considering nursing, but...

obicurn · Jun 18, 2008

I think a little healthy fear is a good thing. If you have no fear or concern, it will be easier to get careless. We are going to be responsible for people's lives and that's not something we should take lightly.

9livesRN, BSN, RN · Jun 19, 2008

try some volunteer work to see if you like it

gwapalicious · Jun 19, 2008

i felt like that for a couple of years before i applied to nursing school. maybe visiting a few hospitals and observe what they do may give you an insight of what nurses do. :) :tinkbll:

Wren · Jun 20, 2008

I think being terrified is realistic! :chuckle You don't yet whether this is the career for you and trust me, even seasoned nurses have occasional moments of heart stopping anxiety! :eek: But...I wouldn't change this career for the world.

Your fear is probably of the unknown so take a few steps toward the goal and see if you like it. Do some volunteer work or get a job in a hospital or other health care environment to be around nurses. Go to your library and spend a few hours reading basic nursing journals :specs: ....you won't understand a lot of it but it will give you an idea of the kinds of things you will be doing in nursing. Good luck!

karen230 · Jun 20, 2008

to put it simply, i am a little terrified! is this a sign that nursing isnt for me, or has anyone else felt this way?

I think we are all a little terrified once in a while, I know I am. I am not so nervous going in to this semester b/c it is A&P I and I just finished taking a human bio class and my understanding is that A&P is alot like human bio but more in depth. However, I am a bit terrified of actually beginning my program. I'm worried I won't do well or will fail and get removed from the program or even worse that I won't like it at all. I'm terrified of how much information I will have to learn in such a short amount of time and how I will retain it all, so you are not alone when you say you are terrified. The only thing I tell myself when I start feeling nervous is "one class at a time, just get through the class you are taking now and don't worry about future classes". I also feel the more I learn now, the more confident I may feel once I actually get into my program.

So in answer to your question, NO being nervous is no way to tell that nursing isn't for you, the only way to truly tell is to go to NS and try it. I'm sure there will be things you will like and dislike and those things will give you an idea as to what type of nursing or even if nursing at all is right for you.

shrimpchips, LPN · Jun 20, 2008

I think it's normal to be a little terrified/scared - I know I am!!! I think your best bet is to either volunteer or see if you can shadow a nurse at a hospital or something, that way it'll help you decide if it's really for you or not!

SunnyCaRN · Jun 20, 2008

It depends what yuo are terrified about. If it is change well then that is normal. If it is the details of the work then that might be a sign. Change is easy -everything changes and the only thing constant is change. If it is the details then volunteering would be the way to go to see if you can get over the feeling. Good Luck to you!