Nurse Imposter Syndrome: Feeling Inadequate, Stupid, or Fake

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 26. 07. 2024
  • Many nursing students and new nurses struggle with feelings of inadequacy. They can feel as if they are stupid, unskilled, or not quite cut out for the nursing profession.
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    These feelings can even morph into something called "imposter syndrome." Imposter syndrome occurs when a person feels as if he or she has only achieved certain things due to luck or deception. They often discount their own hard work or skills, and worry that people will find out the truth, which is that they are merely fooling everyone into thinking they are more intelligent or capable than they really are.
    In this video, Nurse Sarah discusses nurse imposter syndrome and offers tips for nursing students and new nurses to build their confidence and to stop doubting themselves.
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  • @RegisteredNurseRN
    @RegisteredNurseRN  Pƙed 2 lety +70

    Hey, everyone! Thanks for watching this video on nurse imposter syndrome and feeling inadequate as a nursing student and new nurse. Dont' forget:
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    • @jdghcr
      @jdghcr Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Sarah, Thanks a lot for those words. Impostor syndrome is also very common on people with ADHD.

    • @An_89
      @An_89 Pƙed 2 lety

      thank you for your sharing knowledge to us.. God bless you maam..

    • @An_89
      @An_89 Pƙed 2 lety

      thank you for your sharing knowledge to us.. God bless you maam..

  • @alexandriaporter3331
    @alexandriaporter3331 Pƙed 2 lety +126

    This literally describes how I feel as a nursing student. I really do feel like I’m not as good as everyone in my class

    • @soniadi6504
      @soniadi6504 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      Me either. You are not alone.

    • @westchristina38
      @westchristina38 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I feel this way too. Level 2 of a 4 level nursing program 🙄😔

    • @anonymousdonor
      @anonymousdonor Pƙed 2 lety

      No one does.

    • @isabelrodriguez5667
      @isabelrodriguez5667 Pƙed 2 lety

      The field needs more preceptors like you. I got a really bad experience đŸ‘ŽđŸŒ

  • @annasuehardin5039
    @annasuehardin5039 Pƙed 2 lety +297

    I don’t know how you knew but I needed this TODAY soooo bad!

    • @janetmojica2127
      @janetmojica2127 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Me too!!!!!

    • @ellerei8407
      @ellerei8407 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Me too! I'm in paramedic school but I constantly have these feelings. Like when people tell me I'm smart or I look at my grades and my performance right now as an EMT and think that I've just fooled everyone into thinking that and that I've been unintentionally deceptive.

    • @MsMaddieW
      @MsMaddieW Pƙed 2 lety

      Me too

  • @dianasalazar4488
    @dianasalazar4488 Pƙed 2 lety +134

    This is the whole feeling as a Pandemic nursing student, learning through vsims and through no lab time

  • @neverdidIeverchangethis
    @neverdidIeverchangethis Pƙed 2 lety +170

    I've been a Nurse now for 3 years, and totally relate to this. I feel like my mind dumped right after taking the NCLEX. Thank you for this video.

    • @misskitty6586
      @misskitty6586 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Mind dump...exactly how I feel!

    • @michellemoody4541
      @michellemoody4541 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I have been a nurse for awhile and I totally have this! I didn’t even know this was a thing! I feel the same way, like everything I learned just fell right out of my head!! đŸ€Ż

  • @karinavarela7049
    @karinavarela7049 Pƙed 2 lety +187

    So refreshing to see this! This isn’t something that isn’t really spoken enough about especially as a new nurse working on the unit. I needed to hear this.

  • @LanceDaPsycho
    @LanceDaPsycho Pƙed 2 lety +113

    Lol, I remember my 2nd week at a hospital as a new grad, I was assigned my first patient. I ran to an empty nurses station a little panicy going "OMG where can I find one of the nurses??" and the only respiratory therapist sitting there giggled and said "but... you ARE a nurse :) " to which I responded "A NURSE THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING@!!!@!@"
    My preceptor had been helping another nurse along with the charge nurse somewhere.
    10 months into the job, when one of the new grads panic, I jump in like "gotcha! what we doing?? lead the way!!!!"

    • @poeticprincee9750
      @poeticprincee9750 Pƙed 2 lety +19

      Idk you but I love you! Thank you for what you do! I really wish more preceptors could be like you and treat others the same way they wish to be treated! Thank you for being the light of this world!

