hkellam

I also feel this way... I think that nursing students should be prescribed prozac or something lol. One day you feel totally amazing like you actually know something, and the next day you feel retarted. I'm finishing up my second semester of my junior year. My problem is that your clinical experience should give you confidence. How the heck do they expect that you have a positive experience when you only have one clinical instructor for all 7 of the students? I mean, there was one day when we had 5 people on the floor at the same time and 4 of us had never been on the floor before and needed to give medications. I don't think it's right, personally. I think that someone should be there with you at least in your first semester... even if its one of the nurses that work at the hospital. All I can say is that even though it's fustrating and annoying... college is just a test. Really, a degree is just saying, "hey, when **** gets tough, I know how to handle it and know how to think my way out of a situation." Everyone keeps telling me that "everyone feels that way" but it doesn't make me feel better. What would make me feel better is if I could press the easy button.. .and there are SO many times I want to go back to my little ENT clinic and do everything that a medical assistant would do because it's EASY and it's COMFORTABLE. Thats one of the hardest things to deal with... being uncomfortable. And sometimes, I think that nursing school's try to make you feel uncomfortable because lets face it, life, is unpredictable and uncomfortable. It's not always rainbows and butterflys. Hang in there!!!