Crying in Nursing School

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[@reveluv4768]

You change my view about nursing thank you❤️

[@JECLib]

Thank you 🙏, many students need this.

[@chrisgurl3043]

Thanks Sarah, RN

[@greenaventurinereikihealin3231]

What is your thoughts on ATI?! A lot of student daily the NCLEX after using ATI. I haven’t taken my NCLEX yet but I’m not intuitively feeling it’s enough.

[@greenaventurinereikihealin3231]

Crying is a wonderful tool!!!

[@mimibfly]

I failed nursing 1 and had to retake it and I felt so dumb and saying “if I failed nursing 1 I’m not fit to be a nurse.” Nursing school is not for the faint of heart and I’m finally in nursing 5 and almost a nurse!!

[@MJ-gj6mj]

Thank you for sharing. So many are out here struggling...really wondering what they even signed up for and why are they putting themselves through it.

[@KinseyBettis]

Same. ❤️ I failed our 1st nursing class, which was fundamentals! & now I graduate with my ASN May 21st. 🥺💕

[@katjorbar]

You are going to be better for it! Thanks for sharing!

[@aureliamaria5328]

Keep going! And anyone else reading this, don’t give up on that license you want. I failed out of nursing school term 1, started over, then failed term 3, set back my graduation by 10 months, failed my exit exam the first try, but I got through and PASSED, and GRADUATED! ALMOST ALMOST a nurse presently. Cried many, many times in my car or as quietly as possible in the bathroom pretending I was pooping. 😂😂😂 Just keep going, keep striving, stay focused on yourself. Keep your business to yourself and reach out for help when need be. Best of wishes to EVERYONE on the nursing school struggle bus 🫂❤️‍🩹🙏🏽

[@ervieflowers9989]

My first semester of Nursing School I cried! I always believe I’m blessed to be smart but it did humble me the first time I failed and I actually failed 2 exams in a row and made me question am I really supposed to be here?? But after crying to God, I told myself I’ll do my best and whatever happens I did my part. Guess what? God had been gracious and about to be Senior this Fall. Hang in there! You are not alone! Take it easy, appreciate the good and the bad!

[@simplyjojorn6684]

I cried every single day in nursing school OMG. I failed nursing 1 and it crushed me. It was literally the hardest thing I had to do! I would cry to my mom, my professor, my boyfriend but mostly at home alone lol. I’ve been a nurse for 1.5 years now. I’m glad I never gave up.

[@malenatully]

That’s great! Proud of you.

[@MelisJoy]

Are you still happy with profession?

[@maureenpleitez1022]

How did you come back up from that?

[@maryonyegasioyem]

I know all about this. Failed my 1st class. I cried. I had to drop my OB class, because I was failing and if I failed that class, I will be out of the program( was about 8 months pregnant). Nursing school was a horrible experience..Horrible! Been a RN for a year now. I feel Proud of myself. You too can do it. Prayer# Hope#Faith#Family

[@TheArmedNurse]

Congrats on making it!! I am glad you didn't give up. I, too, struggled with OB. It was a TOUGH class and she gave us so much homework!! I was right on the verge of failing but I passed the final thank goodness!

[@tashakayden2434]

I failed maternity in my first trimester. All I could do was sleep lol. So mad I had to take it again.

[@maryonyegasioyem]

@@TheArmedNurse Thanks. Good thing you pushed through too.

[@maryonyegasioyem]

@@tashakayden2434 lol@ sleep..happened to me too. Nursing school was tough. But worth it.

[@thelmar.9972]

I am feeling so overwhelmed in nursing school. Sometimes I wonder if I can get through it. Thank you for the encouragement. 🙏

[@strawbebbiejam]

I cried in front of my med surg 3 professor and then cried during my whole 30 minute drive home! it was such a bad day for me. good luck to everyone who is a student! you GOT THIS. hype yourself and your classmates up. trust me, as a person about 5 months past graduation, everything is SO much easier now.

[@jman1234533]

I have a few more weeks until graduation. On the cusp of failing. I will definitely cry until the end.

[@heather8643]

Thank you.. I just got accepted into the program. I start this fall.. and I’m A hype girl- I have no problems hyping other people up as well.

[@strawbebbiejam]

@@jman1234533 that was me too, right up until that final exam where i made just enough to pass 😭 keep going, you've made it so far!

[@strawbebbiejam]

@@heather8643 awesome!! so happy for you 😄

[@TheArmedNurse]

@@jman1234533 I bet you are an RN now!! Graduation for me was weird. I didn't cry at all. My family did but not me! Heck, I didn't even cry at all during my program. I just took out all my stress on the bottle 😂

[@tz4238]

This needs to be said. I was kicked out of clinical rotations in my first semester and cried during the termination meeting while the professors were all laughing. A few semesters later I saw another nursing student cry after failing her final exam and the professor gave her hugs and added 20 points to everyone's grade so she could pass. I feel that certain students receive more sympathy when they cry, but males or men are sometimes expected to be more masculine and not cry and when we do it is frowned upon.

