Lost it today

[StudentOfHealing]

I am a first semester nursing student. I am getting adjusted to the 'nursing' school way of things. Today I had a fever, I had a sore throat and just felt awful! I HAD to go to school A) because I cannot miss more than two days or else we automatically fail

B) I cannot afford to miss one piece of information for MY future patients.

In addition to my nursing classes I needed to fulfill a classical/fine art credit so I took Theatre because I enjoyed theatre in high school very much. We had to write an essay in response to a musical and I forgot to staple it. I know it was MY mistake. I know. but the professor just gave me back my essay and said "no". I lost it. I was running a fever and had the 10 some chapters to read for foundation for a test this Friday in addition to a test I was going to have next period in Psychology. I was just about to blow.

I simply crumpled the paper, put it in my bag, got up and said...

"well I have better things to worry about"

I walked off. cooled off... gave my self 10 minutes. Came back and sat down.

I feel terrible.

idk if I should apologize or what. or even how.

So stressed. I need a support group. I am glad to report I do have some amazing nursing buddies. I just wish we hung out for non nursing related stuff. I need an outlet. No one besides my nursing friends understand my nursing struggles.

[zoe92]

I would try to catch the teacher before class and apologize. I understand why you did what you did because you just told us your side but the professor probably did not. I would make sure well you apologize, you do it in person and explain why you acted that way.

[krcs]

I know how you feel! I went through this. I got sick and pretty much had a breakdown(like we can afford to be sick with all that we have to do!). I had to drag my tail to class when I'd rather be under some covers nursing myself back to health. It's hard for sure.

I would apologize to the professor and try to explain that you aren't feeling well and are under some stress. I don't know if the professor will be compassionate or not but at least you'll have tried.

Hang in there! Just take it one day at a time :)

[LCinTraining]

Give yourself a day to cool off and hopefully feel better, then go explain yourself to your prof. Worst case they say no and you chock it up to a loss, best case they take pity on you and let you resubmit. Either way, you save face a little.

[Lizzyru]

I am so sorry you had a such a rough day.

Being in nursing school is stressful enough and to be sick and to have a fever would push anyone of us off the edge. I think each of us in our class had 'a moment' at least once during the first block when we felt so overwhelmed that we just sat and cried. In our program, we only had nursing classes to deal with during block 1 and our professors understood the pressure and stress we were under. I am taking a required course outside of nursing right now along with mental health nursing during this 8 weeks and I am convinced that this professor has no idea what kind of work load nursing students face in an average day!! So give yourself some time and space, get well then go & meet with the professor to explain immeasurable pressure you are under.

Get well soon. You can do it!!

[Chad Collins]

I"m third semester nursing student and those day happen, specially in the first semester the school go through a weeding out process to see who can handle the stress and who can't or at least they do herer. I agree with the rest catch the professor away from class time and say your sorry and why you had a momentary lapse of reason. You'd be suprised how understand they are your not the first nuring student to grace his class. Hang in there you can do it :)