Burn Out!!!

[ange26s]

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:(

[chevyv, BSN, RN]

I would let someone with TB cough in my eyes for an 82 right now.

:lol_hitti OMG!!! I almost wet my pants.

[blueheaven]

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:(

don't worry about the pinning stuff or your class mates who are acting like 3 year olds over pinning. one day at a time. you will get there. look how far you have come!! you are not a loser!! losers don't get into nursing school. i'm sure there are many posters who have had a horrible clinical day(s)in school. (i certainly did) it is scary to think that you will have so much responsibility when you graduate. good luck and let us know how you are doing. feel free to vent here!!!! :redbeathe

[amjowens]

I wonder if allnurses students might be more likely to feel burnout before we graduate? Crazy, but we are more likely to understand what we might be getting into from reading posts from nurses, hearing about all the struggles, etc. I graduate in Dec., and I feel like I know a lot more about the realities of nursing than a lot of my classmates due to this site. Most of them are completely excited about graduating...I'm now kind of afraid. I really want to be a nurse, but there's a side of me that thinks I'm going to be disappointed. Nurses on this site tend to really differentiate between the student "mind" and the nurse "mind", as though, just wait, you'll change, etc. Just a thought.

[kat von b]

I'm in my 1st semester of an ADN program and we haven't even been in school for a month and the other day I overheard a girl in my class complaining to her friend that she is already burnt out!! After 3 WEEKS!?!?!

So don't worry you are def not alone, everyone deals with their stress differently. Just tune out all the crap and concentrate on you and your work!