[@krissalv8583]

Be a man

[@sakurafox4551]

How did you get kicked out? I haven't started clinicals yet ugh just the schedule is going to be hard for me

[@MelisJoy]

I'm sorry you had to go thru that. Ignore narrow minded ignorant people whoconform with societal measures that train men to be robots. I can't stand that shit. It's a double standard & y'all have feelings too

[@tz4238]

​@@krissalv8583 I'm not a man i'm non-binary but perceived as male based on my appearance and sex assigned at birth

[@tz4238]

@@sakurafox4551 I don't like to discuss it

[@ginacabrera2944]

So much emotions through my nursing school journey and I felt like I was at my lowest point - I was able to push through and graduated this past December. Passed the nclex earlier this month and now have an offer to a mother-baby unit (my dream). Don't give up guys! And thank you so much Sarah because you really contributed through it all!

[@edwardxlee1990]

Mental health in any medical program is rarely talked about. Thank you.

[@standby4excita]

I cried twice last semester. I ended up failing med surg 1 by 1 test answer (did really bad the first test and couldn't catch up) I stopped paying attention to my other classes which I was breezing through and started tutoring and quit my extra job before my second of three tests (needed to avg 81 on them) and I got a 75 and didn't get any adjustments. I felt so hopeless because I felt I knew the info so concretely and still didn't make enough. So then I made it my full time job for the last test where I needed an 86 and I got an 84 and cried again. That one question added 6 months and thousands in debt. What's helped me the most is knowing I'm not alone and I'm really grateful for this video.

[@Lizeth43517]

I just completed my first week of nursing and I’ve cried everyday 😭

[@alyssajones4368]

These stories are inspirational and I'm not even in medical school. I'm about to do my clinicals for surgical technician next month. Still, hearing other med/nursing students share their experiences of struggles motivates me to NEVER GIVE UP 💖

[@amazingchase21]

Nursing school was 2 years of stress, anxiety and tears lol but damn did it prepare me and I’m super proud I did it and now I’m an RN. I couldn’t have passed without the help of this channel. I would watch several videos while studying and before my exams. Thank you, Sarah for all your help! To those who are struggling- keep going and pushing forward. It is worth it and all the hard work will pay off ❤️

[@jgrowland24]

As a male nursing student, I have never cried. Not even once. But sometimes I get so frustrated that Testosterone leaks out of my eyes.

[@reveluv4768]

I cry every day thinking I'm not enough for this job

[@maximiliaanuonye6902]

OMG… I can testify to this. I cried, cried , and cried. I was also depressed at some points. Nursing school was a nightmare for me and I lost my mom during the most difficult semester (3rd semester) and a lot of life challenges happened. I almost quit during the 3rd semester. I also failed some exams but GOD being so great and faithful turned things around and I passed through and I am graduating in a two weeks. I will have my BSN and I am super GRATEFUL TO GOD because it was not by my power. To whoever reading this and still in nursing school or planning to do nursing, I bet you it not going to be easy but the ONLY way to this is to keep praying and hold God strong. Nursing school is not how smart you are, is just by God’s Grace.

[@elizabethkapfhammer6863]

I have been juggling a lot this semester and just started the nursing aspect of nursing school. I didn’t pass pharmacology or my fundamentals of nursing class and definitely cried today and I will be graduating a semester later than anticipated…luckily I have a really great support system and my boyfriend encouraged me today to keep going even though I’m arriving at my goal later than expected. Nursing school is tough, but with motivation and a good support system, it is possible

[@gabynazareno6817]

Wow! Thank you for saying this, I am going through this same exact experience. I am a nursing student finishing up my second semester. I was going through a lot personally and taking three nursing classes at once with moving out of state for school, having no health care experience, going straight from online school back to in person due to COVID, etc.. has made it hard for me. I had to drop my fundamentals class about 5 weeks ago since I wasn't doing well in pharmacology and fundamentals. I also found out that I have to move a cohort down and take an extra semester. I believe that support and reaching out is super important, so that way we can have the mental fortitude and perseverance to survive nursing school.

[@alexatorres6377]

I feel your pain, I’m so glad you shared this. I didn’t pass pharm by 1% Im crushed…… and I don’t think I will Pass Nursing Calculations. 😢😢😢

[@anushashrestha5805]

Thank you for talking about this. In fact I cried a lot today.

[@Ruffles729]

Ahh same.