    • @lisakrav4681
      @lisakrav4681 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      O,what the amazing girl you are!

  • @alegeeee
    @alegeeee Pƙed 2 lety +109

    I feel like God spoke to me through you today, or He somehow just showed me, and probably many others, that He listens to our worries and fears. I've felt like this for quite a while and had no idea this was even a thing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you, because I really needed to hear this and feel understood.

    • @beccabean5770
      @beccabean5770 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Me too. I didn't know anyone else felt this way.

    • @Natasha12289
      @Natasha12289 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I felt this way after passing my Nclex this year 2022. I studied so hard and now that I pass. I feel scared as a new grad.

  • @sheilasheppard7348
    @sheilasheppard7348 Pƙed 2 lety +54

    I've been an RN for 5 years and always felt I was missing something from my studying, lectures, labs & clinical. I would review your content and have that light bulb go off where everything ties together and start to make sense.

  • @youngbess1
    @youngbess1 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    I stared nursing in 1976. I am still nursing. Hang in there nurses! You have the ability to go ahead with your nursing. Make sure that you also look after yourselves, we are all in together 😘

  • @DeniseRene407
    @DeniseRene407 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    Thank you for this video Nurse Sara. I am a new grad in the ED and boy am I struggling. It is affecting my mental health. On my days off I do nothing but sleep because I don’t want to think about how awful I feel about work. I definitely feel like I’m not smart enough to be an ED nurse. But, I’m just going to keep praying about it and hang in there. đŸ’ȘđŸŸ

  • @XavelineaureliaX
    @XavelineaureliaX Pƙed 2 lety +36

    I am expected to graduate in 1 month. Throughout my last quarter of nursing school, I've been feeling incompetent, "not fit to be a nurse", and scared. I'm sure a lot of nursing students or new grads can agree with me that going through nursing school during the pandemic has to be one of the biggest challenges by far. Knowing that this is a common feeling gave me all the encouragement and hope I needed! Tysm !

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I'm right there with you! I'm in my last class, now, and yes, I've been feeling the same as you. It is comforting to know that we are not alone.

    • @missmew5240
      @missmew5240 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Hang in there girls! You’ve got this! đŸ™Œâ€ïžâ€ïž

  • @CreshaNicole_DNP
    @CreshaNicole_DNP Pƙed 2 lety +19

    This is so needed! A REGISTERED NURSE shared a screenshot of my post discussing this feeling my first day as an autonomous Nurse Practitioner in an effort to shame me. (Yes, those posts are still searchable.)
    Imposter Syndrome is very real and affects every discipline in and out of nursing. It’s okay! And luckily it doesn’t last.

    • @SongofaBeach2012
      @SongofaBeach2012 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      That's awful of that RN and shame on her! Obviously she had some insecurities and was jealous of your success. Sending good thoughts to you it's awesome you made it so far as a Nurse Practitioner 💕

  • @meryemmarzaq9276
    @meryemmarzaq9276 Pƙed 2 lety +40

    This is something I've been struggling with as a nursing student , once I saw the notification I clicked on it , thanks for giving this topic a shot ♄♄

  • @MrJimmy-ox7fq
    @MrJimmy-ox7fq Pƙed 2 lety +14

    If I heard this advice from Nurse Sarah about 5 years ago; maybe things would have been different for me. I was a "book smart student" but I had a "non-existent" preceptor experience; no skills and no confidence gained, only more doubt. I'm a licensed Rn that never worked in Nursing and have always referred to myself as a "CZcams" Nurse. If I had a preceptor like Nurse Sarah, maybe things would have worked out differently for me. Nurse Sarah, this video could be one of the most valuable videos for new Nurses that you've ever put together. Thank you from alot of us out there working hard to be good Nurses for our patients. Keep up the good work! (Oh...and please stay as Charming as you always are!!)

  • @mattiewilliams6639
    @mattiewilliams6639 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    I don't know how you knew, but I do feel this way. I only been a nurse 7mths. I went straight to the med/surg floor. Trying to communicate with doctors and family members are a challenge. Trying to chart is a struggle. Its like I've forgotten all my medical terms, and I feel stupid when charting on my patients. This video made me feel so much better. I will be using those tips. Thank you😊

  • @belindanoyola6433
    @belindanoyola6433 Pƙed 2 lety +70

    This is exactly what I needed today. Today literally was not a good nursing school day for me and this just gave encouragement. Thank you.

