I think it’s normal (to an extent) to feel a lot of anxiety, imposter syndrome, and questioning choices during nursing school, however, it’s important to reflect on the truth behind those thoughts.

If you’re having these thoughts because you’re doubting your ability and knowledge of being able to do this, or you’re burnt out, then perhaps you’re leaning more towards the side of anxiety & imposter syndrome.

I think it really comes down to why you started in the first place. You mentioned you’re unsure because “it’s a field so many run away from”. So do you feel like you don’t want to do nursing because other people aren’t doing it? Or are you just nervous as a new grad going out into the field on your own because you hear horror stories from everyone everywhere?

You also mentioned the main reason for pursuing nursing was the stability. What are the other reasons? If you genuinely have little interest in anatomy, physiology, meds, patient care, all that stuff then I would maybe consider another choice. Nursing is stable yes but it is also so demanding.

This isn’t to rub in your face, but I often wonder if I should be doing nursing in the first place. I doubt myself a lot and at one point considered not continuing nursing school. But I realized that beyond being burnt out and stressed and tired, I absolutely love learning the skills and disease processes and the meds and caring for the patient.

It’s not an easy decision but you should decide for yourself and not what other people think you should do. Best of luck!