[@benjaminspencer2346]

I love this Sarah, I worked an overnight and drove over to the hospital for evening clinical and sleeped in my van in the parking garage. Woke up, walked in and forgot one peice of information for instructor . She sent me home...i was so upset that i drove the 1.5 hours home balling, then a panic attack set in and chest pain and blurred vision. I was hospitalized for my hypertension and I realized that I needed too reevaluate or I was going to be dead before I graduate. I worked with my instructors and came up with a plan that extended my time in school but lessend the load. I graduated in December and about to take my boards. I wasn't going to let Nursing school end my dreams. I made it work for me. I have shed so many tears along the way but the best ones where of joy when my 5 children watched me walk across the stage in my cap and gown. I love your videos thank you for being you!

[@j.casermeiro2640]

Crying... also during professional life. I have been practicing for 19 years. As a man, I recognize as a problem to undertake emotions somewhere inside, and I don't remember myself crying all what I should have done. I remember my tears for patients and colleagues, whom I followed years, and I will not see them again for a while. There are daily reasons to cry, because of the pain in our patients, and due to the personal suffering caused by colleague's or patient's words. Crying or being able to find a space for reflection can bring us comfort. And finally, embrace our great feat and daily truth: our full dedication to search the well-being of our neighbor. Thanks, for all these videos, always so useful. G🕊️B 🐟U Barcelona

[@jman1234533]

I literally cried this whole last semester. Med surg 2 is hard.

[@scuzzlebutt2477]

i just finished my very first semester of the nursing school. and the final exam for pathophysiology had me so stressed out. especially because i had two finals in 2 consecutive days. i felt so underprepared and overwhelmed. i started nearly hyperventilating as soon as my professor passed out the test packets, and in the middle of it i felt like breaking down. i didn’t, but i almost started sobbing. i did end up doing okay enough to pass the class with a decent grade, and that’s really all that matters at this point.

[@yazzie0108]

About to be me in 2 weeks!! All that matters is we passed and survived the 1st leg of our journey

[@isabellapezzato3784]

I just failed my HESI exit exam for the second time with a score of 862 and I’m so overwhelmed, it’s the only thing keeping me from graduating. Thank you for this video.

[@GabiToast]

You will pass the next time 🌻

[@sarahstroud6021]

So I just took my final nursing exam today and I passed!! I graduate in a week!! I cried today and a lot in nursing school!!

[@nekiesscene229]

I am crying at this moment 😭

[@kimberlymohr6954]

Thank you so much for this! It is a well-known fact that nursing school is hard and this rarely is talked about. Perfect timing for me, I failed an exam yesterday and have 2 weeks left to complete the last semester. What’s worse, this is the second time for Med Surg 4, and failed once before years ago before becoming an LPN. Never stop, use the stumbles as a motivator to keep pushing forward!

[@haileymcdonald778]

I’m finishing up my first semester of nursing school. I’m fortunate enough to be doing well grades wise but the stress definitely has gotten to me and I’m very guilty of worrying about the “what ifs”. So thank you for bringing more awareness to crying in nursing school and feeling overwhelmed!❤️ My sister is a new nurse and she said she watched your videos all through nursing school and they helped her so much!!❤️❤️

[@aylin.8702]

My second semester I cried tons, was sleep deprived, lost weight and didn’t get my period for the entire semester… I passed the semester and now.. I am 5 days from pinning and 6 days from grad with an offer from ER. Keep going.. You got this! 🖤

[@NathanPsprague]

I would cry sometimes in my bed after certain days in nursing school. I remembered balling my eyes out during the drive home after a couple clinical days. Just to let you know it doesn't stop after nursing school. I'm coming up to my 6 month anniversary as a professional nurse. I still cry some times after a really hard day at work. Crying means you care about what you are doing! P.s. I still feel like I tricked everyone. I doubt myself too much. P.s.s. For all y'all out there that think you can't do it. Just know, if I can do it. YOU CAN DO IT! Take one day at a time.

[@victoriawashington3502]

This was so needed. I’ve been crying all morning because I feel so overwhelmed. Thank you so much! 🤍👏🏽

[@goingtobetriggered7162]

more power to you

[@veronicaonyema8217]

So relatable. My Internship is not going well, the nurses are not welcoming and my stress level is going to the roof. I feel so overwhelmed and not heard and I am constantly overthinking. I make silly mistakes because of it. This just makes me wonder if I have made the right decision.

[@saniya7649]

Hey just to let you know that you are not alone in this. Even I had to go through this situation. Dont' give up.

[@rachelkritz9632]

my clinical instructor literally has pulled me aside 3x for overthinking. So relatable! You're not alone

[@saniya7649]

@@rachelkritz9632 my senior just taunted me while saying that I am not a kid just because I started crying. Yes,right at the beginning I have met the worst nurses and still had to go through this.