    • @maggiepare6170
      @maggiepare6170 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      we've got this babe, I'm with you. we need bad days sometimes!!

  • @Emily-hx1wm
    @Emily-hx1wm Pƙed 2 lety +19

    about to start in the ED as a new grad and haven’t been able to sleep because I feel like I know nothing 😭 I needed to hear this, thank you!!!

  • @yeshimalee2398
    @yeshimalee2398 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I am not a new nurse ...but I am still young in my profession and I still feel like this everyday. I appreciate this cause I never knew this was a thing ....just always felt i just will never know enough...even made me want to leave my career. Thanks for this !

  • @tessabosler9564
    @tessabosler9564 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    I’m really struggling as a new RN and this helped me so much. hearing someone talk about the quiet parts out loud is huge for me, thank you!

  • @LovelyRose97
    @LovelyRose97 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I am not a nurse, but a lab technologist and I've felt this especially during college. I never accepted that I could have possibly been dealing with imposter syndrome until you described it and it resonated so much with me that I felt a bit overcome with emotion. You really put into words how I've been feeling!

  • @b3nd0nint3nd0
    @b3nd0nint3nd0 Pƙed 2 lety +29

    Thanks Sarah, I just graduated last week and this is all what's going through my head.

    • @rocmonke15
      @rocmonke15 Pƙed 2 lety

      Congratulations. You can do this. Good luck with your NCLEX😁 Believe in yourself.

    • @ericahoward1992
      @ericahoward1992 Pƙed 2 lety

      Congratulations!!! I failed a level and got back in. I graduate in December and this is definitely a thought that crosses my mind đŸ„Č

    • @NursingWithBenomi
      @NursingWithBenomi Pƙed 2 lety +4

      You've got this! I always say that nursing school teaches you how to NOT kill people lol. You will learn SOO much more once you start working. It's better to be bit apprehensive rather than think you know everything and end up harming someone because of being too proud to ask for help. :)

  • @tonyaguillot3765
    @tonyaguillot3765 Pƙed 2 lety +28

    I'm going through this. Especially when I have people who has never been through the nursing program and get all their info from web Md have the nerve to tell me I look like an idiot and dont know what I'm doing. It really hurts cause I work my butt off trying to do a job that I've always wanted to do and that's nursing. Thanks for this video

  • @elenastephens6242
    @elenastephens6242 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    HOW? HOW? HOW? did you know that this day I needed this more than ever??

  • @baby_wit_tha_cakes
    @baby_wit_tha_cakes Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +2

    This is making me cry. I thought I was alone in how I feel.

  • @jjsimple4546
    @jjsimple4546 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I don't feel fake because I worked hard and gave it my best every step of the way. But now that it is coming to an end, I feel inadequate and stupid. I wish I had all the opportunity to practice every skills at the clinical. I feel like I don't know what I am doing and I do not belong. Definitely at a crossroad. Thanks for all the awesome videos that you made!

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety

      Right there with you! I started school at the beginning of Covid and missed out on a year's worth of hospital experience. I'm a senior now, and being in the hospital is challenging for me.

  • @coffeetea8577
    @coffeetea8577 Pƙed 2 lety +20

    I’m a pharmacy student and I struggle with this so much! Especially during last year, it didn’t feel real and the only proof I even attended school was my final grade. And even though I did well, I struggle with feeling like I even deserve to progress. Self doubt is the WORST

    • @michellemoody4541
      @michellemoody4541 Pƙed 2 lety

      Yes it is!! I struggle so much with self doubt mainly in this area of my life! You are not alone!

  • @Caitlin_channn
    @Caitlin_channn Pƙed 2 lety +26

    I'm in Med Surg 2 right now and it's really hitting me harder than any course I've taken in my program so far. You really summarized how I currently feel and I feel like I'm not doing anything right. Thank you for this video and for the reassurance 😔đŸ„ș

    • @jjocep19
      @jjocep19 Pƙed 2 lety

      U got this đŸ‘đŸŒ

    • @mchamberlain7408
      @mchamberlain7408 Pƙed 2 lety

      You truly will be okay. I graduated and passed NCLEX a month ago. Nursing is hard, and it takes a good 2-3 years working as a new nurse before things start really connecting from what I've seen/been told.
      Just keep going. Day by day.
      You.
      Have.
      Got.
      This.

