I need encouragement!

melloyello68 · Aug 9, 2008

Dear you are not alone. I am scared to death of all the unknown. I also start on the 25th, I have a 3 yo girl and I work 25-30 hours a week. I totally feel your nerves. I have no medical experience at all! I use this site and all these (please help me) threads for the encouragement and the learning.
good luck to all of the 08 starters!

Before I started nursing school I had been in Transportation since I graduated from college the first time around. Don't let the lack of medical experience throw you. I know some other people in my class who were in other fields as well. You will do great!

kamelkillr · Aug 9, 2008

:nurse:hey everyone!

i just completed my first week of foundations and it was a nightmare!!! i have an assignment due monday that requires me to interview an lpn and an advanced practice nurse (used to be a np) so i will be trolling the local hospitals this weekend. i tried posting a request in the other forums here but no luck with that... though i did get a reply from a staff member about how i should not post the same request multiple times (3)..... no help was offered from him either. if i get through this program i will never forget how hard it is and offer my help to anyone who needs it.

best of luck to all future nurses.... :eek:

olygurl98502 · Aug 9, 2008

As an older mom of two that is one semester away from graduating with my BSN, I can agree that it is hard but doable if you are motivated. I think some of the pressure of grades was off after making it into the program and I could settle in to really learn and absorb the important stuff. It is hard, but you come together as a group to help each other through the tough times!

You'll do great!

MissRNstudent10 · Aug 10, 2008

we had a workshop at my school for "how to succeed in nursing school" and i felt relieved a little when i left. i feel like i might be a little more prepared, but i'm still scared to death.

i pray we all survive and succeed! :)

mybrowneyedgirl, BSN, RN · Aug 10, 2008

We can do it!

I start Aug 21st and I too am terrified. I have two kids 8 and 10 who are both in travel sports, but at least I was able to quit my job to focus more at school.

I hope that knowing you're not alone in your fears makes you feel a little bit better. I think it's very normal. We don't really know what we're in for yet so that is nervewracking.

All knew things take time for adjustment.

Stay strong!

:stdnrsrck:

ADPIE10 · Aug 10, 2008

I start nursing school on the 25th, and I'm feeling slightly sick :barf01:about the idea just because I know that it is going to be so hard and I feel like summer has zipped by and I feel so unprepared and drained. I took as summer class and it just ended, and I feel like I have no time to rest up before I start again. Anyone else feeling the same way? I really could use some encouraging words...my family only thinks of it as "school" but I know it is going to be WAY more than that. I just need someone to tell me that they feel the same way, but that everything will be fine.

We were asked to attend an 8 day 9 to 5 class with the other nursing students in my class prior to the official start date. It's like a learning about learning and team building boot camp. It's been fun bonding with the other students. Many of the students felt the same as you do, but they now feel that it will be fine. The team building has helped everyone learn each other's names and learning styles. Study groups have already started forming and anxiety has dropped significantly. The students and faculty seem to be very energized by the experience and I think will be hitting the ground running on the 18th. It's too bad that more nursing programs don't have a similar course.

SarasotaRN2b · Aug 10, 2008

We were asked to attend an 8 day 9 to 5 class with the other nursing students in my class prior to the official start date. It's like a learning about learning and team building boot camp. It's been fun bonding with the other students. Many of the students felt the same as you do, but they now feel that it will be fine. The team building has helped everyone learn each other's names and learning styles. Study groups have already started forming and anxiety has dropped significantly. The students and faculty seem to be very energized by the experience and I think will be hitting the ground running on the 18th. It's too bad that more nursing programs don't have a similar course.

That does sound like a great program. What kinds of things did you do?

For the OP, what you are feeling is totally NORMAL! I'm starting my second semester, and I'm feeling better about starting but I still have some butterflies. The only suggestion I can make is to take it just one day at a time and before you know it, you'll be saying...wow! that wasn't as bad as I thought.

Kris

Bortaz, MSN, RN · Aug 10, 2008

I start nursing school on the 25th, and I'm feeling slightly sick :barf01:about the idea just because I know that it is going to be so hard and I feel like summer has zipped by and I feel so unprepared and drained. I took as summer class and it just ended, and I feel like I have no time to rest up before I start again. Anyone else feeling the same way? I really could use some encouraging words...my family only thinks of it as "school" but I know it is going to be WAY more than that. I just need someone to tell me that they feel the same way, but that everything will be fine.

Before you know it, you'll be like me, and saying "I can't believe I'm graduating in 9 months. Where did the time go??"

Hang in there.

hunydew2262 · Aug 10, 2008

Wow! You are such a go-getter, you are going to be fine. I'm starting my third year of a BSN and some classes are more difficult than others. Find a smart study buddy or two, and invest in index card stock. :lol2:

If there is a study guide for any of your text books, I would consider getting them. I used the guides more than the text in some classes.

This is such an exciting time!! If you put in a decent effort, show up for class and clinicals, then you are going to do well. Try and find an upper-classman that will let you pick their brain. They can be a valuable resource.

Good luck!

Lericalpoet · Aug 11, 2008

I'm in the same boat. I start my ASN program Sept 3rd. At the oreintation, when they explained all that would be expected of us, all that we would have to learn, I wanted to run out of the room. I was thinking, "what the hell am I doing here", "do I have what it takes? However, since that day, I have started studying my Med Math and Foundations in Nursing text books. And you know what, I've calmed down alot. Just remember, it is so scary becuase it so different from anything we've been tuaght thus far. Hopefully, once we get started and develop our rythym, it won't be so intimidating. I hope.. LOL Good luck.

:w00t:

ADPIE10 · Aug 11, 2008

That does sound like a great program. What kinds of things did you do?

We play a lot of games that work on team building. We fill out questionnaires and are assessed our learning strengths. We learn about the strengths of others and how different gifts/strengths add to the performance of teams and study groups. We build trust with our classmates and learn their names. The nursing instructors from the program have also participated and exposed their vulnerabilities.

I've been through corporate programs that work on similar things, but never for as long or as comprehensively. It's really expensive to take a team of people out of the workplace and work with them for 8 days. This is really phenomenal and everybody participates.

This course helps my nursing class at multiple levels. We are going to be going through the program together for the next 2 years. There will be conflicts, etc. but this establishes a common baseline of culture/communication/trust.

Beyond the school environment, the application of the things that we are learning will help us in managing relationships in our clinical environments and even beyond into our professional lives.