HotMess17

Thank you all so much! This was very helpful! I will definitely be trying all this out next week. Todays clinical experience was much better than yesterday, I felt much more comfortable so lets hope all these tips keep me feeling good!

Basically what the post title says... I find that I am constantly self doubting. I am good in the classroom but when it comes to clinicals I just feel SO out of place and like I'm bugging everyone in the hospital. I go in and assess my patient, chat with them for a while then leave them to be with family or whoever is in the room. When I leave the room I have no idea what to do and all the nurses are so busy so I'm worried I'm in the way. I'm in my first semester so there isn't a whole lot I can do when I ask to help them. At this point I fear going to clinical because I just feel SO insecure and not confident at all in what I'm doing. I assume this is normal for only having just started clinical? Does anyone have any advice to help build self confidence while in the hospital setting?

Thank you so much! I studied my material and then I did a TON of NCLEX style questions online and from the study book I bought. I passed the first test with an 88%! Thank you for your tips!

I am about to take my first nursing exam and to say the least I am scared out of my mind. I have been studying SO much then I take practice tests and fail every single one. I can explain so much about what I've learned and read but when it comes to these test questions I fail them. I know it's a different way of thinking and I read a few posters in other topics saying test scores will improve as I get more used to the style of questions. But is there anything I can do to prepare? How can I get thinking in a way that will help me pass this test? I am getting SO anxious over all of this to the point where I'll probably have a panic attach when my teacher hands me the test.