Is anyone as scared as me?!

[tanner523]

i went and met with a nursing student who is in her last year, she'll be done in december, 07 of the nursing program i will start sept. 4. she told me that 11 students failed out of nu101 (fundamentals) and 22 failed out of nu104 (med/surg). i think i can vomit everyday until school starts and then everyday until i graduate! ok, maybe i'm being just a little dramatic! is anyone as scared as i am? i mean we all must start nursing school, thinking i can make it, it wont' happen to me, and then boom!!, your done. that's all i keep thinking about......the loans, the prereqs., the time, sacraficies my family made. i have never had this much anxiety about starting a new chapter in my life, not even on my wedding day and nursing is something i want very much. i even play this scenario in my head about failing out and having to tell people! please tell me i am not the only sicko feeling this way!

[GottaGetIn]

I'm terrified. I'm a great student and I'm 100% motivated but sometimes I wonder if that will be enough. I wonder if I'll "get it".

God forbid, if I don't do well, it won't be for a lack of trying. I'm giving it my all.

I can't fail myself and I can't fail my family.

[GratefulHeart]

i went and met with a nursing student who is in her last year, she'll be done in december, 07 of the nursing program i will start sept. 4. she told me that 11 students failed out of nu101 (fundamentals) and 22 failed out of nu104 (med/surg). i think i can vomit everyday until school starts and then everyday until i graduate! ok, maybe i'm being just a little dramatic! is anyone as scared as i am? i mean we all must start nursing school, thinking i can make it, it wont' happen to me, and then boom!!, your done. that's all i keep thinking about......the loans, the prereqs., the time, sacraficies my family made. i have never had this much anxiety about starting a new chapter in my life, not even on my wedding day and nursing is something i want very much. i even play this scenario in my head about failing out and having to tell people! please tell me i am not the only sicko feeling this way!

you're definitely not the only one who's experienced this fear, but imho learning how to successfully manage anxiety is a very important skill to learn now that will help you not on your nursing school journey but beyond it in the working world where stresses abound, especially in nursing. anxiety robs you of energy and time that could be spent more productively (studying for instance), and cheapens your overall quality of life.

if you do a google search, you'll come up with many different strategies for managing anxiety. i'd explore some of them now (before the monsters get any bigger). imho, deep breathing/relaxation exercises are a great (and easy) place to start...