Congratulations on your 1st day! I know exactly what you are going thru. I have 11 days left of my 1st semester in NS. Today was the last of 3 clinical days. I cant believe what I've learned in 10 weeks...from foley catheters, NGT, wound care, IM injections, vitals and physical assessment and the infamous CARE PLAN!! Oh, and of course all the lectures! Bedtime at midnight, up at 5:30 a.m., to start all over again! My girls (all 4 of them) and grand children live within 10 miles and I have only seen them 2x since school started....mothers day and the 4th of july! Thank goodness for all the support tho...it will all pay off in just 5 semesters. After a 3 week break, the 2nd semester will start with 12 hr clinicals in med-surg...I am so looking forward to that. When you feel overwhelmed, just come back here...there's lots of support here too! Good Luck....