If you knew what you already needed to know already then you wouldn't need to go to school. You'll absorb material faster than you know

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Specializes in OB - RN, nursing instructor.

I would probably feel the same way if I looked at a test for engineering. You will learn it all gradually and have lots of practice. It is very interesting information when you begin to understand it ... and you will. Take it slowly and you will be fine. Start out with the basics. If learning about the heart for example, is hard, get books for kids that talk about anatomy and work your way up. You do not need to be an expert, just understand how everything works. Once you get in the hospital and see patients with diseases you have learned about, it will all fall into place.

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It's easy to get overwhelmed because there is a lot of terminology you do not know yet. It's kind of like learning a new language, just start slow and take it in strides. I pick 10-15 new words everyday and memorize them. It's really not that bad. I'll post some links for you to get you started.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1bJGJR5WY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s-zZmHmQJEM&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AsuBfYMe6xo&feature=related

http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit1_3_terminology.html

http://quizlet.com/set/2959/ (you can test yourself here)

Start with the directional terms, and then do body planes, body cavities, and body parts and areas. That will be a good start for you.

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Specializes in Hoping to soon become an LPN.

I took anatomy & physiology in high school and a PCA course that had nursing assistant, EKG, Allied Heath, Etc and when I look at the Nclex. I feel like I going to learn all that. Of course this have been over 5 yrs ago but still.

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