In the middle of summer break... 2 semesters left

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And I sooooo don't want to go back. I don't know how I made it through last year and I can't imagine doing it all over again. I don't feel like I remember anything at all from the spring. It took weeks for the stress level to lift (it's still not totally gone)

Anyone else feel this way? Is this a normal extended break feeling? I've heard next semester is a beast and I cannot imagine being less than a year away from taking the "test" and becoming an RN. I know nothing! (even though I aced most tests--> means nothing because I feel like an idiot)

I'll just stick my head in a hole and pretend August isn't coming...

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I am just the opposite :woot:, I graduate this December, and we had a 4 month summer vacation. I will say, my "hard" semester is the one I just finished, and while I am TRYING to relax and enjoy the summer, I just want to get it over with! I am excited to go back, my goal is almost in reach. Good luck!!

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Opposite here too. I'm enjoying my summer but will be happy to get back to school. I'd rather be moving forward in the program, no matter how much easier it is to bum around for a couple of months. Nursing school is time consuming but I'm usually so busy that the semester flies by.

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I've got 2 semesters to go as well. While I've had a nice break from school, I'm ready to go back. I'm going to be wading back into 3rd Semester. Because of a program content shift between semesters, I had to go back 2 semesters. I actually had a great time in 2nd, and I feel a whole lot more confident going into 3rd this time than I did last time. Personally, I also think that the content change will result in students being a whole lot better prepared for 4th Semester.

I'm probably going to be a bit more nervous about going back in about a month, when I've only got a month left of summer break. Fortunately for me, I have my books and reading assignments for the first 2 units, so I'll have to start doing the pre-reading in a week or so.

Remember, once school starts, time will stand-still and fly-by at the same time. It'll look like it's going to take forever and then you'll blink and suddenly a huge chunk of the semester is gone... Even though you don't think you know much, you probably could go back to 1st or 2nd Semester at that point and do some teaching...

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I am more stressed about the six week classes and scheduling work and the preceptorship. At least my preceptorship is in the same hospital on third shift so meeting with them may be easier. (Hey! Wanna meet up in the cafe at 2 am and compare schedules?)

I am confident this time around. I think last break I was too stressed about passing my paramedic test for licensure that I didn't have much time to think about nursing school. I was also working with a tech doing basic things like blood draw, 12 leads, and cathing patients that I didn't feel like I lost skills. I do think I lost some skills like doing straight and foley caths.

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I graduate in May and cannot wait to get back at it. I have no job and am a stay at home mom when I'm not at school. Love my daughter but I need a break and school is that break! Lol

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I'm the opposite. I cannot wait to go back to school and get back into my routine. I've had a lousy summer and my work schedule is different every week and I love routines so it makes me a bit nutty not knowing what I'll be doing each week. I'm between 1st and second semesters and I'm taking mental health & med/surg I in the fall and I can't wait!!

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I was just telling my mom this earlier. I graduate august 16th and my break was from July 3rd - July 15th which means I have 1 month of school left. I am not ready to go back this Monday,my mind and body was relaxing.

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I feel the same way! I think my feelings stem from the fact that I will be responsible for people's lives in one year. To help alleviate my anxiety about third semester I've been studying basics (lab values, acidosis/alkalosis...etc.). Good luck going back!

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YESSSSSSS! I can't believe my summer is over in about a month. I took online history and ethics over the summer, so I still kind of stayed in light homework mode, but after last semester's freak out, I feel the same as you. I feel like I need more time to get my stress level down. But by now, I'm probably just babying myself.

What I did to alleviate these feelings was to go buy some huge NCLEX books. Fun right? :) Not really and kind of making me more stressed, but I know I have to start now or the semesters will fly by and I'll be even more stressed in spring without having 4 months to recuperate before I take the stupid test.

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