    • @kaylahudson3522
      @kaylahudson3522 Pƙed 2 lety

      Awwww man I’m at the end of Med Surg 2 and I’m worried, today was not a great day I couldn’t answer simple questions. But we’re you able to take the Nclex? Are you working now?

  • @MsFrenchBeauty
    @MsFrenchBeauty Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I can't thank you enough for this gentle reminder!! I have been in nursing school for 4 years now and only in year 2 of the 4 year BN program in Canada (Started in LPN and then jumped ship to BN and slowed my role last year in year 2 BN so back in it to win year 2 this year! lol) Anyhoo .. haha .. I am also a mature student at 42 and lately I've been struggling with self doubt and realizing that that has been my biggest growth that must be tackled and needs attention or it will hold me back! This program is one of the hardest things I've done thus far in my life yet it has so much reward!! Thank you for reminding me to breathe and to trust myself and allow the process to flow! One of my clinical profs told us to check you out last year and I LOVE YOUR PAGE!!! You're my first go-to since having found you! đŸ€Ș😂.. Thanks again and I look forward to spending the next 3 years with you!! đŸ˜…đŸ˜ŽâœšâœŒïž

  • @JT-ww6kz
    @JT-ww6kz Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I did not know this was a real thing. I am currently dealing with this , when I confided in my mother and fiance they were shocked and sad I even had these feelings and have been helping me to see things more clearly, but this has been a thought pattern I have carried with me for 10yrs through uni and as a nurse. Thank you for bringing this up, I don't feel so alone now. Thank you for the tips as well I will definitely try implementing some. Take care, God bless.

  • @TheMostHighDaughter180
    @TheMostHighDaughter180 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    This is such a good video. I’m in this now for 11 years and have avoided floor nursing all this time bc of feeling inadequate!

  • @jessicawood2972
    @jessicawood2972 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Been a LVN for 3 and 1/2 yrs, (that's LPN for ppl outside of Texas, lol) but only been in the hospital setting for 4mos...and I needed this video today!
    There's so many great RNs I have the privilege to work with (who coincidentally used to be LVNs back in the day đŸ€”). But there's some who have never worked with an LVN in their entire career that make me feel like a fraud with a single "look" during shift change report 😔

  • @prettybrowngurl18
    @prettybrowngurl18 Pƙed 2 lety +79

    I’m currently struggling with this now as new LPN. I don’t feel like I know anything at all. It’s hard.

    • @treciroberts6665
      @treciroberts6665 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Hey luv, I went through the the same thing. I graduated in 2017. But once you start working more you’ll get the hang of it. Trust me. If you want some advice or more encouragement don’t hesitate to contact me ! Good luck! đŸ„°

    • @TheMostHighDaughter180
      @TheMostHighDaughter180 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      This is unusual coming from a lpn. I brag on y’all!

    • @catherine1569
      @catherine1569 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@TheMostHighDaughter180 you want reparations for being an RN?

    • @NursingWithBenomi
      @NursingWithBenomi Pƙed 2 lety

      You know more than you think you do! Be patient with yourself :)

  • @ZoeMurray
    @ZoeMurray Pƙed 2 lety +6

    I've been a nurse since August and coming out from Covid where I didn't step inside a hospital learning nursing skills as planned for nearly a year has produced this anxiety because in December I will be on my own, thank you for this video! With every day I find myself not doing things in a way that could be better or feeling like I shouldn't be allowed to be caring for patients because I am awful at managing my time and delegating, but I am so glad this isn't something I have to go through alone or without others knowing what I am going through.

  • @calvinmcdaniel4299
    @calvinmcdaniel4299 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I think the biggest thing that is helping me as a freshman in nursing school is that I reflect on how I got into the school, it wasn't luck, it was hard work to get in there and that I'm not alone in the struggle

  • @cuisonginno
    @cuisonginno Pƙed 2 lety +31

    I feel inadequate for failing the Nclex-RN multiple times. I'm doing my best to study for it. I test in 4 months.

