What Should I Expect The First Week of Nursing School?

[QuietRN]

Hi!! I was just hoping to get some insight as to what to expect that first week (or first few weeks) in the nursing program (ADN)? I know every school can be different...but just a general idea would be nice! I feel very nervous after attending orientation last month. Do they try to scare you on purpose? Is it really THAT bad?? Will it start out pretty basic...or is the first semester just as hard as the rest of them? I've heard horror stories of doing care plans...when will that start?? And what's the first real day of clinicals like? Any advice is greatly appreciated!! I'd love to hear some stories - if you can remember your first few weeks!! Thanks!!

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

these are older threads that have information about first days of nursing school:

• https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/orientation-today-243039.html - rn classes
  
• https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/first-day-nursing-school-235170.html - this thread is a chronicle of an lvns entire year of school. she recently passed and got her license. she does a good job of describing her first weeks of nursing school. it is not much different from rn school. we all start out learning the basics of nursing care.

[QuietRN]

Thank you so much for posting those links! I read them all!! That was very very helpful!! I was so excited for lpnhopeful after finally reading that she passed her NCLEX! haha! I felt like I had been along for the whole journey with her! What a cool post! Thanks again for sharing!

[Altered]

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