Im about to go into my second year of nursing school, the school and theory part of it is going ok. I haven't failed anything and I feel confident about test taking. The reason why I'm writing this is the clinical- Its like I don't know anything! Im actually pretty scared of taking care of a patient one day if the second year is just like the first and then I'm just dumped out in the "world of nursing" . What i mean specifically about me not knowing is, the assessment part- when I find abnormalities i don't know what they mean. And when i take care of a critically ill patient thats got 2-3 things going wrong with them, I get scared. Does anybody else feel like this? Im just wondering if this is a normal sensation during school and it clears up once you start to work. Im just a good test taker and I don't feel like my clinical part isn't on par. Thoughts?