Did you feel this way in your first semester?

[ns808]

I am a month and a half into my 1st semester of nursing school. I have an A or B in my fundamentals class (teacher hasn't posted up our final yet) and a B so far in pharmacology. We have not started passing meds yet. We will start in 2 weeks. I feel like after my pharm tests and quizzes I forget most of the information. This makes me so nervous because I know the info is important for when I am a nurse, however, I am not retaining all of the med info. This makes me doubt my abilities and makes me feel like I won't be able to make a good nurse. I'm afraid I'll make a mistake and possibly harm someone.

Is it normal to feel this way in the beginning?

[ashrose1992]

Very normal. The meds will start to stick in your mind a little more when you're using them in the clinical setting and get more familiar with them. It sounds like you're off to a great start. You'll be fine!

[missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN]

Nurses have resources, because no one expects us to know everything. Focus on medication classes, and get through the class. You'll be fine.