I am finishing up nursing school and will be done the end of the summer. I feel like nursing school just blown my confidence all away. I feel like it's all down the drain. I also feel that my personality is just not the same anymore, and I'm always stuck doing school work while all my other friends are out having a good time. I don't like myself right now, and I think it's because Nursing School has done it for me.
I am almost done, and am just wondering for those of you who ARE nurses, is it truely really worth it?? Will I get my confidence back again? I hear stories about nurses being mean to new nurses, and if so then that's not going to help with confidence at all. Will I like nursing even though nursing school was horrible?---Is that normal?? I'm just starting to feel like maybe this isn't for me, but I'm almost done, so I'm going to finish it...and see what happens.
Wow... did anybody have a positive experience in nursing school?!? I am supposed to start in August. I have finished my pre-reqs so will go almost immediately into clinicals. I was super excited but after reading some of these posts I am terrified!!! I have enough stress and drama in my life. I look at being a nurse as something positive for myself and it will also give me the opportunity to do something positive for others. Now I am having second thoughts : (
I have to admit I don't know anyone who will tell you that nursing school (clinical) is easy. Standards are high (as they should be) and everything is new. Throw in nerves, instructors watching/judging every move you make, and some difficult people and things get tough. I've been accused of being too sensitive to criticism. Before starting this program I had never been accused of that before. I always though of myself as someone who tried to use criticism to reevaluate myself and make adjustments if needed. It's just with this I have felt as though nothing I did was good enough (not all the time but a lot).
Anyway, I encourage you to go on. It's the only way you'll know if it's for you or not. Everyone has a different experience. Best wishes!
School can be a trial by fire. But once you are done, its on to the next challenge. The medical field is wrought with challenges and you will find them everywhere. But, each time you survive the exhaustion you develop a confidence that money cannot buy. There are challenges that make you question yourself in every profession. A few months of time off might just be the reward you need for finishing school. It's all in how you handle stress and what you desire to do.
Will I like nursing even though nursing school was horrible?---Is that normal?? I'm just starting to feel like maybe this isn't for me, but I'm almost done, so I'm going to finish it...and see what happens.
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I have to admit I don't know anyone who will tell you that nursing school (clinical) is easy. Standards are high (as they should be) and everything is new. Throw in nerves, instructors watching/judging every move you make, and some difficult people and things get tough. I've been accused of being too sensitive to criticism. Before starting this program I had never been accused of that before. I always though of myself as someone who tried to use criticism to reevaluate myself and make adjustments if needed. It's just with this I have felt as though nothing I did was good enough (not all the time but a lot).
Anyway, I encourage you to go on. It's the only way you'll know if it's for you or not. Everyone has a different experience. Best wishes!