depression & nursing school

[jmcc0405]

I am in my 1st semester of nursing school (RN). Our semesters are about 10 weeks and I am only in my 5th week now. There are 5 total so I should graduate march 2011. I am feeling so depressed, I mean severely depressed to the point where I really don't even want to study. I sit in my room & study ALL day pretty much and cry half of the time. I have good grades in all my classes so far, haven't failed anything. I moved back home (several states away from my husband) to go to nursing school here when I found out i got accepted into the program. I quickly realized i HATE living back at home. It is SO hard and such an adjustment. There are 6 OTHER people in this house, including my 3 yr old neice and one of my sisters who I cannot stand to even look at, that's how much I really hate her. I don't really talk to my family anymore since I've been in school b/c I am just too depressed. I really miss my husband and am just too overwhelmed with all this work & I study NON stop. I knew it wouldn't be easy but I just am contemplating moving back home with my husband and quitting. He is active military and so he can't just come see me whenever he wants. I have so many student loans and don't know what else I will do if I quit and move back with him. I am so stressed out, more stressed out than I've ever been. I thought I really wanted to be a nurse but honestly I am thinking this just isn't worth it to me. I am so torn on this decision, any input is great appreciated! Thanks

[HyperSaurus, RN, BSN]

Just a random thought...to find the brachial pulse in the inner elbow..have the pt/classmate straighten their arm. Look at it, and imagine there's a 50 cent piece in the center of the elbow/antecubital area. At the edge of the '50 cent' piece closest to the body, press hard there. That trick usually seems to work for me.

It took me a while to get the hang of BPs.

Anyways, I don't know from experience yet, but I imagin nursing school and nursing are two different things. You might not enjoy nursing school, but at least there is a light at the end of a tunnel. I sometimes say to myself, "I can do anything for a semester." (Then I say it again the next semester. )