Flunk! Kerplunk!

your not hopeless!

your just goin through a rough spot

if you know you can do it then you can!

i know know right now may seem all worthless

but just think positive and keep telling yourself that you are going to be a good nurse

because if you have passion in what you want to do, then you will succeed greatly

dont give up!

just pick yourself up and try again!!

GOOD LUCK!

It's really hard when you don't think you're doing anything right! I felt the exact same way today when trying my first nursing skills for the first time. The instructors make it look so easy and I feel so inept.

Keep in mind that you still have another two tries! Make sure you go to your lab and practice, practice, practice. Practice with the professor so they know you can do it. If they know you can do it, maybe they will be a little encouraging when it comes time for your next test off?

It's hard not to get down on yourself. All of us are in new territory (for the most part) and want to do our best. Just keep trying and don't let one bump in the road (That you call a "failure") get in the way. You can do this! ::gives you a great big hug::

You will not fail! Remember, it's only been 3 weeks, and this is a learning process. Take a breath... regroup, and cut yourself some slack. :redpinkhe I'm not in a program yet, but like you, I have worked very hard and I want it more than anything. I hear stories like your's all the time from new nursing students. I sometimes think that maybe they make it so stressful for students on purpose since nursing is a high stress job and they want to get you use to it? :stone I don't know. Anyway, you can do this. You know you can take accurate BPs, so try not to let the pressure frazzle you. Sometimes I practice taking blood pressures on people while my kids are running around, which in itself could make a person go nuts:p, but it helps me to learn how to tune everything else out. You have a long road ahead of you, try not to let this steal your thunder. Overcome it, and then let it go so you can move on and grow through your NS experience. Keep telling yourself you've got what it takes and always do your best! Good luck... go get 'em tiger!! :wink2:

Sometimes when you are under pressure it's easy to be off on your task a little bit. Take a deep breath, regroup and focus all of your energy on what you are hearing in that moment. You can do this!

Try to get a cheap cuff and stethoscope or see if you can sign one out of the lab to practice some more at home and gain confidence.

I know just what you mean! We have to be within plus/minus 2. I worked as a CNA for 2 years, took manual BP's every shift for 2 years and never had a problem. Now, all of a sudden, all I can hear is the babble in the classroom and my hands start shaking, etc. I feel like an idiot!

I know just what you mean! We have to be within plus/minus 2. I worked as a CNA for 2 years, took manual BP's every shift for 2 years and never had a problem. Now, all of a sudden, all I can hear is the babble in the classroom and my hands start shaking, etc. I feel like an idiot!

OMG!!! i thought i had it bad with +/- 4!!!!!!!!!

well, i've dreamed of being a nurse, but that never meant i wanted to be a nursing student! that's for sure.

i'm considering asking the teacher to take some time out in her office to listen with the teaching stethoscope while i take someone's blood pressure over and over and over again.....which, even if i do it right every time, won't help me at all if i don't do it right in the re-test, but at least she'll know that i am making the maximum effort i can make, and that i can hear it sometimes at least!!!!!

"i'd rather look stupid than sorry" is what she told us in class, and i say, amen to that!

a great site for practice that I found from a post on this site: http://medicine.osu.edu/exam/