    • @curoseba5363
      @curoseba5363 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      All the best. I have heard of people doing it 6 times and finally passed. You can do it.

    • @christopherheath948
      @christopherheath948 Pƙed 2 lety

      Have to stay focused and crush the test. I reccomend using kaplan question banks and the kaplan nclex practice tests. I failed the first time around. The second time I kept putting it off forever. I ended up taking the test on borrowed time so to speak. However I took two weeks off work and buckled down. I studied 11 hours a day for two weeks giving myself two days before the test to rest. I passed the first two practice tests and failed the 3rd. However on the third test I had the most questions right by far. Remember the test is also testing your time management. Stay focused and concise as you dont want to make hastey decisions late in the test.

    • @jjocep19
      @jjocep19 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Good luck to you

    • @kidistnigussie9338
      @kidistnigussie9338 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      All the best to you Mike!

    • @Marie0575
      @Marie0575 Pƙed 2 lety

      🙏🙏wishing you all the best. Sixth time is charm, you got this Mike!

  • @monicag6214
    @monicag6214 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    This is a wonderful video! Thank you for your compassion and empathy. I remember some instructors and mentors in nursing school who I felt unsafe to show weaknesses to. One in particular was notorious for calling out students. She literally rolled her eyes at me and shamed me when I stumbled on my very first IV stick. It is no wonder that I never asked her for help.

  • @ruthbeckrich5804
    @ruthbeckrich5804 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Thank you! Just took a new nursing position as a surgical circulator, and again, I feel like I'm starting out at ground zero! I needed the reminder that its okay to not know what I don't know! Just keep on trying!

  • @garretthegun4982
    @garretthegun4982 Pƙed 2 lety +20

    Not gonna lie. I clicked on this video because I thought it was content about working with employees that think they are a nurse. I had accepted the fact that not every thing learned in nursing will be retained to memory. Nursing school is typically geared around med surg which is general knowledge. I have found that most nurses gravitate towards specialist

  • @meian2360
    @meian2360 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    I really needed to hear these from someone
 thank you for taking the time to talk about this subject because this is how I’m feeling right now being a student
 thank you and God bless you
 🙏

  • @photocolorful
    @photocolorful Pƙed 2 lety +9

    I start nursing school next week! Needed this.

    • @nursekaylan6221
      @nursekaylan6221 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Good luck 👍🍀

    • @jjocep19
      @jjocep19 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Believe in you! Don’t give up and keep pushing! It’s a wild ride but worth it! Best of luck đŸ€žđŸŒ

  • @jtorres6747
    @jtorres6747 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Been watching you since the start of nursing school and still to this day as a new nurse. I start on Monday and you made be feel 10x better about myself!! Thank youuu

  • @MaineBaeRN26
    @MaineBaeRN26 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    I’m struggling with this! I needed this explanation of how I’ve been feeling đŸ™ŒđŸœ thank you for taking the time to film this, Nurse Sarah. You are AWESOME ❀

  • @ellerei8407
    @ellerei8407 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I'm in paramedic school but this video REALLY helped me out a lot! I constantly feel inadequate and stupid

  • @miasolis1497
    @miasolis1497 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Sarah, I’ve been feeling this so much lately and it seems like others have too! Such a timely video. Thank you for shining light on a topic that is not talked about much in the nursing community. God bless you💓

  • @evelyn4050
    @evelyn4050 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    I graduated nursing school in 2012. I took about a year and a half break from nursing to focus on growing my side business. I recently returned to nursing, and boy does this hit home!! I feel like I forgot everything during that short time. Thanks for the reassurance.

  • @missmew5240
    @missmew5240 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    If every sick person had a nurse Sarah in their lives - they would surely be in good hands! ❀
    Thanks so much for all your great content!

  • @beeztrapz
    @beeztrapz Pƙed 2 lety +12

    OMG! I had to do all of my schooling online because of COVID and I just started my new nursing job and girllllll, trust me. I am taking in so much information at work right now and I feel overwhelmed because everything is so new to me. The good thing is that I am a fast learner so I know most of the things now but I still hesitate on a lot of situations.

