Kateoh82

It is very overwhelming.. I'm almost halfway through my program and theres days (like today) where I am at my ends wit trying to do schoolwork, clinicals, and clinical paperwork. All i can say is work your butt off and envision yourself walking down the stage with your diploma in your hand when you finish the program... Never give up. When you do have bad days, and trust me you will have them, have your moment of being upset about it, and pick yourself up and tell yourself you will make it through the program, failure is not an option. Good luck to you in your program.. It is possible to make it, if you want it bad enough.

oh you are not alone. I feel the same. we are expected to know everything and if you don't you feel like an idiot.. Keep your head up. Know that you are not alone, and plenty of us out there feel just like you.

thank you! that was really helpful... i'll have to do that for sure.

I've been upset all day... .. I don't know if its that time of the month or what.. I just wasn't on top of my game today at all. I was slow getting to stuff, just going through the motions..I felt so nervous today for some reason. Probably because we only had 2 patients, and my instructor was able to really really watch every single move we made... This is only my second month of ever doing clinicals.. No medical experience.. I feel like theres so much I don't know. Basically while we were at the computers documenting she was telling me I'm not progressing like some of the other people, and my paper work is not coming together, that i really need to pick it up... I don't know if its because about 75% if my class has already worked or is currently working in the medical field.... I understand to be a good nurse, you have to be quick on your feet, and be able to critically think well... I guess everyone moves at different paces... I am trying to do it all.. pass all my classes, do well at clinicals, etc... It was just rough today... I'm sure many of you have had days like that... Any advice, or encouragment would be amazing right about now!

point taken.

mabye i'll start doing it now! i'm thinking i shouldn't have started this thread... oh well.

I'm happy for people when they do well, and i try to focus on my own self... most of the time i do ignore it... i took it as a bragging type of thing.. now i realize that it may not be the case for everyone posting... never thought of it that way....

positive quotes usually.. I don't really post all that much on facebook for status updates... I guess I can see your own personal reasons for why you do it.. I guess sometimes it comes across as bragging frome some of my classmates.... everyone has a right to do what they want on fb, just stating my opinion on it....

well in my program we have about 2-3 sometimes four tests a week.... so its really not neccessary to post after everyone. everybody has different abilities in school and sometimes you score well, and other times not as good as other people.. it makes me feel ****** sometimes when people do that.... thats all...

Does anyone find this really annoying? I'm usually private about my grades unless a good friend of mine from class asks me..... Does the whole world need to know? This is how the posts usually look. A&P 93%... just weird to me.. anyone else feel the same?

I dated a Doc for two years, and had a brief two month relationship with another one... I hate to sterotype but a lot of them have narcissistic qualities...they love to belittle and talk down at times. I'm sure im my lifetime I may get yelled at by one at the workplace but i won't be as intimiated because of my experiences... I'm sorry that happened to you... They are just people, like someone posted above, not GODS!

I love listening to the ambient station on I-Tunes...There are several different radio stations under this category that play very chill, soothing music...

wow so sad and so scary...

I would definitely purchase the scrubs CSU is requiring you to have.. I wouldn't want to take a chance.

Congrats to you! Some good advice I read on here is when things do get tough during your program (trust me they do), is to think of that exciting feeling you got when you opened up that acceptance letter for your program. I try to do that when I am feeling super stressed from school stuff.... Nursing school thus far has been a challenging, yet amazing experience.. I wish you the same :)