Struggling! LPN School

[Justtrynagetby]

Hello all, I am currently in the LPN program and I’m only on the 3rd day but I am freaking out !! I have ZERO health care background or history not to mention I have no medical terminology knowledge or medical work background either.

I feel like I am overwhelmed already.

Does any one have any tips or advice because I’m already rethinking school? 

I’m a single mom and I’ve been out of school for about 2 years and just getting back into the groove of that is challenging all on its own. I actually cried the first day because this is all so new to me.

Most people who enter the program have some type of health care history like being a CNA or something. I also forgot all my A&P since it’s been 2 and half years since I’ve taken it. Even just reading the fundamentals of nursing is challenging because there’s a lot of nursing terminology that I’m just dumb founded by.

If anyone can send some positive advice I would greatly appreciate it.

I’m probably just overthinking everything but I just feel like already I’m having a hard time grasping what the heck is going on when my instructors are talking. Especially about the nursing assessments and such. Thanks !! 

[lmichelle25, BSN, RN]

I also went to LVN school without much of a healthcare background while also being a single mom who was out of school for like a decade. I was so sure I'd fail, I made backup plans for a new major or new career. Surprisingly, I made straight A's and went on to get my ADN and made straight A's through that program too. You just have to be in a place mentally where you understand this is the most important thing for the next year or so and you won't let anything get in the way. 

[londonflo]

8 minutes ago, lmichelle25 said:

You just have to be in a place mentally where you understand this is the most important thing for the next year or so and you won't let anything get in the way. 

Isn't this a wonderful experience. Graduate school was like this for me. !

[Bantal]

Hi ,keep believing. Never give up.you will be there. Take it slow do not do any accelerated especially  if you do not have any background in nurisng.But if you took biology  in college or high school you should be OK.Take your time.use study group .

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

You have a LOT of great advice here! Those of us that are in the field all still remember what it was like when we were in school. I can't stress enough SELF CARE and how important it is. If you don't take care of yourself and you try to simply power through everything, you will become slowly more and more mentally exhausted and you will slowly burn out and become unsafe while in clinical time, if not in other areas of life outside of school. I know. 

If you can, take a 30-45 minute nap (no more than that) right when you get home. The above advice is correct: it helps reset your brain and makes you much more able to learn more. More of a nap than that and you will upset your sleep cycle too much and you'll just wake up tired instead of energized. 

If you don't understand a term, use Google or some other reference and learn what it is. 

Also, don't be too hard on yourself. (Again, SELF CARE!) Everyone in your cohort is going through the same kinds of problems at some level. This is because nobody has likely ever seen this info before and it's all new to them. Find a few people to hang out with and study with, lean on them and allow them to lean on you for support. It will help! Your cohort will become your school family and you'll have friendships that will last a very, very long time. I was a Paramedic and Athletic Trainer before going into nursing. Even with all that knowledge, I had a hard time because nursing theory is just different from medical stuff. I worked full time, went to school full time, and raised a family. I didn't get straight A's, but that wasn't my goal. If I'd gone for the goal of straight A's, I would have failed. Instead, I went for as much balance as I could get. I graduated nursing school with honors. It is possible. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it because it is possible and you'll amaze yourself when you look back at what you have accomplished. I still can't believe I did all that... 

 

[BetterMe]

Please I nned help with LPN schools without prerequisites.  Around the Maryland/ DC . 

Thanks in anticipation ?