    • @beeztrapz
      @beeztrapz Pƙed 2 lety +4

      I had to do trach care on my first day WITHOUT doing it before EVER and I thought I was killing my patient. so scary lol

  • @ItsNurse_Bri
    @ItsNurse_Bri Pƙed 2 lety +6

    This video was much needed! Especially for someone with a large nursing platform like yours❀ I consistently passed all of my prerequisites with an A and had a 4.0 at the time of application. When I got my acceptance letter in the mail, I was in total disbelief. Everyone around me was so confused as to why I thought I wouldn’t get accepted. I couldn’t put into words, I just felt like I didn’t belong. Even as a nursing student now, I do great on an exam and feel like it was only luck. And lab days are the days I struggle with most. It’s one thing to study and pass an exam, but putting on those scrubs and “acting” as a nurse, just makes my confidence plummet. No matter how well my husband and family tell me I’m doing, I just don’t feel like they understand. Thank you for making this video. It’s good to know I’m not crazy đŸ€Ł

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I'm right there with you! Our story is exactly the same! Yeah, clinic days are a self-esteem destroyer for me, as well. I'm in my last semester, and can't believe I've come this far. Hang in there!!

    • @ItsNurse_Bri
      @ItsNurse_Bri Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@AnneMarie1031 Thank you hun. And congrats girl!! You got this! We just got to hang in there for sure. I’m still in my first semester. I feel like nursing is such an important job and it’s to be taken so serious, which further adds to my stress. Only type of work I’ve done prior to nursing school is fast food and call centers. And nobody ever died from waiting on a Big Mac đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł im just happy to be here đŸ„°

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@ItsNurse_Bri You'll get the hang of it for sure! Nurse Sarah's videos have been a life-saver for me, especially in Peds. :-) You have customer service experience, and that is invaluable as a nurse; we do need to know how to interact with people. But yes, it is scary to think that we have others' lives in our hands.

  • @sherryberry5811
    @sherryberry5811 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I’m just in my second clinicals and this is exactly how I feel! Thank you for affirming the feelings we students and new nurses feel.

  • @camglass2896
    @camglass2896 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    ma’am I needed this so badly feeling stupid as a new nurse is so overwhelming (esp when you were good in school).

  • @beautyandabeast7444
    @beautyandabeast7444 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    This held me back so much that I didn’t try to push forward with my education. I thought I did the biggest mistake! So glad I got out of it and I am now pushing forward!

  • @rosecadayday
    @rosecadayday Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Wow! Thank you so much for creating this video I didn't know I needed!! As a new grad in the ICU I feel this sooooo much!! I have had so much anxiety the past few months because I feel like I will never be good enough or it just won't ever click for me. I wish more people would talk about this

  • @doremifasolatido-ro7zs
    @doremifasolatido-ro7zs Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Omg! I thought im the only one dealing with this feelings. Thanks Sarah for making this invaluable video. You're the best!

  • @psychlover42
    @psychlover42 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    As a new grad, this is me every day! Thank you for making this video!

  • @elysebishop3925
    @elysebishop3925 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Thank you so much, Sarah! I am struggling with this and I graduate and May and find it difficult to believe I can really do this! Thank you for not making me feel alone!

  • @melissavega8472
    @melissavega8472 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you for taking the time to talk about this. So important!

  • @kaylamakesit
    @kaylamakesit Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Thank you for this! I'm a nursing professional development educator and I work with a lot of new nurses that experience this. I also experienced this early in my career. I even left nursing for awhile. Thankfully I came back to the bedside and discovered I was good enough, I'd go so far too say I was a great bedside nurse. I moved into my current positive to support and nurture nurses who went through the same things I did. I will definitely be sharing this with them. Thank you!

  • @WildflowerAnn
    @WildflowerAnn Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Students nurses or new nurses? 😂 Funny, because I recently told a really good nurse friend of mine how I don’t suffer from Dunning-Kruger effect, I struggle with Imposter Syndrome! She confided in me that she does too! I’ve been a thoracic-cardio RN, ED RN, cardiac cath lab RN and mostly an ICU RN for 18 years. My friend has been mostly ICU for at least a decade. I even had a brilliant female MD tell me she has had the same feelings! The struggle is real and it doesn’t end. Especially if you work with other co-workers who “eat their young” and practice “lateral violence”. The best to all new nurses.