[@tashakayden2434]

I can totally identify with this all the way. Nurses don’t always make things easy.

[@ms.trudyrn7885]

Mine too is not going well.Most of the time I go back home feeling bad

[@kappaferret6052]

I didn't cry going through the program, but I definitely got plenty angry from all the ridiculous questions I got wrong

[@jman1234533]

I know the feeling. I tend to overthink. Even on the questions that should be obvious.

[@mochaswiss]

Omg if this isn't me right now. The amount of times i have cried in the past few months, I feel so overwhelmed. I have finals and a HESI coming up in med-surg and i'm so stressed. I always get mentally burned out towards the end of the semester and just want to give up. I always remember my why and the reason i'm in nursing school and it keeps me going because I know it will be all worth it in the end. Thank you for posting this because I really needed to see this.

[@mochaswiss]

UPDATE: I passed out of my med-surg class and the HESI thank God!

[@chrisgurl3043]

I cried a lot today. This is perfect timing Sarah

[@andreaawoayaw5375]

Thank you for this transparency, I cried almost daily, but you will get through it eventually. We need more mindfulness and professional empathy towards each other in this profession. It is important. You will get through it you just have to move forward each day. 🤗

[@claudjarodnez]

Thank for your videos Nurse Sarah. You helped me survive this crash course we call nursing school lol. I graduate a week from today, and truly couldn't have done it without videos like these that encourage us nursing students to push forward even when we're at our lowest. Thanks again!

[@cher9626]

Almost done my first year. You have no idea how much I needed this💕

[@maryanneville4397]

I love u Sarah, I have been struggling alot and crying alot, I sleep alot except when I take the stay awake tablets which sometimes help me and sometimes get me even more tired, the longer I sleep, the more I struggle to get out of bed. Sarah you are an angel sent to help and encourage us, and whenever you speak, I feel as if you are taking these words right out my mouth, I usually smile and laugh whenever I listen to ur videos. God bless you🤗

[@ritamcneil8826]

OMG! Thank you Sarah for this video! First semester I cried because I felt overwhelmed. I can't imagine myself that I am almost finish my first year! I am going to clinical next month May 02. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I subscribed when I saw your video about blood flow of the heart. I was watching your video over and over again specially about physical assessment. I was taking a review quizzes too. It is very helpful and now I am heading to clinical. As a mother and was being online class, it was a huge challenged for me and thinking of giving up. I was praying and thinking NURSE DON'T GIVE UP! I had to redo on my presentation but I thanked my professor because I said after my redo I have idea what am I doing. I might make a mistake but I am sure, I don't give up! Thank you for everything! Your videos are so helpful. My professor used some of your videos too and that was the best thing I did for subscribing it and shared to my classmates.

[@GanyuMain_]

Thank you for making this video, it's so important. Nursing school advanced my mild depression to severe depression and anxiety. I kept thinking, what is wrong with me?? Why can't I do anything right? My classmates are doing great under pressure but why do I crumble? After 3 semesters of this, I finally got myself to the doctor and got quickly diagnosed + got started on Sertraline, Bupropion, and counselling. I've graduated and I'm doing just as good if not better than my other coworkers!

[@katherinemskipper]

This was me today! I failed my last exam before finals, and i only have 2 finals left. I'm currently not passing either. I cried in the car and when i got home. i have so much to do and feel very overwhelmed. I do use a planner but having been sick for the past week hasn't helped and just trying to push through has been tough. I have dealt with thinking about what if i fail and have to start over because I'm in a PN program and i don't get to retake classes. Thanks for this video!

[@LindseyBedro]

I think I cried every week. Nursing school was soul crushing and the idea of going back to get my NP is daunting.

[@annacourts6743]

I was in class when I started to cry. I hurried and left so no one would see me. I started hyperventilating while crying. Plus I was wearing a mask which didn’t help at all. I went to a teacher because I was unable to stop, and she let me cry in her office till I could calm down. I have a huge problem with bottling everything up.

[@MarisaKirisame42485]

Our med surg I professor taught us that we can hide our tears by tilting our head and for them to drain into your lacrimal anatomy. That's how reputabley sadistic nursing school is.

[@TheArmedNurse]

My last med/surg professor (thank goodness she quit!!) told us that if we were to get a blood test before her exams, our WBCs would be through the roof because of how stressed we will be. I'm like "Thank you, Mrs. Obvious, we get it that you enjoy torturing students" 🙄

[@paulhortelano8189]

Perfect timing. I’m in the middle of studying for my finals and I started feeling overwhelmed to a point where I’m wasting 30 min doing nothing and then this video pops up. Then my wife who’s a nurse says the same thing. “You got this” as she lives to say. Ok let’s f’kin do this. Back to studying

[@abbylloyd1999]

I needed this today. Thank you.

