Nursing Students General Students
Published Aug 4, 2010
My first day of class is August 23rd and I'm terrified. Am I the only one?
MissHaleyDawn
88 Posts
My classes start on August 25th, my orientation is the 23rd. I was nervous since I got my acceptance letter in July, but now I'm calmed down and just want to start! Probably won't feel this way come orientation, though! :)
gumby1411
288 Posts
Am I the only one?
Nope. I start on the 24th and I'm totally freaking out. I'm starting an ABSN program, 12 months long. We hit the ground running, with a quiz on day 1 and we're expected to know all the basic skills before we step foot in the door.
dollface6
22 Posts
My first day is Aug, 25 and I am excited, scared and nervous! Im there with everyone else.
guiltysins
887 Posts
I start Sept 7th and I'm excited and scared. Our nursing class is starting with 160 this semester and I do know a few of my classmates but a lot of my friends are doing part-time which is three nursing classes while I'm doing full-time which is five. I just really hope I can do this. Just being in the nursing lab room to do our bloodborne pathogens and safety class was making me anxious. I kept looking over at the sim in the bed LOL. I heard we're going to get an assignment before classes begin at orientation Sept 1st. Yikes!
I'm looking foward to meeting and hopefully studying with some smart, serious but friendly nursing pals because my non-nursing friends have become useless LOL. They don't understand how serious or difficult my schooling is about to get.
Pneumothorax, BSN, RN
1,180 Posts
no, i start on the 16th and im shaking in my boots. youre not the only one.:redbeathe
christyness, BSN
65 Posts
Interestingly enough, I could have typed that same exact sentence as my first day is also the 23rd and "terrified" is the perfect word for what I'm feeling.
I keep wondering when I'm going to have full-blown panic attacks
snazzy-jazzy, BSN, RN
114 Posts
I'm in my 3rd yr, 6th semester out of 8. I can't beleive how quickly it has gone and I'll always remember my first day. It was so exciting, and every student was as anxious and nervous as I was.
I have an assignment due on the 23rd so I'll think of you starting your first day when I hand it in and try to suck in some of your excitement.
Enjoy the ride and think about getting through one semester at a time so it doesn't seem so overwhelming. You can do it.
survrgrl08
68 Posts
Hi!
I start August 23 and i'm scared, nervous and excited all at once. I'm interested in finding my capabilities with Nursing school!! I worked my fanny off to get here and I'm going to work it off to stay here!! As Dori would say "Just keep swimming, swimming,swimming."
good luck all!!
ChervRN
97 Posts
you guys...I am freaking out just reading about all your excitement/nervousness!!...and I haven't even taken the TEAS yet!! It is SUCH an exciting yet scary journey that we have chosen!!
The medical world is filled with nurses that began with these exact feelings, and they made it through. We will too!
Good luck to all of you!!!!!
Mrs.S1071
54 Posts
I start on the 30th. I went through orientation on July 22 & 23. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. I have 3 kids full time and 1 every other weekend ages 13,12,8,6. And my husband child #5. Im worried that I wont have enough time in the day. I have already prepaird my family and kids that "mommy wont be able to do things with yall as much" and that "mommy will be in the bedroom studying and needs you to help around the house more". Our instructors told us to just eccept that our houses wont be as clean as we like and dinners may not always be the healthiest choices but we and our families will get through it.
I have 4 classes and 2 labs a week for a month in a half then we add in 2 clinical days.
Mon & Wed 8a-11.50
Vocational Concepts
1-4.50
Health Science
Tues- Thur 8a-11.50
Essentials of Med Administration
Basic Nursing Skills
Fri 8a-11.50
Basic Skills Lab
Basic Skills Lab & Med Admin Lab
Ugh, how am I going to be able to study all those classes and still find time to eat,sleep, shower and breathe...lol
I know I will because millions of nursing students before me have done it..
:chair:
RN_2012, BSN, RN
154 Posts
I start Aug 18th. I am anxious but not scared. The campus I am going to only has 30 students and I know several already. I think that is what has kept me from being scared. If I had chosen the other campus there would be 130 students.