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Just this quarter for me....but when that feeling of anxiety overcomes, it hits hard.

I am in my fourth quarter of nursing school. I have pretty much enjoyed my classes and clinicals this last year but since this quarter's clinical rotation began, I feel like an imposter. I get so anxious and nervous before every clinical and for the first time in a year, I have seriously felt like quitting. The thought of making a mistake in the hospital is overwhelming. I look around me and the rest of the students just seem more capable. They appear so much more confident than I am. In lecture, I am a great student. I do very well on the tests, but clinicals are scaring me so much. I find it hard to function. The thought of performing a new skill on a real person is terrifying. How can I enjoy my classes so much but hate med-surg clinicals? Is this fear normal? Did I get into the wrong career? How do I overcome this?