  • @thepalettewhispererasmr1227
    @thepalettewhispererasmr1227 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Okay, so this one is not just for the new nurses. I actually have 10 years of Ed experience but I am taking a travel assignment. These words went a long way. Thank you

  • @rebeccatedford6945
    @rebeccatedford6945 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    I absolutely needed to see this today! I graduated nursing school in August, waiting to take NCLEX, working as a GPN with hospice, and I feel so unsure of myself with everything I do!

  • @sofiacardozita
    @sofiacardozita Pƙed 2 lety +3

    You don't know how much I needed to hear this.Thank you so much 💕

  • @karinowens7750
    @karinowens7750 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Can’t tell you how timely this is for me as a nursing student!!

  • @maryc8316
    @maryc8316 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Thank you so much for this! I graduate in December and been so hard on myself lately and questioning my path. I got into nursing school because I want to help others and know deep down I'm capable.

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yes! I graduate in December, as well. Going through school during the pandemic has been insanely rough. I too am guilty of questioning my path.

  • @bethanycantrell1644
    @bethanycantrell1644 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Seriously needed to hear this today. I graduated school in august, passed the nclex 3 weeks ago and I’m on my 3rd week of orientation in a critical care unit. Thanks, Sarah!

  • @deniseroark2529
    @deniseroark2529 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you for this video and all of the videos you have provided!!! This video is exactly how I felt and feel bridging from LPN to RN, BSN, it has been a journey and you have been part of every step of my RN bridging journey. I pray to get through this and graduate in April 2022. Thank you for this sincerely!!

  • @user-kn2ye7ks5v
    @user-kn2ye7ks5v Pƙed rokem

    I graduate in 2 weeks and have watched this many times. I am trying to remember this as I go into my grad nurse position! Still feeling nervous, but remember there is a whole team of seasoned nurses around me too!!!

  • @serenaselstead4767
    @serenaselstead4767 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I enjoyed this. I'm not in nursing school but radiography and it's been really hard. This helped shed light on tough truths and helped pick me up :)

  • @brea5731
    @brea5731 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    I needed this TODAY after a rough clinical. I’m still not sure if I’m cut out for this but thanks for the encouragement.

    • @AnneMarie1031
      @AnneMarie1031 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I'm a senior nursing student, but I sure don't feel like one! I started school right at the beginning of Covid, so most of my clinicals were online. Went back into the hospital last semester, and I still don't think I know as much as I need to.

  • @russellpolk189
    @russellpolk189 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Wow! I had no idea this was a thing! I have been feeling this way recently. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who was thinking this way. I graduate my BSN program next semester. Thanks again Sarah and registerednurseRN

  • @pj8050
    @pj8050 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    This is an inspirational video that applies to all HCPs. I will be sharing this quite a bit with discouraged colleagues. Thanks!

  • @oliviarodriguez7769
    @oliviarodriguez7769 Pƙed 2 lety

    Really needed to hear this today. I have had these feelings for a few weeks. It's been tough! Thank you for sharing ❀

  • @slmello1867
    @slmello1867 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Literally just bombed a patho exam an hour ago. Idk how you knew to post this today, but thank you.

  • @BronsonFan111
    @BronsonFan111 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I’m feeling this right now with my struggle of finding a job. Makes me feel like I wasn’t worth anything. Thank you for this video.

  • @jemimahmaticha5978
    @jemimahmaticha5978 Pƙed 2 lety

    You just don't know how much this has impacted me! Thank you!!

  • @natevaG85
    @natevaG85 Pƙed 2 lety

    I just got home from my very last day of clinical placement today. Thank you so much for talking about this. It could not have come at a better time ❀

  • @fionamaree6576
    @fionamaree6576 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Thank you Sarah I needed this video. It's been exam week and I've been super harsh on myself and all through my degree. Love your videos always ❀

  • @maleahrickard1386
    @maleahrickard1386 Pƙed 2 lety

    I just graduated and started my first nursing job today. I needed to hear this so badly!!

  • @katherinealtrina791
    @katherinealtrina791 Pƙed 2 lety

    I needed this. I am in my 5th week nursing school and it is tough. I feel like the days are not long enough. God bless you.

  • @nes2573
    @nes2573 Pƙed 2 lety

    Wow. CZcams knew I needed this!!!! Thank you so much! I’ve been struggling big time with this!

