Poly123

Thanks for everyone that replied! :) I ended up "fighting" it, and just finished my first semester. Nursing School has changed me in so many ways, but it has made me a stronger person! :) I now know the consequences of staying unorganized and getting little sleep.. haha I plan to adapt new habits next semester.

I remember when I received my acceptance letter to RN school; it was one of the best moments of my life. After completing a few months of my first semester, I feel as if I don't belong in nursing. I barely pass my exams with a 75-77 range, I have no motivation to learn or study, and I just come home feeling extremely tired. Not only so, but when I started clinical, I had a lot of trouble communicating with my patient. I am a shy person, and felt intimidated many times. I was really bad.. that I just had trouble asking other nurses for help, or completing a full head to toe assessment. Not only so, but I tend to feel uncomfortable even in nursing school, and with my instructors due to my social anxiety. I blank out, stutter, and often feel lonely. I sometimes wish that I didn't have to deal with all the "communication and clinical skills". I would love doing research instead, and be working independently. As for now, I feel "stuck" in nursing, and I don't know what I am going to do once I start working. I'm just afraid that I will hate my job.. ? Yet, I can't quit NS school because my parents and family have supported me all along; and because it literally took me 3 tough years of dedication to get in here.

I just started my first semester of RN school (Fundamentals) a few months ago. I felt that my life had completely changed, because everything was so new to me. The driving distance, early classes ,long tiring days and hours loss of sleep. Now, I feel as if I have no desire to be a "nurse" anymore. I dread going to clinical lab skills, and it has become tough for me to be in my "happy zone". For one thing, I've always been an introvert and really enjoyed my pre-reqs (Phsio, Micro); because I was able to work by myself. Nursing however requires teamwork, and an extroverted personality. Plus, the fact that I am shy does not help me in making friends easily or talking with my classmates/instructors. I do not have that "calling" for nursing anymore. :-/ I feel as if I am not "suited" to be a nurse. Yet it would be foolish to quit, after spending so much time and effort on my pre-reqs. Has anyone else gone through such phase? What motivated you to keep going? :)