nursing student with weak skills

[Eveling Rich]

Hi everyone, this is my first post. Im a nursing student with one semester left before my graduation, so i will be graduating on April 1017. Iam very concerned with my skills. next semester I will be doing leadership but i don't feel confidence about my skill, but Iam not the only one in my class with the same problem. I don't have any medical background, my experience is sandwich maker. I have being at school for 8 years with no stopping and I have never left and class. But the other day I had a substitute professor at my clinical that made me feel like a cockroach, he told me in front of all my clinical classmate that with my clinical skills i would never passed the hesi exit nor the NCLEX, after that I feel disappointed about myself, but I m very optimistic and I don't want this to hurt me even tough Iam very sensitive. Iam planning to take an extra course about IV administration on December vacation. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks

[barcode120x, RN, NP]

Is your instructor talking about hands on skills like starting IV's, programming IV pumps, dressings, etc? If so, those you can practice in your lab at school (if you have one) or make attempts during your clinicals to do them whenever they pop up, even if it's not your patients. That's the only way to get better. You won't get simple questions on hands on skills on NCLEX...this substitute seems like he/she just wanted to belittle you in front of your classmates. If he/she is referring to critical thinking skills, that's a different story. That takes time and lots of studying to think on the spot. I wasn't the best critical thinker by the end of nursing school, but I had some of it lol.

[AliNajaCat]

I, and many of the older nurses here, worry a great deal about any new nurse who is not nervous about being inexperienced. They ARE inexperienced. Recognizing that, sharing it, and using it as a springboard to embark on your professional career as a lifelong learner are really good ways to approach your post-graduation life. Good luck!