Scared to death!

[tryingtomakeit]

I am about to graduate in May and I am scared to death! I am an excellent student - so far I have only one "B" on my transcript. I have made "A"s on every course except med-surge II. Every clinical instuctor I have had up to this point seemed very pleased with me and even wrote little notes to me at the end of the semester telling me what a wonderful nurse I am going to make.

The problem is that the clinical instructor I have now is sooo mean and has such an attitude toward me that I am beginning to doubt myself. I find that I doubt myslelf on all of my skills, which causes me to be nervous around her. I fumble and she makes horrible remarks.

I am not the only one that does this to, but it is apparent that she has her "pets" who can do no wrong, but I can deal with that. The problem is that I am doubting myself so badly now. I am scared to death thinking about being in the real world!

Has anyone else had this problem?

[Catma63]

Originally posted by shortsteph12

I am also nervous becuse the instructor I have for my next class is suppossed to be tough. This teacher picks on students ( or so the gossip says), and then rides them and usually the student ends up dropping. Well I am determined that no matter what I am not going to let this person do that to me. The class is only 8 weeks but everyone is nervous about this teacher. Although there is alot of gossip and stories floating around the nursing students so I will have to wait and see until next week how this teacher actually is. I also have not done any shots yet, only going into MED Surge I so that is kinda scarey..... Just dont let this experience get you down,,, remember this shall pass. When things are tough I tell myself this

Oh yeah....those rumors begin running rampant the moment someone sets foot in a nursing program. Tough simply means strict....Your instructor's goal is to make you the most competent nurse as she/he possibly can. I thought my clinical instructor was almost devoid of emotion when I started last semester....Okay, a lot of this was based on what I'd heard from others. She even blasted me twice in clinicals for incomplete paperwork....Yep, I returned home those days in tears but, hey, tears will dry and learning sets in. Suffice it to say that in only one semester I learned a bushel from this woman and, omg, I adore her.