[@khadijanasir5625]

I'm pharm D student I also cry many time 🥺🥺🥺... Like your videos very much.... Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰♥️

[@elisacollis3479]

I struggled with depression and anxiety in my first program then, my first patient died in clinical. Full. Code. I did compressions 5 times and held her head still while she was agonal breathing while the physican inserted a line. My professor was not available to talk with me about it after words and I ended up not coping with it well at all and my grades slipped. I got kicked out and I only had 1 semester to go before I would get my BSN. Instead, I will be graduating in 5 days with my ASN. I feel much more prepared now. I worked as a tech during all of Covid and even got a Nursing Apprenticeship so I have been practicing being a nurse at the bedside for 8 months now. I feel so ready even though I know I don't know everything. Sometimes, it works out for the best. Best of luck everyone!

[@Adam-bz3ts]

I originally subbed to this channel because I loved the tutorials for intramuscular injections. Now I know the struggle of nursing school. I respect all the nurses out there!

[@FLUFFYKUMAR]

Graduated yesterday and it was definitely a rough year for me mentally and emotionally. Im forever thankful for my friends family and coping methods that helped me move along.

[@annayang1667]

I've done some of this myself. Thanks for talking about this.

[@gr8likefrostedflakes]

I cried during my first semester because it was so overwhelming. Nursing school is an experience you have never experienced before. But I made it through and am a nurse

[@k_shimi]

Not a nurse, but a firefighter/EMS provider. When I was a firefighter recruit going through EMT class, I failed one of our exams by several points. Officers from my department came to the college to present the ultimatum. Failure of another exam would have resulted in my termination from both the program as well as my employment. I ended up crying in front of all of them, and my classmates knew as well after I had left the room. Long story short, I passed the class and became a certified firefighter/EMT. Later down the road, I pursued my dream of becoming a firefighter/paramedic. Although I don’t recall crying at any point during medic school, I still think back to that dark time. These videos helped me then, and still help me to this day as a paramedic when I need help understanding those rarer cases, or just to brush up on basics. Thanks for the putting these videos together. Your content is highly appreciated in EMS!

[@dellar6358]

I just graduated LPN school in December. Our program was 11 months and we had tests once a week, clinical 2 days a week in med surg but we had 4 days a week in fundamentals and homework for that took 4-5 hours, we had 5 HESIs two of them were make it or break it. Our mid curricular HESI we had to make a minimum of 850. Our exit we had to make an 875. The others the recommended score was an 850 but if you didn’t make the minimum you could stay in the program as long as your conversion score didn’t bring your grade down to failing, if you were still passing the class, but didn’t make the recommended score, you had to do remediation questions. Some of the questions had 1800 questions on them and on top of nursing school having a family and taking care of them and keeping up with home stuff. It was HARD. I cried on the regular and at times it felt impossible but I am here to tell you that YOU. CAN. DO. IT!

[@MJ-gj6mj]

O.M.G. that seems completely exhausting. What made you do the PN program vs RN? We have a PN accelerated program that's 9months 2 full clinical days a week and full time classes the other days minus Sundays. How many students got kicked out of your program?!

[@dellar6358]

@@MJ-gj6mj I had originally started classes for LPN straight out of high school and I needed 2 more classes to get into the program when I decided to go back. I needed more classes for the RN so decided it’ll be better to bridge. We started off with 30. Our graduating class number was 19, six of which were absorbed from the class ahead of us and they fell back into our class. I cried all throughout nursing school because I was so exhausted but I also cried graduation day because I felt so relieved to be done for a bit. Now I have to start working on my classes for the bridge program and just thinking about it gives me anxiety lol

[@anaisanais8654]

@@dellar6358 what school are you in? How’s the tuition rates?

[@dellar6358]

@@anaisanais8654 I attended a local technical college (Wiregrass Technical College) and the tuition varies by semester, but for the most part it runs about 1500 or so per semester.

[@ezinahmongare9744]

I push on by Gods grace I remember crying the whole night for failing one of the semester units it was not easy indeed but I said I can go on never give up now on hope will finish school one day

[@LexMyerzMeep]

Respect for nurses and med staff. Some people do not deserve kindness from you guys. What turns a nurse sour, besides endless shifts, are bad attitudes from patient and coworker alike. Makes it unbearable. Also a big sacrifice and commitment since patient-staff ratio is insane. I don’t know how people do it, I’d rather be a farmer.

[@anshasmith6936]

agreed.

