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So today marked the end of week 1 in my general RN - ADN Fund. 1. No matter how I tried I could not find a brachial artery on ANYONE. all I could hear in the stethoscope was EVERYTHING in class. And? I had a panic attack. It took me my whole lunch break to compose myself. It was. quite honestly. terrible. I mean how am I supposed to deal with the clinical site, if I panic at my campus lab? Xanax? New career path? Advice?

So.....I'm a second career nursing student who hopes to one day work in Cardiac care or perhaps hospice (this keeps changing every day). I officially start my first day of nursing school Jan. 11th at PHSC. Being so close to really doing this has made me feel a little apprehensive. It seems like everywhere I go on the internet nurses are complaining about how terrible doctors, nurses, and patients are. How they wish they'd never become nurses. They are so burnt out, etc. etc. Am I making a mistake? Here's what I expect: - some of my coworkers will be jerks - shifts might be long, physically draining, and some days I might cry - Doctors may think they are better than I am - Patients my be mean, snide, demanding......and their families may be 1,000x's worse. Here's what I hope: -I'll make a few strong bonded relationships with people who will understand how my job is and we will support each other -I will have an opportunity to go to work and feel like I am making a difference; that I am providing comfort, care and education to patients and families. -I will remember I am not perfect, and I am serving people who may be at the lowest point in their lives. -I will remember there are A%&holes in every line of work, and it's about how you deal with what you can control. But mostly I hope I will love this career change I am making. I will have more up days than down days and when I crash into my bed after a super long shift I will drift off to sleep feeling satisfied. Please. Someone. Anyone. Tell me how you LOVE nursing. Thanks