I start nursing school tomorrow and I am scared!

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And I am absolutely terrified. I have been working on this for the last year and a half. I did well, studied like mad. Now, I am about to start and I am scared out of my mind. It all seems unreal. Uniforms, clogs, books. Any words of encouragement for a scared nursing student? :wink2:

Uh :uhoh3:

And I am absolutely terrified. I have been working on this for the last year and a half. I did well, studied like mad. Now, I am about to start and I am scared out of my mind. It all seems unreal. Uniforms, clogs, books. Any words of encouragement for a scared nursing student? :wink2:

Uh :uhoh3:

I feel your pain. I start in 2 weeks and I'm frightened. I keep waiting for them to realize I'm not suppose to be there and make me leave. :chuckle I really am scared though. I am starting to feel a little dread. I think the majority of my worries are because I'm driving 45 minutes back and forth each way everyday. It's not too bad, but it's very hard working around my kids and my husband's schedule. I hope it works out. :uhoh21:

Good luck to you!

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And I am absolutely terrified. I have been working on this for the last year and a half. I did well, studied like mad. Now, I am about to start and I am scared out of my mind. It all seems unreal. Uniforms, clogs, books. Any words of encouragement for a scared nursing student? :wink2:

Uh :uhoh3:

I am right there with you, I also start tomorrow and am nervous too. But at the same time I am excited to finally be on my way to finishing what I should have finished many years ago. Good luck to you and just take one day at a time, don't try to look at the big picture all at once. Have fun!!! :rotfl:

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

Wishing you nothing but the BEST!

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I start the 17th and im terrified too!! The past 2 years of pre recs have been so easy and now that I'm getting into the actual nursing stuff im freaking out! It scares me to think I'm growing up and actually going to be having a career in this. No more messing around. I'm 1000000000% excited but scared at the same time. This board has helped alot though! Good luck to everyone! party in 07! :balloons:

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Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it :)

Well, I survived and actually liked it a lot. We had an introduction class instead of lab today and I was happy to see a teacher whom I had a year ago, a wonderful lady :) We watched a few videos, got to look at the schedule. Everyone seemed very nice, some people from my previous classes. It was a very nice experience :)

All of you going through this soon, don't worry, it really is OK and you feel fine once it starts.

Thanks again :kiss

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Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery.

I feel the same way you do....I actually have to be a responsible adult!!!! I start on the 17th but have skills next week and I am extremely excited!!! RN's in '07!!!

I start the 17th and im terrified too!! The past 2 years of pre recs have been so easy and now that I'm getting into the actual nursing stuff im freaking out! It scares me to think I'm growing up and actually going to be having a career in this. No more messing around. I'm 1000000000% excited but scared at the same time. This board has helped alot though! Good luck to everyone! party in 07! :balloons:
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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

Glad to hear it went well and you survived! Good for you. I was so nervous when I started and the info they gave us the first couple of days seemed overwhelming but as they said, everything will fall into place and it truly does.

Continued success to you.

And best wishes to those waiting to start as well.

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This is such a great thread!! I don't start until the 17th but I have orientation on the 9th and I'm even nervous about that!!! Pretty silly I know! I've worked so hard to get to this point and now that I've finally made it I'm SCARED TO DEATH! I mean I am beyond thrilled but at the same time I'm really nervous. Especially about clinicals.. I can't wait to work with patients but at the same time it's the thing I'm the most afraid of. I don't want to hurt anyone and I know shots, ivs, catheters, etc don't feel good. I just want to be successful and I know I will be but I think the unknown about what's to come is what makes me nervous! Oh well it's good to see I'm not the only one feeling this way! Good luck to all of you!!!

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One thing was funny today, kind of an eye opener. We watched a video, patients' testimonials about how nurses they met changed their lives/saved their lives... After we watched it, our instructor said: "Do you realize they are talking about you?" :rolleyes:

Anyway, we can do it. There is no reason for us to give up now after spending all this time working on previous classes :)

One of my favorite thoughts:

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou

:)

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I'm beginning my 2nd sememster of an ADN program on Monday. I'm a little nervous, but trying not to freak out. I was so scared going into my first semester. People were telling me how awful it was, how mean the teachers were, etc...:uhoh21: I didn't know what to expect. I had a few breakdowns at home, and two a clinical, and I felt like hiding :sofahider; but I was blessed with a wonderful advisor and clinical instructor and found the teachers to be nice overall. There was so much reading, and because of the Hurricane in our area, we had to make up 2-3 weeks worth of work and lost almost a week of clinicals. I passed with a B in Dosages and Fundamentals, and I am thankful to Jesus for helping me through it. So, try not to let it consume you. It will seem like it's never going to end; but when it gets tough, pick your head up and push through it, and it will be over before you know it (as was my experience, looking back). It took a lot of hard work to get to this point, and it should be a wonderful experience. As for myself, I'm going to try to enjoy this semester, and with the help of the Lord, just be the best that I can be.

Everyone have a wonderful semester!

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Take things lightly guys, it's only in the begginning. Everyone is petrified, it's scary since we know we will not be taking care of machine, computers or any other equipment but 'people' so it's understandable. But thinking to much about it wouldn't help you, you'll just end up more scared, don't entertain negative thoughts....you know those "what ifs"..what if I made a mistake....etc. etc.. that's what makes us scared a lot of times. :chair: Just remember, things do get better EACH DAY..when you slowly acquire skills and knowledge you'll find yourself more and more relax each day.Remember your teacher doesn't require you to be perfect..they know that you are still in the learning process. Stay positive and before you know it your concern will change to " Am I gonna pass the board?" :nurse: Time passed by so quickly, so don't fret...you'll be fine... Goodluck!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.
Well, I survived and actually liked it a lot.
I'm glad you had a good day. "You've only just begun. . ."

I just wanted to add a few words of wisdom prompted by something poster Redeemed98 wrote "I was so scared going into my first semester. People were telling me how awful it was, how mean the teachers were, etc...I didn't know what to expect. I had a few breakdowns at home, and two a clinical, and I felt like hiding; but I was blessed with a wonderful advisor and clinical instructor and found the teachers to be nice overall." Remember, that when someone is telling you how mean or hard something is, you are getting subjective information. It doesn't mean it is true for you. You may not perceive the same situation that way at all! Having an overall positive attitude and open mind about being a student and learning will get you through what people tell you was the worst they had every endured. Like any trainer, your instructors are going to put you through your paces. You will always be advancing into harder and harder areas of study. Sometimes you'll be asked to stand on your head (metaphorically, that is). As a student, can you honestly say that that is unexpected? The greater majority of instructors really are there to help and encourage you. It is the negative minded people who close their minds to that, fail to see the purpose of what their assignments are teaching them and come away bad-mouthing their instructors and courses that impose fear and anxiety on you newbies. These people are inciting your emotions in order to feed their own egos. Don't fall for it. When you hear these kinds of negative people spouting out their venom take it with a grain of salt before making any judgments. It is very difficult to learn with that kind of attitude. And, as Redeemed98 found out, the stories she had heard turned out to be wrong, but they sure did manage to make her first days of nursing school which should have been exciting and happy, very anxious-ridden.

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