PJB94

Great, I hope I didn't just mess myself over. I'm doing well academically wise and am getting better in clinical. You also wouldn't know I had Asperger's, I just seem like I'm more quiet than most people. I know at the beginning of the year, they asked people about ADHD, etc. or if there was anything they could know to help us. I know my teacher has been trying to give me more advice to help me and I thought that if she knew (since my mind is wired differently), that it may help her help me. I feel like I can trust her, but I guess I do tend to trust people easily. I no longer see a psychiatrist, I haven't since I was in high school, although I do take medication to help with my anxiety. It seems like everyone else in my group seems to struggle with many of the same things, but my instructor does say I am improving. I have been thinking about getting a part time job in order to help me out more. How would you say clinical if different that real life? I mean, I know it is, but how exactly? Anything I can do to help myself prepare? Thanks, I'm really trying. I have one more semester to go for the PN program. I'm really hoping I can make it.

I have Asperger's and am halfway through my program. I just confided in one of my teachers my diagnosis. I am unsure if it was the right thing to do or not. I do not usually talk about it, as it doesn't define me as a person, but thought it may help them help me knowing that. My weakest areas in clinical right now are communication, confidence, organization, and not looking nervous whether or not I actually am. I am curious if there is anyone on this board who is on the spectrum and if there is anything specifically that is helping them. I feel like I am improving, but anything to help me do better in these areas would be great.

I'm halfway through the practical nursing program and feel like I need to be improving more than I am. I am doing better and I feel like I am getting more confident, and am even getting better with organization, however, I find it hard to stay focused at times and remember things. I write things down and have an paper organizer for my patient, but sometimes my memory last less than 1 minute. I was told something by my instructor and went to do it a minute later and got half of it done didn't even realize there was another part. My patient was upset, so she wanted the nurse to go talk to him and wanted me to go in and someone how it just slipped my mind that she also wanted me in the room to learn therapeutic communication. I have been trying to clarify things to make sure I didn't miss something, but that doesn't happen every time. Another time I almost forgot to put air into the syringe before drawing up an injection. I knew what to do and my instructor reminded me 30 seconds earlier and I almost forgot. Does anyone else struggle with ADD/ADHD or have any tips to help me manage it better during clinical? I really enjoy nursing school and think this is the right path for me, but am scared of messing up and not making it to the end because of my problems in clinical. It's like I zone out sometimes and don't even realize it. I'm not on any medication and I really don't want to get on medication since I'm breastfeeding and we are planning another pregnancy sometime in the next year.