Heart palpitations as Im studying. Omg!

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Specializes in Taking one day at a time....

Im in medsurg, and I cant believe how much there is to study in SUCH a short amount of time!

This is the beginning of my third week of the class, and we have an exam next week. I have been doing okay up until this point, but today was really when it hit me... There are endless amounts of reading. And as Im thinking of all the things I have to do, I feel nauseus and Im having heart palpitations. I hate this feeling!:o

Just wanted to share my experience. Im just kinda flustered at the moment...

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Right around when I started nursing school I started having heart palpitations.... real life heart palpitations! PVCs to be exact. I still have them to this day and they keep me awake a night. Totally sucks! I know how you feel. The side effects of medication outweigh the benefits for me, so heart palpitations it is! I just hope yours goes away.

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I can so empathize with you. I am in Med/Surg II and our ASN program is 16 months, so all of our classes are only 8 weeks long. We have an exam every week, and the first exam only 25% of us passed ( yes I was one, but barely).

Just keep on keepin on, and you will be just fine. I have never heard of anyone dying from nursing school, even though we think we might. :D

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If only it got better... I'm doing pharm in my NP program, and we have an exam every three weeks. This week, it's CNS drugs: antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, analgesics. All the indications, side effects, doses, receptor actions.... I'm freaking out at the sheer amount to learn - 400 slides!

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I know what it feels like, ghillbert. CRNA (anesthesia) exams are no better! Ahhhh, the stress!

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I also had my first experience with stress induced heart palpitations when I started nursing school last semester. They go away when I feel like I have a grip on things, but every now and then I still freak out a bit and they come back. I think it is good to know that we are not alone in this. A nurse who was a lawyer before going to nursing school said that law school was a breeze compared to nursing school. Its hard, but we have to keep on truckin!!

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There are many days where I am like "Why am I doing this again?"... Lol. I feel like I am shooting myself in the foot. I just cant wait for all this hard work to PAY OFF. I cant wait for the day when Im like "Ah, so THIS is why I worked my butt off for 2 years!" lol.

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