[@tiffanymartinez3384]

I got kicked out of my RN program for failing two classes last June. I felt like it was the end of the world. I cried every day. I fell into depression again. And I decided nothing is going to happen if I’m just sitting around crying all day so I applied for the LVN program and got in and now I’m about to finish in September and go back to the same RN program I got kicked out of and I get to start off where I left off so I only have 7 months of my RN to do. It doesn’t matter how you get there as long as you put in the work for it. If you have goals go for it!!! There is always going to be obstacles in your way but it’s your job to overcome them and those obstacles shape who you become

[@maureenthompson7135]

I'm starting nursing school this month... I have alot of mixed feelings about it but ik God got my back🙏🙌🏽 Best of luck everybody we got this💪🏽 Thanks for sharing this video. I'm doing LPN to RN bridge program. I'm grateful that I got accepted!!!

[@mjjuarez2962]

Yes. I cried a lot and I would talk about my feelings & that would help a lot... keep the hard work & don't give up... you got this

[@violettametzler9137]

I will freely admit that I have cried multiple times... one instance that stands out: it was one am and my printer was being stupid. I needed to print something out for clinical the next day, and the clinical day started at 445 for me because I needed to be there at 6 am. The printer not working was the straw that broke the camel's back- I sat on the floor and sobbed for a good 20 minutes because I felt so overwhelmed. And now in 6 weeks, I finish my first year!

[@kaitlinjenkins1073]

Girl, printer issues in nursing school are the absolute WORST! I can’t tell you how many times I had breakdowns over something not loading or printing🤦🏼‍♀️ but congrats on almost being done with your first year!!!!

[@MakeupNursing]

I’m midway through nursing school. I have good grades. I’m passing ATIs with a level 3. All of a sudden I have lost my motivation. I’m questioning and doubting myself Every. Single. Day. I don’t know why I’m just trying to push through the last few months. This video came popped up right on time. 😩

[@lizr9755]

I’m in the exact same boat….have done well so far (not without many good cries!); so close to being done but suddenly I just want to give up for no good reason. I keep going because I think about the alternative and know I wouldn’t forgive myself. Hardest thing I’ve ever done without a doubt! We got this!,❤️

[@MakeupNursing]

@@lizr9755 thank you for kind words. I guess we all hit that point at least once in our schooling journey. That’s what keeps me going as well. We can quit or keep pushing both hurt, but have different outcomes. It’s hard, but we’ll definitely get there! Let’s keep pushing! ❤️

[@TheArmedNurse]

That is called a burnout!! You need to practice self-care and take a break from studying. If you have good cushioning in your courses, you won't have to work as hard because you can kind of "afford" to get less than expected for a grade. When I feel like I am starting to burnout, I just do what I love. Go out with my friends and have a good time. This usually snaps me out of burnout pretty quickly. I also bought one of those badge-buddies that says "RN" on the bottom of it. If I need motivation to study, I just look at that and think of how I will get to use it in four months when I pass everything.

[@eeshash]

I felt like this video is for me. I usually cry so easily I hate it so much because I'm afraid people would think I'm just a attention seeker. But nursing school is really hard for me. My mom passed away when I was younger and some things still trigger me. I still can't handle those feelings. I had my first panic attack in nursing school. I'm staying away from home so we only go home like once or a month. Sometimes it's once in 2,5 months. So it's really overwhelming. Once situation at hostel and lot of things were on my mind I wanted to go home so badly. I had suicidal thoughts. But couldn't do anything about it. I had to go clinical practices and complete return demonstrations. But senior nurses scolded me so badly for things I didn't even do. I cried at the hospital, in front of our lecturer, one of my colleague. It was really embarrassing because I couldn't stop crying. I throwed up from crying for the first time in my life. It was really stressing for me. It's hard to be a nursing student when you are emotional.

[@justice588]

story of my life

[@mariauriz2868]

@@justice588 story of many of us.. should not happen never more😡

[@eeshash]

@@mariauriz2868 yess 🥺

[@brandonmayers2874]

This is just so real and honest.

[@amandabuckley4427]

I'm gonna get real personal.......... I had a long road to get to school, I started last year and my very first day of class (LPN program) my stepdaughter (19 at the time) died in a car wreck. I lasted 3 weeks after that and I just couldn't do it, couldn't remember being there some days etc. So I withdrew myself from the program. I had rearranged my life to accommodate all this nursing school stuff at the ripe age of 40, to only have my life completely altered. I've lost a parent already but this is not the natural order of things and it's still hard to grasp. I stayed PRN at my job (from my previous fulltime) for this year after, I needed it. I've come a long way in this year and I've grabbed the bull by the horns and will be starting again next week. I'm saying that to tell you to take a break if you need to, find a program that suits you if possible. If you really want it, mentally prepare yourself and you can overcome anything.

