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I am just about to get my bachelor's degree in Nutrition, and I have been accepted to a two-year nursing program which starts in late August! I'm nervous but also very excited to start this new chapter in my life!

Nope, my blood sugar is fine. And I had eaten right before class. Never fainted before in my life, so it was very unexpected. Thanks though! I feel much better about the situation than I did yesterday.

Well I definitely feel better that I'm not alone! I'm sure it's just one of those things that we will get used to as nursing students, and soon enough it will become routine. I wish the both of us luck! :)

Thanks for the advice! I'm hoping it was just a fluke incident and that it won't happen once I start nursing school! What's weird is that initially, the professor stuck herself for a blood sample, and I was completely fine. It's when she stuck this girl who volunteered that my stomach turned. She said something to the effect of, "That's a nice juicy sample.. at least it didn't squirt." I don't know, that just got to me and I ended up on the floor with a nice shiner above my eyebrow from where I apparently hit my head, though I have zero recollection.

Hello, I need some help/advice. I will be graduating with a degree in Nutrition in a few months and starting a two year Nursing program this summer. I have never been squeamish around blood before (my own, or anyone else's). I never minded getting blood drawn or receiving shots. But today in my microbiology lab, we were discussing blood typing, and I passed out when my professor stuck this girl in my class and squeezed blood out of her finger. I felt myself starting to sweat, and I started to lose my vision. Next thing I know, I'm on the floor with my everyone standing over me. I have never been so embarrassed, especially since I've never displayed this reaction around blood before, and most importantly because I'll be starting into nursing in a few short months. I'm so scared that I'll have this reaction in the future and that it will prevent me from becoming a nurse. Is this something I will eventually become desensitized to? Can I still become a nurse? I'm so upset and embarrassed