Love Class...Hate Clinicals! Help!

[AlabamakChik]

I am a fairly new LPN student. We just started hospital clinicals last week and I hate them so far! But I love what we learn in class and my grades are good. Any advice? Thanks!

[jolly_tamale]

I hated clinicals when I did them to get my CNA but I love working as a CNA. I think clinicals are a good start but I wouldn't judge whether or not you are going to like being a nurse just yet. Clinicals are very stressful (never know when an instructor is going to be peeking over your shoulder, don't know the facility real well, learning a lot of stuff for the first time, getting checked off, etc). I don't love my LPN clinicals but I'm not as nervous because I know that clinicals are a good snapshot of what it will be like but not the whole picture. Give yourself some time to get adjusted and get comfortable and don't stress too much (easier said than done). I think the fact that you like the classroom learning is a good sign that you at least find this career field interesting. Stick with it!