Burn Out!!!

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i am a 4th semester adn student and i think im going on burn out.i am depressed, i cant focus anymore, and i am starting to doubt myself.i had such a horrible day in clinicals.long story short, i was not allowed to pass meds b/c i was not prepared.i felt like such a loser.i used to get so excited thinking about pinning and graduation,but now....hmmm.my class is acting soo ridiculous.if i have to wear this then im not going..if i have to wear that then im not going.. omg i just want to graduate! has anyone else felt like it is never going to end? its like the closer i get the further away it seems. im having such a hard time to just sit down and focus!i have struggled and busted my tail to keep a 3.0 in my nursing courses, and i dont know if i can keep it up. i think i might do really bad on this next test (cardiac:redbeathe and psych). i hope this is a temporary rough patch im going through. people weren't exaggerating when they said nursing school is hard!!! the further along i get..the harder it gets.i want to be a nurse really bad, but i am scared.it is so scary to know one mistake can be deadly.maybe im getting cold feet like b4 a wedding! dont get me wrong, i really really want to become a nurse, but i just feel so lost and confused right now:(

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Specializes in Cardiac Care.

It is okay and normal to have those feelings. Just realize that you are almost done. May-be getting a calendar and marking off the days will help you see that you are almost ready to obtain your goal. It is scary to think that now that your goal is completed you move out into the big world of nursing. But look you have made it this far - at least your not starting at the beginning. You are right about nursing school being hard! But you will make it!!!

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i am a 4th semester adn student and i think im going on burn out.i am depressed, i cant focus anymore, and i am starting to doubt myself.i had such a horrible day in clinicals.long story short, i was not allowed to pass meds b/c i was not prepared.i felt like such a loser.i used to get so excited thinking about pinning and graduation,but now....hmmm.my class is acting soo ridiculous.if i have to wear this then im not going..if i have to wear that then im not going.. omg i just want to graduate! has anyone else felt like it is never going to end? its like the closer i get the further away it seems. im having such a hard time to just sit down and focus!i have struggled and busted my tail to keep a 3.0 in my nursing courses, and i dont know if i can keep it up. i think i might do really bad on this next test (cardiac:redbeathe and psych). i hope this is a temporary rough patch im going through. people weren't exaggerating when they said nursing school is hard!!! the further along i get..the harder it gets.i want to be a nurse really bad, but i am scared.it is so scary to know one mistake can be deadly.maybe im getting cold feet like b4 a wedding! dont get me wrong, i really really want to become a nurse, but i just feel so lost and confused right now:(

suck it up!!

i wish i could say i only had 4 semesters of this hell! i am going on my 9th semester of ns!! (including summers, prereqs, etc)

i am climbing up the walls, and all i can say is i have only 6 months to go!!! i can't even remember what i have learned. i am way to old for this, and am ready to crack, myself. (how was that for non theraputic?):smokin:

get it done with. just finish it. stick a fork in it.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

i know how you feel. i am not excited either about graduation. i want to graduate, but i am far from being excited. the only support i can give you is to not think too far ahead (which is my reason for not being excited).... when i am in clinical i focus on clinical at that moment in time.... when i am studying, which i am doing now (cardiac and psych), i am focused on one thing, topic, etc. at a time. i try not to think about the big picture of graduation because similar to third semester, this semester is moving fast and one major error can cost me the entire semester. :down:

last but not least, do not focus on other students. they were probably of no concern to you in the past and they should not be a focus now. focus on goals that will help you to graduate. outside activities (like a wedding) may need to take a back seat unless you can juggle both ... i personally would not be able to do so, but i know students who made it happen. gl! :up:

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i know how you feel. i am not excited either about graduation. i want to graduate, but i am far from being excited. the only support i can give you is to not think too far ahead (which is my reason for not being excited).... when i am in clinical i focus on clinical at that moment in time.... when i am studying, which i am doing now (cardiac and psych), i am focused on one thing, topic, etc. at a time. i try not to think about the big picture of graduation because similar to third semester, this semester is moving fast and one major error can cost me the entire semester. :down:

last but not least, do not focus on other students. they were probably of no concern to you in the past and they should not be a focus now. focus on goals that will help you to graduate. outside activities (like a wedding) may need to take a back seat unless you can juggle both ... i personally would not be able to do so, but i know students who made it happen. gl! :up:

you sure did a better job than i did. thanks, i guess i could use some of that myself!!

