Biggest Fear

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Hi, I was just wondering what other students would consider their biggest fear about being a nurse. I think my biggest fear is the emotional aspect. I don't know if I will be able to be emotionless, and really I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing. How does everyone else feel?? What's your fear?

Specializes in Psychiatry.
My biggest fear is that I will get my dream job and they will fire me when they figure out that I have not been taught anything. That it will confirm to me that I am in a crappy program paying for a bunch of drama. And that my butt will look big in scrubs. :)

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My biggest fear is not developing adequate organizational and time management skills to juggle the multiple patients I'll have in the real world of nursing. It challenges me now, when I'm only tending to one!

A close second is the fear that my body won't have the stamina to endure - since I'll be 54 by the time I'm an RN.

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Time management, my nemesis! Rassinfrassin blah blah expletive not enough minutes in the shift!

Physical strength and endurance, too...I've actually been thinking of getting a YMCA membership to start weight training. If someone asks me to help with their resident, I feel like a failure because often I can't roll the resident up far enough for care. Gait belts, draw sheets, maxi slides...none of it helps. Even with an Arjo lift, you have to be able to roll the person to get the sling under them! Grr!

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My biggest fear is being overwhelmed with too many patients, and not being able to give them the care they deserve. Also, winding up in court someday over a patient making allegations and the hospital not "standing behind me" while the attorneys on the other side question me on stand and hound me. I have decided when it comes time to documenting on my patients, it will be defensive documentation and complete and my behind will be covered at all times in case I would have to explain my actions in court one day.

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