- Community
-
Programs
- Schools
-
Careers
- RN Specialties
- Best RN Jobs and Salaries
- Aesthetic Nurse
- Nursing Informatics
- Nurse Case Manager
- NICU Nurse
- Forensic Nurse
- Labor and Delivery Nurse
- Psychiatric Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse
- Travel Nurse
- Telemetry Nurse
- Dermatology Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Best NP Jobs and Salaries
- Family NP (FNP)
- Pediatric NP
- Neonatal NP
- Oncology NP
- Acute Care NP
- Aesthetic NP
- Women's Health NP
- Adult-Gerontology NP
- Orthopedic NP
- Emergency NP
- Psychiatric-Mental Health NP (PMHNP)
- APRN
- Nurse Educator
- Nurse Administrator
- Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Resources
- Education
wswigert
6 Posts
I've been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 12 years and I left that career to pursue nursing. I received my LPN license in 2011 and worked for almost 2 years in that field. I never felt like a competent nurse, although my fellow nurses and aides all said that I was doing a great job. I felt like there was so much that I didn't know and worried that I would make a life-threatening mistake. This worry translated to me getting diarrhea during every shift. So, I quit and went back to massage therapy. I am currently in a transition program to obtain my ADN. I just wonder if anyone else out there has been where I am and can offer me some words of advice, encouragement, etc. How long does it take to feel confident in your abilities? There were moments that I thought I was really "getting the hang" of this thing called nursing, then all hell would break loose and I felt like a chicken with it's head cut off. Please tell me it gets better with experience.