How to act on the orientation/first day of school?

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I'm so excited and at the same time scared of all the workload the program entails. But on the otherhand, I am also worried what if my new classmates won't like me or somebody in the class is really annoying? Lol!

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

If that happens, you pick the leader, or the baddest looking one, and you...oh, wait, that's how you survive prison! :lol2:

Everyone there is new, and worries about how they'll get through NS. Don't over think this, just go in with a positive attitude and the desire to succeed. It'll be fine. :yes:

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We've all been in your shoes. Just be yourself. Go in ready to soak up all of the information that you can and whoever you pick up along the way as friends then so be it. Just remember to BE YOURSELF. There is truly no "certain" way to act.

Remember that no matter where you go in life not everyone is going to like you. You can't please everyone. If you find someone "annoying'' just ignore them. You will find "annoying'' people anywhere you go in life and may come across people that you find "annoying'' once you start working. Just be yourself and learn to ignore or politely deal with those that you may find less than personable.

Good Luck in your program.

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Everything RN403 said! Although I'd add that there IS a "certain" way to act and that is simply "not like an a-hole." Just be kind and respectful to everyone, even the people you don't necessarily like right away. They may surprise you later on.

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It is a fact of life... someone is not going to like you AND there will be annoying people in your class. There will also be kind, funny, stuck up, intelligent, stupid and amazing people in your class. You force X number of students together in a group setting and you will get different kinds of people.

You should act like you! Nursing school is hard enough without you trying to be someone you are not. Try to find a group of people who will be your "people", meaning your friends who you will stick with through this whole process. A study group is INVALUABLE during this process, not only for studing purposes but for mental health as well.

Good luck to you!

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Specializes in hospice.

Just be yourself. It's too exhausting to try and be anyone else. How should you act? Friendly and professional.

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Specializes in Hospice.

You'll make some good friends. I love my nursing school friends, and I'm twice the age of some of them. Even made some really good friends here on allnurses and we started a facebook group for our class of 2015.

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

I agree with lorirn2b. You will come to love your nursing school classmates. There are a few who can be annoying, but for the most part, the majority of our classmates are wonderful people! I am an older student and I am old enough to be the majority of my class' mom...LOL :) But there are quite a few who are very dear friends and I'm so glad we've been on this journey together.

Best of luck to you!!! :D

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

To pile on in a positive way, be professional, polite, and will add, be assertive; get to know your instructors, so if anything comes up where you are stuck, you can seek them out for clarification; also, your classmates will be your life line as well.

I remember being very close to my first clinical group; I am still very close to them; we studied together, and we ended up graduating together, even though we split up; pharmacology ended up splitting us up; and basically my study group was gone; however being the social butterfly that I am :sarcastic: I had classmates that had mutual respect that we bonded and we still contact and connect; we even made a Facebook group and stay in regular contact and post what is going on in our crazy lives! ;)

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Thank you, everyone!!! :)

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

you are there for YOUR education. This is not high school. Believe me, once you start studying many other things will take precedence over who likes who.

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Specializes in hospice.

Thank God it's not high school. Junior high and high school were the most miserable years of my life. I was so grateful to bid them farewell, especially as there were a few moments I wasn't sure I'd make it out alive.

Embrace adulthood, where you've got so much more going on than school.

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