jodajean

I Have been an LPN and working for 1 year and 2 months. I have very little confidence. My self esteem is real low. I don't know if I can do this. I am on my second job and I don't like it. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was a little girl. I grew up and was a stay at home mom. Three years ago I started college at the age of 43. I graduated got my LPN license at 45. I started my clinicals 6 weeks after my dad died. I started school because my husband was no longer able to make enough money to pay the bills. I get anxious at work because I am afraid a situation will arise that I cannot handle. I hate the way some of my fellow LPN's act....like they are better than everyone else. I feel even more inadequate then. I will feel my face burn with shame...when they ask me something I don't know the answer to. I don't know why my self esteem is so low. I don't know if this will change with time or what. If not than I need to seriosly think about changing careers as I am completely stressing over this.