megpie83

Thank you all for your replies and support! I appreciate it very much. As for the 6 - 10 patients...there was one hospital we were at where a nurse had 7 because it was "low census" day and she kept getting new admits. But anyway I know that's not the norm! But to someone who's only had 2 patients on 2 occasions, 3-4 sound like a lot lol. Bacillus - the nursing instructor thing (competing for attention and explaining that he or she needs to be there to do something ) is soooo right on the nose! :) Most of you sound like you have the same opinion - just finish! I think that is what I will do and hopefully I will find something that is right for me. Thanks again to all of you!!

Ok I don't like clinicals because I constantly worry that I'm going to do something wrong and when I go home I keep thinking about the night and what I could have done differently. It is always on my brain. I have a bachelors degree in biology and I'm in an associates program now. I do well in clinical and theory, but I just don't enjoy it. I feel like this program isn't preparing me enough, especially compared to other schools I've been to. I don't like to give meds, especially high alert drugs, I don't like working with people who don't want help (which seems to be often). I don't feel like I know enough to graduate in May. I don't think I've done enough skill stuff (like catheter insertions etc.) to know if I'm even going to like to skills part of nursing. I know there are lots of jobs for nurses that aren't in hospitals though. What I really want to be is an OB nurse to start out. I had a 10 day OB rotation and didn't get to see a birth or even assess a baby because it was so slow! I don't know - I'm a worry wart and I get have GAD, so the stress of the job won't help that out! :) I always wanted to be a teacher, but went into nursing because of the high demand. I think that in my heart I just don't like nursing and I am always looking into teaching programs out of state online. So I think I know in my heart what I really want to do, I think it would be smart to finish the program (I only have one more semester) and get my license so I can always have it....and see what happens from there.

Ok so I became a member here just for this post.....I really dislike nursing school - I don't like the clinical part, I hate giving meds. I feel like I never know enough and that I will never be able to take care of 6-10 patients at a time. I go to clinicals with a stomach ache and I leave with one too. I hate the liability related to the field. I am finished in May of 2010. But if I hate it so much now, will I like it as a nurse? I know it's whiney, but if I absolutely hate my job, and come home every day with a stomach ache now from nerves....what will I be like in 5 years??? Advice??