lilbutterfly1

I have been extremely tired for the past couple of weeks. When I study I just fall asleep and cant keep myself awake and coffee doesnt seem to work for me anymore. I have been falling behind on my school work because no matter how hard I try I cant concentrate or stay up. I bought caffeine pills, but they make me nauseous and I stopped taking them. I go to sleep early, but I still feel really tired when I wake up in the morning. Yesterday I slept for 13 hrs. and I was still tired. I am so nervous because this is usually not me and I dont want my school work to suffer. What are some of the things that you guys do in order to stay awake to study?

Nursing is what I wanted to do since I was little, but now i dont know if this proffesion is for me... I love lecture and I tend to do well in class, but when it comes to clinicals I freak out. I am in my second semester and I am in my med. surg rotation. I just had my 1st clinical day yesterday and I feel like I dont know what I am doing. I dont know if I will be a good nurse. The thing is that this is what I have always wanted and I cant picture myself doing anything else, but how can I be a good nurse if I freak out in clinicals.. Has anyone felt this way?

Thank you to all that responded to my post. I feel much better now. I just started panicking due to all the information that was dumped on me the first few days of school. I really want this and I will definately work hard to become a nurse. I have always wanted this and I am not about to give up. I worked very hard just to get into the nursing program and will work twice as hard to finish the program.

I just started nursing school this past week and I am already freaking out... We already have 10 chapters due for next week plus 2 handouts and I dont know what to do because it is alll overwhelming. They also notified us that we are going to have a calculations test on week five that we need to pass with 100% or they will kick us out of the program, the thing is we have to learn and study for the calculations test on our own, they will not teach us anything about calculations. I am so stressed out already I cannot sleep and cant eat... I really do want to become a nurse but honestly I am not sure if I will be able to make it. I knew nursing school was going to be hard but I had no idea it was going to be this difficult. And on top of that everyone kept telling me how extremely difficult nursing school is and how horrible it is and they left me scared to death. I am straight A student and everyone keeps telling me how smart I am and that I will finish the program and they are all counting on me but I feel dumb and I feel like I will never be able to become a nurse. I am just so depressed... I am also working about 25 hours a week and I think I am just going to have to quit my job. is anyone else feeling this way on their first week back to school?

Ugh!! I start school tomorrow too! I am more nervous and scared than excited, but this is what I want and I am willing to study hard. Good luck everyone...

I am 5 Ft and 100 lbs. I know exactly what you mean... I hate it when people underestimate me because of my size but I dont let that bug me..

girlfriday thank you so much for your advice... I will definately ask you questions if I have some. Thanks

Same to you!!

Yeah I dont even remember how to make a bed!!! I am screwed. I signed up for tuesday at 10:20 lets see how it goes..

I know... Are you going to open lab next wekk to practice your CNA skills?

I was sitting on the first table I was wearing a red sweatshirt I am the really short gir my hair was in a pony tail lol. i was sitting with my friend she is korean. This is so stupid because everything is so unorganized!

ugh this is insane! Thats what I was told and i havent received a call. How do we know what classes we need to sign up for anyway?

Scumberledge what do you mean they open all the nursing classes on Monday I havent heard anything about registration

Yes I did attend the meeting on tuesday. OMG it is very stressful I hate this!!! Well at least you have been working as a CNA for some time now. On the other hand I have not so I am very nervous and stressed out!!

I called DR. Lasky and they told me that during the orientation Aug. 3rd that is when we will be registering...