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Specializes in Interested in ER, L&D, Surg/Med.

remember, you have your whole rest of your life to work...

so just think of this hard, time consuming, stressfulness as being toward your future career.

remember it cant go on FOREVER

it will end soon, and you will graduate, be happy about it then do what YOU want to do!

keep up the good work!:up:

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Specializes in heart failure and prison.

OMG, I am going through the exact same thing. I have less than 3 months to finish. I failed my 1st and 2nd exam. I just passed my 3rd exam. I used to strive hard for A & B's now, just give me a C and I am still happy. This is it for me, we have 3 different instructors and no test review. My entire class including (A student's) aren't doing so well. Nursing school is hard as h#@$. My class is the exact same way. They don't want the pin because it cost to much. They don't want to wear the traditional all white uniform and for the females we have the nurses caps. Our director told the class that these things are tradition and it will be worn and if not, don't show up? Thanks for posting this, glad 2 no that I am not the only 1 feeling this way.

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Specializes in Taking one day at a time....

Hey!:icon_hug:You have made it so far!.. You are on your 4th semester of your ADN program? I am in my 4th WEEK of my 1st semester... right now I feel like I am digging myself into a hole. Remember back when you were starting and you said (or you probably said, because thats what I am saying now..) "How on earth will I get out of this alive?". Well you are soo close to finishing and making it out.. Dont break down now. Dont think about graduation and going out into the real world, just think about whats on your plate now. I envy you, because you are almost finished...and I have barely gotten my feet wet. :clown: You can do this, and you know you can. Best of luck.

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thanks everyone! im starting to feel a little better, its nice to know when ur not the only one.i think alot of people in my class are sarting to feel the same. this semester is soo hard, but i know i'll get through it. it is hard to believe i am almost there. im going to try to slow down. i seem to take on alot and get ahead of myself, so for right now im trying to breathe... as for that cardiac test, i made an 82 and i was happy! 100 questions and 10 chapters, yeah im happy. next test is on ecg's,renal, and psych. 2 down 4 to go...

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

I'm also in 4th semester in my ADN program and feel the exact same way. I'm not even thinking as far as graduation. I just can't seem to pull it together for exams. I'm used to getting A's and B's and I too would be happy with a C. At least I could say C you at graduation.

I can't wait to be done, yet I feel so burnt out. I've managed to barely pass my exams (except 1) and always feel like I'm playing catch up.

For the exam today (finally got a 90%), I just decided that whatever my hang up is, I don't want to repeat this last big theory class. I put a lot more time into studying then I've been. I have 2 more exams and the class ends on Oct 17. Whatever I have to do to pass, I'm doing it. I'm part time, so I still have Clinical and Preceptorship, but the theory is what I have to focus on right now.

You are not alone and I have no idea why we are feeling the way we are. But, I hope just knowing there are more of us will help you pull it together.

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Learn your meds and screw the pin/cap/lamp. All that fluff ain't important in the long run, and won't make you any better or any worse as a nurse, and won't increase your pay a cent.

If you let trivialities bog you down, you're only hurting yourself. Just tell them "Let me know when and where the pinning ceremony is, what to wear, and I'll be there...after I pass nursing school."

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thanks everyone! im starting to feel a little better, its nice to know when ur not the only one.i think alot of people in my class are sarting to feel the same. this semester is soo hard, but i know i'll get through it. it is hard to believe i am almost there. im going to try to slow down. i seem to take on alot and get ahead of myself, so for right now im trying to breathe... as for that cardiac test, i made an 82 and i was happy! 100 questions and 10 chapters, yeah im happy. next test is on ecg's,renal, and psych. 2 down 4 to go...

i would let someone with tb cough in my eyes for an 82 right now.

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