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Can anyone share their memories of the first time they put in an IV or catheter. Or any of the other hundred things that I am frightened to do.

I guess what bothers me the most is the insertion of catheters, Iv's, and anything else that could result in bodily harm due to a mistake that I make.

I am a confident nursing student who is a wife and a mother. Not having much exposure to the nursing profession as a child, I didn't think of it as a career. Having got a job a local hospital emergency room, it did not take me long to decide that this was the career path I would like to follow. I feel comfortable talking and being around sick people. The academic side of nursing school is amazing to me. I love learning all the new information. There is only one problem, I am nervous about the clinical side. I fear it may take me a lot longer to get used to that aspect. Please share you thoughts and memories of this time in your life. Thanks, Melissa