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I need advice from those who have experience with nerves, from those who have no nerves and take life pretty easy, from who are in between, from those good old nurses who went to nursing school when they flipped coins to make sure your mitered corner was PERFECT... I need advice from anyone.

I have been trying to take a blood pressure and I CAN... I know I CAN.. I've done it over and over... I have taken many tips, spoken to many people... from nurses to EMTs to physicians... I feel I know HOW... but there is one small problem.

My nerves. I was taking the blood pressure of the RN who's at the skills lab all day... very sweet woman but despite that I got very nervous. She said she noticed my leg shaking and my hand shaking... of course... I could not take a BP... I felt my ears shut off and my arm was making too much room..

its funny... I try to hold still but the more I try... the more I shake.

I think this has to do with my nerves...

I need some advice... it just makes me nervous.. if I fail this first time.. we get a second chance.. and then thats it. I'm afraid of failure. I'm very afraid and inexperienced and when I get tested I lose confidence...

but I want confidence... I want to lessen my nerves... and not shake like a cat holding on to dear life.

I want be collected and calm. I need it. I need it to be a nurse. I need it for my future patients. I can change. Especially because I WANT to change my nervous ways. I'm not shy... it's not shy nerves... it's more like "oh crap.. im being tested" nerves..

I know this is something I need to tackle my self.

I just want specialized advice.

Maybe some stories.

ANYTHING (= I would appreciate... really anything.

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