[@amyRMA]

I am currently in an LVN /RN Transition program and am about to graduate. We all took a cardiovascular/respiratory critical care test a few weeks ago where pretty much everyone failed the exam. My grade was so bad that I almost cried when I saw the grade on my computer... You'd never seen such a grim, despondent group. I went to the bathroom and cried, figured I was out. Exams are 65% of our grade so bombing one exam can really truly end you in this class. Instructor reviewed the test, several questions were tossed out and more weight was given to select all that apply and next gen questions. Now I'm back to making an A/high B (depending on how I do on the final!), am graduating in a couple of weeks and I landed my dream job already! I have to say your videos have helped me quite a bit and they came highly recommended. Thank you for what you do.

[@dawnlove1014]

I'm just starting this program and just looking at all the books has me crying already 😂

[@haphtom617]

You posted this while I’m crying 😢

[@TheMaleNursingStudent]

Am I male first semester, I’ve already cried and been through the stages of grief in a day. Personally I very open about crying when someone asks me do I and I say YES. I feel crying has helped me get rid of all the stress build up and it made me feel better after and I keep moving on!

[@ajesters646]

Thank you for this I really needed this because I been through hell and back in my nursing program. And I promise never to give up on my dream.

[@oneluv79]

I just failed my test today, thank you, this gave me motivation to move forward..

[@anastasiaakhaladze]

I've cried so so many times. But I've made it and today i graduated with highest scores😄🤍So don't worry! Work hard!

[@jman1234533]

Pray for me I'm hopefully graduating on May 11, on the cusp of failing. I am so close.

[@Rozannna]

🥳🥳🥳

[@marykymani5466]

@@jman1234533 we will pray for you am also there but don't loose hope there's God of another chance Amen

[@mod8179]

Congratulations!! I had a pedi/ob exam that I failed a few weeks ago, so bummed about it. The next week we had a cardiac exam and I made the highest grade in the class. Nursing school is a wild ride, we all have our strengths and weaknesses and we are all just trying to survive so we can go be grown up nurses in the real world!

[@tylaure7462]

I felt my world was crushing at the end of this semester ;failed two classes i was doing well in them for a clinical mix up that ended with me arriving late. Despite all my appeal i was told i had to repeat the classes. I have cried so much i am discouraged to return.

[@liahknowsbest5092]

Prove the enemy wrong and keep going💪🏽💪🏽

[@katvz857]

Very appreciated message. Thx for the great video. I’m in term 3 of 5 and have had humbling experiences on a weekly basis. I’ve definitely cried. Deep into my first and most stressful term thus far, my daughter was sick and having a tough morning (to top off a slough of other personal issues and the insane nursing school workload). I tried so hard to make it on time but I tripped up the stairs into the building on my way in, banged my knees, and dropped my prep paperwork in a puddle. I just wanted to give up, sit on those wet steps, and bawl my eyes out. I didn’t, thankfully. Instead, I let a couple of tears stream down my cheeks, wiped off my wet papers, and went into clinical looking like a wet mess. But it ended up being ok, and I found an inner solid calm to lean into that day. Now when things are going wrong or I’m over stressed, I’m able to recall that and repeat to myself, “Everything will be ok.” It sounds hokey but it’s accurate - just don’t give up!💪🏽

[@maryamoyetolaoyesomi6214]

I needed this at the Moment!!!!! 🥺

[@rheasalez468]

I have anxiety , and one of my biggest concern is what if i fail nursing school it's very expensive to fail ,especially if your in a different country

[@alaskayoung3413]

I’m a ex special forces soldier, male, and ended up valedictorian… and I cried during a clinic talking to my teacher… you’ll be alright.

[@Joxxerfoxy]

This was me this last Sunday. I was feeling so overwhelmed, thinking that I was going to fail, and thinking about how this would be the third time I’ve failed RN school, thinking about how much I hated my apartment and couldn’t wait to move out of it and would be doomed if I failed, etc. I called my boyfriend and cried out my feelings to him. I still didn’t feel good on Monday, but that night, I had a good night’s rest and then woke up on Tuesday with a completely different perspective. I got a perfect(!!!!) score on my psych hesi today, and I did the math and I can get a failing grade on the final and still pass the semester. Don’t worry, I’m still going to study like I’m going to get a 100% :P Anyways, you’re definitely right! Crying really is an amazing emotional reset and motivator to do better. It clears the head so much from all the pent up emotions. And get good sleep! Thank you so much for this video, and good luck to any other nursing students out there ❤️ - A current LPN halfway through her RN program

[@sunnya.9024]

Hello, Sarah thank you for this, I needed to hear this right now. I'm already in my last year in nursing school and lately, I feel so overwhelmed and scared about taking the licensure exam. I was scared and stress thinking if I will pass. Thank you for this message. I feel heard and this calmed me somehow. Thank you so much for being an inspiration. Your videos really helped me in the past years in nursing school. Thank you so much.

