paigecham22

Hello all! This is my third week of my second semester of nursing school, and I think that I am just searching for a little bit of encouragement from some people who have gotten through nursing school. I passed my previous semester with no problems, although it was quite rough for a while, and am now in my second fundamentals class, an assessment class, and pharmacology. My instructors are nice but expect a lot out of us, and I'm not sure I am cut out for nursing sometimes. There's a lot of responsibility and I worry that I would go home each night thinking of all the mistakes I might have made and worrying. I also just recently got engaged, and I receive great amounts of support from my fiancee and am so grateful (he's in pharmacy school so he seems to experience similar stress), but sometimes it's nice to hear from people who've been in the same situation as I am in. If anybody has time, I would love to hear some stories or examples of experiences (good or bad) that helped you really decide that nursing school was right for you. It's always nice to hear encouraging stories of how other people have gotten through it! It seems impossible some days. Thanks to anyone who contributes, it is very much appreciated! I hope you all have a great day!

Hey All, I just completed my third day of official nursing school, and I'm quite nervous about a few things and already feel discouraged. I'm hoping for a few words of encouragement or maybe advice for the first year nursing student (none of my family works in healthcare, so they are never really sure how to help me when I call them in a panic) 1. If I have a bit of a problem with smells and when people throw up (it makes me gag) will I still be able to make it through clinicals? Is there anything I can put under my nose to help or do I just suck it up? 2. Are there any suggestions anyone can give for studying? Or just any suggestions in general? 3. Is there any advice or suggested good quotes to look at when feeling discouraged? I know this will happen much more than once. I've been told, not sure if this is truthful or not, that I shouldn't talk to my professors when I'm afraid of a certain procedure or struggling with smells. I was told this will cause them to call you out more in clinicals. I was also told I was crazy for going through nursing school willingly... But, I decided to post on this site, and speak to my professors about problems if it's needed. Thank you for any kind words anyone provides even if you don't answer my questions, it's much appreciated.