I need encouragement/motivation

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I am almost one year into my PMHNP program. I have a year of class left and then a semester of 360 hours to complete.

At this point I am already tired and a little burnt out. I attend an online school that doesn't have traditional breaks in-between classes.

Just the other day I was daydreaming about how I was complaining about this crazy research paper I had to write 6 months ago, and how I would love to get back to that level of stress. This are getting so much more intense...quickly.

Anyone have any encouraging words? BLAH :unsure:

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Specializes in Critical Care/Coronary Care Unit,.

Keep your eye on the prize...blah blah blah. Been there done that. Are you happy doing what you're currently doing if working? Anytime I got discouraged, I'd go to work and remember why I was in school.

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It's funny you should say that. I was just telling a co-worker that I go through all the stress so I can get off the floor I work on.

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Not really. Only that, it gets worse from here. Getting through NP school is a long hard slog. You just have to keep your eye on the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Specializes in Urology NP.
Keep your eye on the prize...blah blah blah. Been there done that. Are you happy doing what you're currently doing if working? Anytime I got discouraged, I'd go to work and remember why I was in school.

Amen! Now, when I round on the floor at the hospital where I used to work, I am so incredibly thankful to be where I am. It may seem like a while but it will be over before you know it. The last several months will likely be your busiest and they will fly by! And soon you will be like me, over a year out from school- a distant memory. Hang in there!

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