Is anyone else thrilled???

[DroogieRN]

OK, so it's Friday night, and on Fridays, I give myself a break from studying. So I'm having a glass (or two) of wine, my children are in bed, my DH is on a fishing trip, and where am I? Allnurses.com!

Is anyone else as thrilled as I am to be a nursing student?? Sure, we often come here to vent, and I am only in my first semester, but I have this tiny little warm, bubbly, happy feeling in my stomach, that finally (!) I am in nursing school, doing well, and on my way to my lifelong dream/goal of becoming a nurse. I never thought I'd be here!:anpom:

Give me instructors who sometimes seem like they're from another planet, clinicals that end with me being a quivering sweaty mess, sleepless nights, stress, ridiculous amounts of reading, oddball catty and ****** behaviors amongst some fellow students -- I'll take it!

Anyone else???:heartbeat:yeah:

:stdnrsrck:

[Lunaticus, LPN]

I get excited every day that I'm in nursing school. I get even more excited now that I'm finishing my third semester and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I wish you all the best in nursing school; don't let yourself get discouraged no matter how difficult it might get. Just remember that you've earned your spot, and you belong here!

[DroogieRN]

"last edited by donster : yesterday at 10:24 pm. reason: removing profanity"

oops! so sorry -- i didn't intend to be profane. i thought i had disguised it enough that the meaning would be clear without being offensive. my apologies.:imbar

[lainith]

Now that the initial completely-stressed-out-beyond-belief-and-ready-to-quit-because-I-can't-deal-with-this-much-at-once feeling of my first week of clinical is past... I'm happy again. :) I'm very lucky. I have a great classroom instructor, my group of fellow students are amazing and we all seem to genuinely LIKE each other, and my clinical instructor is awesome and hands-on and has taught us a LOT. I still love Nursing School. :)

[Asherah, BSN, RN]

Include me in the group that feels a novel kind of excitement, of course being only 11 weeks into a two-year program. My peers are amazing and for the most part very supportive of our collective success, rather than emphasizing individual competition. So, I'm right there with you. I'm not naive enough to believe that I'll feel this way through the entire program, and I realize that I will have pockets of extreme frustration, but I'm trying to be mindful of my attitude. That's the only thing I can control when traveling through this experience.