[@vivianaroko3521]

Live millions of years.. you touched my heart👍

[@emtdragon]

Thank you for addressing this...I was an EMS worker for 20+ years then entered nursing school....I cried a few times through nursing school and after NCLEX...but I made it through. I want to say those that cry, you will get through this....this will pass....it will pass like a kidney stone sometimes, but it will pass

[@LaTashala1080]

I REALLY NEEDED THIS 🥰🥰🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾‼️‼️

[@Anonymous-ji3ud]

I cried during a simulation infront of a ton of people. I still have nightmares about it because I was so embarrassed

[@celloroxify]

I’m currently in my fundamentals class and I don’t think I’m going to be able to pass this semester. I am considering giving up but don’t want to pass on my dreams of being a nurse. It’s so comforting to know that so many other people are in the same situation I’m in

[@TheArmedNurse]

Don't give up!!! Have you tried looking into test banks for your book? Sometimes professors use them to formulate their exams. You may study a test bank and then see that 85% of it is on the exam. I remember my Funds professor swore by them!

[@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998]

I was STRUGGLING this semester in med surg and I passed just by the skin of my teeth. I’m in a 12 month program and this shit is fucking hard. I’m saying all of that to say, I didn’t think I was gonna pass med surg this semester but I made it and I so will you.

[@nataliehenry784]

Two of my fellow nursing students died during the program. One just after Covid hit when we were unfairly stopped due to Santa Rosa Junior College professors and staff being inept and unable to figure out how to record a shitty zoom. The other just after graduation. Both were due to self harm. Both were preventable if the program had provided ANY kind of support for their students. Both were unnecessary lives lost and BOTH WERE IGNORED BY THE SCHOOL AND BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG. The lack of support for students and nurses is general is real. Know this going in. So cry if you need to cry but don't let this temporary pressure ruin or end your life. Ask for help.

[@phersal980]

I cried in front of everyone in class trying to defend myself when my teacher and classmate shamed me in front of the class for being "rude" by just asking a question and trying to understand the rationale of how ecg leads were placed differently in placement from the one being taught to us in the lab. The directors of the nursing department later told us in class that we should conduct ourselves professionally in class. Now, I’m scared to ask questions in class because the teacher might take offence.

[@benjamin3615]

Let them. Your education and understanding of the subject material is way more important than someone's feelings or ego. If you don't understand something, ask and keep asking questions until it clicks. You are responsible for your own education, never let someone make you feel less for being the best provider you can be.

[@victoriahunt64]

I needed to hear this thank you so much!

[@glenngilbert7390]

Thank you!

[@formbmmm3588]

Same, I always feel better after crying and my mind is being cleared

[@emmalyn4216]

Thank you, more of us need to hear this and know we aren’t alone💗

[@Rozannna]

Im about to start med-surg 3 and I’ve heard so much bad news of the class. Im getting senioritis. I failed med-surg 1. It was the lowest point in my life. I had to really put my pride aside and retake it. There are days where I feel so stagnant and wonder what choice did I make.

[@MJ-gj6mj]

Yes...debating on what to sign up for at the moment. Keep hearing horror stories from nursing students. But OT saying there is limited jobs...so idk.

[@Hollithesarcastic]

I am one with the pressure cooker✋😎 so many tears were shed in my last semester of nursing school.

[@renschannel7803]

From the start I already know that entering a nursing school or this course would be hard.. I'm on my second year level..and one of the hardest moments is that i couldn't join our capping and pinning.. I have 2 subjects that are failed.. When I found out that , i felt like, I was crashed into pieces.. at first I was denying it I thought to myself I am doing everything to pass my exams but the effort that I'm doing was not enough.. I even cried when i have to tell my mom.. I see in her eyes that she was disappointed to me.. Til this days i kept still thinking and crying.. jealous of my other classmates that they are gonna have capping and pinning and soon they will be on duty.. while me here looking at them being proud but on the inside I'm stil hurt thinking I am a failure..

[@michalglover6137]

Sarah is the big sister we all need in nursing school

[@smudgetool]

Thank you for this. During COVID lockdown, there was one lecture on ZOOM ... I don't know what triggered it, but about 90% of the ZOOM participants were crying during that lecture.

[@bellasadventure.s]

Nursing school traumatized me a little. Thanks for sharing this💙

[@phooglespoogle]

Thank you for making this.

[@araceliswilliams2955]

Lawd , we all can relate !

[@renalddorvil3639]

Thank you so much for your help

[@adantorres4525]

Found this video and it hit really deep… I’ve cried at least once in each clinical rotation

[@brinamichelle89]

I cried so much this semester... But I am so proud of myself for continuing on. I take finals tomorrow and Tuesday and I feel sooooo much better than I did at the beginning of this semester!💜💜💜

[@rachelkritz9632]

I just have been having a tough couple of days just being overwhelmed by finals, and crying really is therapeutic!