Positive Experience In Nursing School

A Positive Experience in Nursing School with Proper Self Care When I first thought that I wanted to be a nurse I heard a lot of positive words of encouragement and advice but I also heard, “Nursing school is going to be the hardest thing you ever do” or “Are you sure you can do nursing school? I heard it was really hard.”. I still hear even from family, classmates, my friends; “I can’t believe you are in nursing school, care for your patient, and have a child. I don’t know how you do it.” My response is always the same, I am in nursing school because this is my passion, it has been since I was a senior in high school, 10 years ago. I love to help and care for others, seeing their smiles just brings me so much joy. Nursing school is hard and

I don’t dread going to class or doing my homework, the material is so interesting. I love my decision to pursue nursing and the overwhelming support I have I could not be more thankful, but I have learned I am not as organized as I once thought I was. I have a hard time with managing my time between school, studying, my family and friends. The stress I feel every time I go into a classroom to take a test, which is usually two or three time a week sometimes four, can be overwhelming, some days I feel like my heart is beating out of my chest with the worst anxiety I have ever felt.
Stress and Anxiety I have always had some sort of anxiety and it is usually something I can cope with or can overcome with my essential oils. I have never felt the anxiety that I have

For example, organizing my calendar where I have the time blocked out when I am in class, driving, the hours I will be studying, the time that I will spend getting Avery ready for bed and her school work done, etc. by having this all planned out in such detail maybe this will help me stay on track for efficient time management. Also, logging my time and keeping track of where I spend my time can also help me see where I can spend more time doing something more productive. (Chapman,2008) Setting priorities and learning to focus not only what is urgent and important but also activities that are important but might not be urgent, like Avery’s gymnastics or her 4H club meetings. Making a “to do list” would be helpful in helping me remember what needs to be done and what I would like to get done and finding time in my organized calendar to do so. (Chapman, 2008) Also, I should try to avoid multi- tasking, I am a mother which means I am a great multi tasker, I can cook dinner, do laundry, and give a bath all at the same time, although sometime the dinner gets a little burnt. But according to Chapman, multi-tasking is actually not a time saver but rather you lose time when you switch to different tasks. Trying to stick to one task at a time may be helpful in learning more effective time management skills. All of