I feel so stressed! Any words of support?

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Hello! I know this is annoying and if you do not want to hear someone complain about their problems, then do not read this post. But I just had the worst week ever and I need to vent to some people other than my mom right now.

- I studied the wrong material for my 10 point Introduction to Nursing quiz. So I got 5 out of 10 points and it dropped my grade from an A to a B. We do not have too many points in that class yet and I asked my teacher if I should be concerned and she said no. I turned in a big paper this week and I feel like I did well and will get good points. I am just so mad at myself for studying the wrong material still.

- I feel like I did not do well on my nutrition test. I feel like I at least got a C but I wanted to get an A like I did on the first test. I did a speech and wrote a paper that I know I did well in that class this week though. So I hope that helps out.

- I know I did really bad on my lab practical and I studied so much. I feel like a failure. I made really dumb mistakes like mistaking a picture of a lacuna with a nuclei in it for an individual squamous epithelial tissue. There was also a picture of a human model and instead of naming the "Gluteal" the correct region name I accidentally wrote "Gluteal Maximus". I cannot believe I did that. I asked the teacher if I would be given any points for that answer and she said no because that is not what she asked for. :barf02: There are tons more I know did wrong. Like writing that the flagella propels a substance across a cell instead of writing that it propels the cell itself, example would be sperm cells.

I just feel like such a failure. I did super well and got an A on my first A&P test but now I just feel bad and like I cannot do anything. I dedicate so much time to studying and I do bad anyways. I feel like if most people used the effort I do, they would do good.

Does anyone know what I am doing or wrong or if they can relate?! I know this is a selfish and needy post but I just need support. I want to be a nurse so much... I do not want to be a teacher or some sort of counselor that requires an easier education. I want to work hard and have a job that I like and am proud of.

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Oh. And on my Bioethics paper I submitted it online, I noticed that I accidentally defined a term wrong. Our teacher is super tough on our grades in that class. I just got my B up to an A in that class and I do not want it to go back down. I would be so upset. I could not stop crying after I realized what I did. I spent like three hours writing the paper and making sure I got everything in it that I had to. We have to write a paper every week in that class. Which is interesting but overwhelming for an online class.

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Breathe, seriously. I just returned to school this semester after 10 years off to get my second degree. I started obsessing about every wrong answer and every wrong mistake I made so I know where you are coming from. It isn't worth it, you are going to make mistakes, it is school after all. You are there to learn. You can't change those answers now so quit worrying about them. I know it sucks to want to get great grades and watch them go down after a bad exam, quiz, or paper. Next time spend a little more time reading the questions and choosing your answer. Review your test or quiz before you turn it in. You sound like you are doing just fine in your classes. I will say if you continue to stress about every little thing it is going to make studying harder and you are probably going to have more test anxiety. I am about half way through the semester and I am just starting to realize this. Continue to work hard and study and you will be just fine!

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Specializes in Prior military RN/current ICU RN..

Words of support? GO STUDY.

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I would have to agree with the other post about finding you a study group or tutoring. I am not a real study group type person, but I do see the benefits of it for some people. Tutoring sounds like a great option as well. I also do research and see if I can find some good notes that apply to the subject I'm taking. Learn the study pattern that works for you. Only you will know that. In my lab group there are people who get it, but have so much anxiety that they lose it. So I would say don't study so hard on the day or night before the test. Destress and then study for a brief time, just brush up. Hope this helps. Good luck!

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Thank you to all that have replied! I have seen a tutoring group but the teenage boy who runs it likes to talk to his girlfriend and do his own homework most of the time. Maybe I should get a professional tutor outside of my school.

I think my main problem is stress. The lab practical was really intense and we only got two minutes for each three question station. It was the first time I have taken a test like that.

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Chill out! I'm exactly like you thoe, so I can't say much!!! I over stressed on my first microbiology exam,thought the whole week how I got this wrong and that wrong but when I got my paper back I made a 88..now we have another exam tomorrow and once again I'm going crazy lol! But that's just how I am.Its more stressful when ur already accepted in a nursing program and in order to start In January I have to do well in this class so I guess that's y I stress so because this is my last class but this us my only class I have this semester so all in all that's all I have to study for ! Don't worry just breath& chill and do ur best !

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I got a 49 out of 50 on my Nutrition test. Tomorrow I find out what I got on my A&P exam. Thank you, yourPhutureNurse_! Glad to know that I am not the only stressed out student in the world.

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Specializes in ICU.

You will find in nursing school every test you take is timed. It's that way to try and get you ready for the NCLEX. You get like a minute and a half for each question if that. I feel like you are not studying efficiently and that all you are studying for is a grade and not to learn the material. You need to study and learn the material and not focus so much on what the grade is.

Also, why do you want to be a nurse? Because you think the education is tougher than a teacher's or counselor's education? All college educations are tough. Anyone who gets a degree regardless of what it is in should be proud. I admire people who are teachers and counselors because I could not do it. I don't have the patience for a bunch of kids all day. Change your focus and study more effectively. It's quality over quantity on study time. I don't spend a lot of time studying but manage A's. That is because the time I do spend studying, I know what I need to do and get it done.

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Hathermaizy, interesting reply. Thank you! I love the feeling after I study and feeling like I understand something new. But you are right - I am worried about my grade. I just feel so much pressure to do super well. I need to make thinking about my grade less a new goal.

I want to be a nurse because I love people and being a positive force in their life. I also feel like it is a respected position and has good job opportunities compared to education or psychology. I have a lot of respect for teachers and psychologists too - my mom has been both in different times of her life. She has her masters in both education and psychology and says that was an easy education but she was proud of it too. Sure it is different for all individuals though. What I was saying was... Last year when I was an education major it felt less stressful but not nearly as rewarding as this semester, for me personally. I hope I did not sound disrespectful. :angrybird5:

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