Fear of Nursing..
My first concern is nursing in itself. I am in my last semester of nursing and even though I have gotten this far I feel like I want to quit. I am passing my classes, yet I still feel like a failure. I guess my self-confidence is not in tip top shape because I feel incompetent in the clinical field. Last semester my anxiety hit an all-time high. Every week before clinical began, my fear and anxiety rose and I couldn't handle it the night before. I have been reading the board and the stories of hectic days, mean co-workers and other stories that have added fear abit. Other than that..I seem fine. I look back and realize that I haven't started an IV (except in the skills lab) or started a Foley. I kick myself for that. I'm in a hole...and not ready to come out..
Bedside Care
As I was thinking over the summer, I was trying to figure out which area I wanted to work in. After some thought, I felt like I didn't want to do bedside care. Then I felt odd because I thought like that because I had seen RN and bedside care go hand in hand. Am I odd to think this? :stone
Any advice or tips or anything that anyone would like to share? Any responses are appreciated