Midterm in clinical!! Im sooo sad!!

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I got my grade in clinical for my midterm and im sooo out of it right now! Im very dissapointed in myself and i just feel so frustruated! I actually thought i did good and when i received it today i was just in shock how horrible i actually did! I want to be a nurse really bad and i know i came really far to be where im at today! I really dont want to give up but its so scary feeling like this! I feel like i lost a big part of my confidence! I just dont know how to handle failure like this!! Any encouraging words or some motivation needed please!! thx :crying2:

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Were you told what you need to work on?

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Yes i actually met with my instructor after class and we discussed some strategies for me to pass clinical and my final exam! I really need to change alot of things within myself i think first! I need to tell myself im smart and i can do this! I tend to beat up on myself all the time!

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Take a deep breath, hold your head up and continue to work hard. Remember perseverance will take you places. A set back is just that, a set back. Nursing school is a whole lot of hoops to jump through and this is one of them. I also tell myself that "failures" allow me to learn more about myself than success. It allows me to self-evaluate my strengths and weaknesses. No one is perfect and remember we are here to LEARN. I'm going through a rough patch in clinicals too, largely due to my type A instructor, and after mid-term evals, I swallowed my pride and will be kissing some major butt for the next month. Funny thing is, my other clinical instructor had nothing but good things to say. Hmm.

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Yes i actually met with my instructor after class and we discussed some strategies for me to pass clinical and my final exam! I really need to change alot of things within myself i think first! I need to tell myself im smart and i can do this! I tend to beat up on myself all the time!

I would take the feedback given to me, and start to brainstorm strategies to address what your nursing Prof told you. I'd then bring those strategies to either your nursing Prof or another that you trust and ask for feedback. Then stick to your plan.

It's great to tell yourself you're smart....but when you make a plan, and start to see results....you'll likely believe it more.

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Thank you all for the good advice! I truly appreciate it! This was definately a wake up call and now I know what this program expect and what i need to do to make the grade!!!

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Specializes in Oncology.

Just curious - what were you needing to work on?

My CI for med-surg really railed on me about charting timely more than anything else. She couldn't deny that my clinical paperwork was flawless and I did well for the most part in skills, but I would spend a lot of time chatting with my patients in their rooms (people like to tell me their life stories!) and I would be late on charting meds or assessments. I had to learn that, unfortunately, there just isn't time for long conversations on the floor.

It also made me aware that I'm going to love psych even more than I already thought I would, because I tend to care more about how the patient feels inside and how they are coping than how their body looks. Not every nurse needs to be the same personality or interact with patients the same way for a good reason.

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Well the professor mentioned how i really need to evaluate my scenarios more carefully and choose the correct and best answer! I kind of have a problem with Nclex style quetions and always just freak out which is not good at all! So i really need to read very carefully and relate all things i learned in my clinical to future exams and so forth!

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Specializes in Oncology.

From one former anxious nursing student to another: Find a corner of the floor where you can sit for a second and gather your thoughts alone. Mine was the BATHROOM. :D Whenever I was filling overwhelmed, I would take a few minutes for myself in the bathroom. Sometimes I needed to cry a little bit, sometimes I needed to splash water on my face, and sometimes I just needed to look at myself in the mirror and say, "You are a nursing student. You wouldn't be here if you weren't good enough for this. You are smart. You are capable. You are allowed to make mistakes and grow. Now go out there and kick butt."

NCLEX style questions will get easier with time, I promise. You start to recognize the types of responses that go with certain questions. One way I started out with doing exams in med-surg was to classify the answers by the ADPIE nursing process, then to ask myself "Do I need more information before I do this intervention?" It helps!

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Thanks so much decembergrad2011!!! Your advice was extremely encouraging and so motivational! Thx for taking the time to read my post and give such inspirational words!! :nurse:

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