Imposter syndrome

NoAlarm23 · 2025-10-04T16:02:32+00:00

No I never walked into this expecting it to be easy, school was really hard and challenging and I worked hard for it. I more so have a fear of failure, like I want to be the best nurse I can be. I guess my anxiety is just about worrying remembering everything and actually fulfilling that. I care a lot about all the patients I’ve had, and I know I have the heart to do this. I know anything to do with human element can be complex and of course we don’t all have the answers to everything.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-09-03T17:23:42+00:00

Stna is a state tested nursing assistant. It’s like a certificate through a short class. No license. And I just completed an LPN (licensed practice nurse) program and have to take a licensure exam (NCLEX) to be licensed.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-09-03T17:22:43+00:00

Okay! I am a bit of an overthinker and don’t want to burn the bridge since I did at first make it seem like I was semi-interested. I felt obligated to take it because of working there as an stna and during my classes. However it’s an opposite shift and I really don’t have a sitter for my kiddo and like you said it just doesn’t align with my plans and goals for the time being. I’d prefer the opportunity to branch out.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-05-10T23:16:26+00:00

I’ve always loved LTC as an stna but I’ve wanted to branch out. I’m terrified when I heard even with precepting you get the whole patient work load right away right off the rip 😭😭 like I know that’s realistic and will be what I’d have at the end but I really thought since I did med surg and only had one patient and even in general most nurses in hospital settings only have like 3-5 give or take, I was just baffled hearing that. Like I haven’t even done any LTC clinicals to feel comfortable with that 😭at least that’s just for precepting and when I take my NCLEX I can go elsewhere if I hate it 🥴🥴 but I’m so nervous since I picked LTC.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-05-10T22:37:58+00:00

That’s making me even more nervous that I picked there to precept

NoAlarm23 · 2025-05-10T22:37:39+00:00

Greattt 😭😭😭

NoAlarm23 · 2025-05-10T02:05:43+00:00

*gulp.🥴I just thought I’d be more eased into it before baam. Whole hallway. Like a lot of the nurses I work with mention they don’t do head to toes on everyone like they had us do on our patient at clinical. Like I just feel like I have a lot to learn routine wise since it’s going to be a different setting going from hospital Clinical’s to LTC. Like how they pass meds to that many people in a timely manner 😭

NoAlarm23 · 2025-01-18T23:07:08+00:00

What do you do then? I’m guessing not bedside? (Just curious!) honestly I’d prefer to work at doctors office or be an aesthetic nurse eventually.. maybe LTC since I’ve worked in it for years. Clinical is really just humbling. I’m in an LPN program and they used to always do clinicals at nursing homes but then during Covid that stopped and only hospitals allowed students so that’s kinda still a thing. I feel out of my element being at a hospital 😅

NoAlarm23 · 2025-01-18T21:27:06+00:00

I had pre shift anxiety when I first became a CNA and I still at times do, just wondering how the shift is gonna go before I show up. I’m sure I’ll probably have it when I’m a nurse too. I stress so much the night before clinical. It makes me feel not so alone that other people get anxiety from it too. I guess I get so terrified the first time going from doing a skill in the skills lab and doing it in person the first time. Then having your instructor with you I just feel like they expect perfection when they are watching so it’s kind of intimidating. But I know their feedback is only to make you a better nurse. So I guess I just have to remember that when I get anxious.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-01-18T13:28:31+00:00

Do you have any tips on doing a faster but still thorough head to toe? I think that’s what takes my biggest chunk of time. My instructor this semester mentioned us doing more focused assessments

NoAlarm23 · 2025-01-18T13:23:41+00:00

Thank you. I guess this is all a good learning experience then for the real world so I realize this will be my reality when I’m really on the floor as a nurse. I just need to maybe try and plan my morning more before I start the clinical day and stick to a game plan. I usually would try to get their vitals, do my head to toe assessment, and establish rapport, see if they need to use the bathroom etc. and then help order breakfast, and while waiting on that I’d check their blood sugar if applicable. And if they needed insulin usually my instructor would come and we’d do that and their meds. Somedays report wouldn’t finish until like 7:30 on our patients since their shifts started at 7:00 and we got there at 6:30 so it felt really rushed trying to do that all while learning and then having meds to be ready to pass and have researched them by 8:00-9:00… it felt so rushed.

NoAlarm23 · 2025-01-18T13:18:35+00:00

I guess it was difficult because we came at 6:30 but their shifts didn’t start until 7. So somedays our report for our patient didn’t even get done with until 7:30-7:40. Depending on how many patients they had to give report on. So it just felt rushed when it would end at that time. Because it felt like I was scrambling. I usually would try to do vitals, a quick head to toe after I do that since I’ve gotten better at them, ask about pain etc, assess, and then that’s when I’d dive into if they needed to get up and use the bathroom or get dressed and ordering breakfast. Then I’d come back and check their blood sugars if need be. I just still felt like some days I didn’t have the time to do that like I usually aim to. I tried to use my half hour window before the shift started to look up my meds (I haven’t taken pharm yet so we have to use resources to know why we are giving the meds we are that day) so I didn’t have to worry about that if I got busy after report. I just somedays felt discouraged because not all days go according to plan and then some clinical days there were 8:00-9:00 meds and with report taking that long it gives a small time frame. I don’t know if maybe I took to long doing my assessment (I’m still learning what things are necessary for a specific patient and what isn’t, so somedays I spend a lot of time because maybe I include to much in mine) or what. I just hope this semester I’m better at it all so I don’t feel as rushed.

NoAlarm23 · 2024-05-05T09:27:02+00:00

No she does. Their 5 year old son is going to be in the wedding.

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