lost, anxious rpn nursing student

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Hello, my name is Gina. I'm an RPN student in Ontario, Canada, currently in my consolidating year, which is basically placement after completing the all educational components of my program. (my last year after finishing the program)

 

I'm going to be honest—I've never felt so dumb, worthless, or incompetent when providing care to my patients. I'm shadowing a preceptor, and they've told me I'm doing pretty well so far, but I feel like I'm doing terribly. Sometimes during my shift, I feel completely lost, like I'm the worst student my preceptor has ever had.

 

My preceptor has been really patient with me, except for one instance, which completely shattered my confidence. It made me feel like I shouldn't be a nurse at all, like I'm just not cut out for this. I won't go into too much detail, but ever since that moment, I've been feeling more anxious and hesitant to ask questions. I don't want to seem incompetent or like I don't understand things.

 

If there are any new nurses here, do you have any advice? How do you cope with feeling lost, incompetent, or like you're not good enough? I'd really appreciate any insight.

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