  • @mishamark-roisier2409
    @mishamark-roisier2409 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    This video reached me at the right time! THANK YOU! Being an international nurse where resources and everything is different and there are a ton of new faces around me it's been hard to cope with the culture shock. I thought I was alone through this and I am so happy I watched this I'm literally crying. I question my abilities so much yet when I look back I've passed every exam gotten awards and everything! Sigh Thank you!!

  • @audriannarice8537
    @audriannarice8537 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you Sarah! I needed to hear this today!

  • @dn1330
    @dn1330 Pƙed 2 lety

    WOW! I really needed to hear this today of all days! I'm in nursing school and had two exams today and didn't get the grades I thought I would. Much lower than anticipated. Times like this I want to give up. I know tomorrow is another day and I will continue to work hard and become an RN. Thank you for this much-needed message!

  • @lakpeepoo
    @lakpeepoo Pƙed 2 lety +1

    thank you for speaking about this. I just started nursing school and I felt like I wasnt good enough to be a nurse. Realizing that I am not alone makes me feel better.

  • @tashalynnx13
    @tashalynnx13 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Omg thank you. I got a 90% on an exam and I was so certain that there was a mistake. I truly didn’t feel I could of done that. I’m a C, B average nursing student. I was so suprised and besting myself up instead of celebrating. I needed this video today. Thank u

  • @micj9849
    @micj9849 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Hi, Sarah! I am having this feeling right now. This is very helpful. Thank you!!

  • @lifeisrosyyy
    @lifeisrosyyy Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Thank you for talking about this Sarah. I am a new graduate and will begin to work in a few weeks. I definitely felt all of those feelings during nursing school.

  • @LovelyladyDodds
    @LovelyladyDodds Pƙed 2 lety

    You are an angel! thank you for supporting us all and being as helpful as possible xoxo

  • @xirc666
    @xirc666 Pƙed 2 lety

    This really hit close to home for me as I have been experiencing this over the last month or so and this video really gave me a clearer idea of what I am going through and to know that it is okay and can be dealt with is really reassuring as I am going through school as a care aide. Thank you for this video.

  • @desireenorden2012
    @desireenorden2012 Pƙed 2 lety

    I needed this today! Struggling with these feelings. Thank you!

  • @blessyholly448
    @blessyholly448 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I truly love your topic. It is very empathetic, inspiring and informative! Thank you so much 😙

  • @angcaresrn3472
    @angcaresrn3472 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I needed this today! Thank you

  • @Eviesmama818
    @Eviesmama818 Pƙed 2 lety

    I am currently struggling with this syndrome. I am so grateful for this video because It makes me feel heard, and not alone. I feel like I got this far out of luck! I do, however, find keep surprising myself. It looks as if I have my head above water. I'm freaking out internally because I feel like that can change at any moment. This video helped. Thank you

  • @Roger_a.
    @Roger_a. Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I am definitely going through this right now and something I would say that has helped me, is understanding that you are not expected to know everything your preceptor knows. Think about it, how many other jobs have you had in the past that expected you to know everything a seasoned worker knew. Be realistic on yourself!

  • @lisaoh2822
    @lisaoh2822 Pƙed 2 lety

    I have been struggling for two months. New RN (old nurse 53 yrs old). LPN for 11 years. Transition to RN has been rough. Beating myself up everyday. Thank you for saying what I feel.

  • @jsilva7423
    @jsilva7423 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Literally going through this because I have an exam tomorrow đŸ„ŽđŸ˜­ , impeccable timing. Thank you so much nurse Sarah

  • @sebblabelt
    @sebblabelt Pƙed rokem

    Holy crap did I need to hear this today! Thank you for all you do, it's very appreciated!

  • @mioneconure10
    @mioneconure10 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I really needed to hear this today, thank you!

  • @cameshadaley-barrett8171
    @cameshadaley-barrett8171 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thanks for addressing this Sarah. I just started nursing school this fall and I literally feel as if I do not deserve to be there. I feel as if it is because of luck. I had to sit and reflect and remind myself that it is not true. I really thought I was alone.

  • @maggiepare6170
    @maggiepare6170 Pƙed 2 lety

    I needed to see this, I'm in semester 3/5 in my ASN, and I say so often "I can't believe that in under a year I'm going to be responsible for peoples lives". It is just crazy to me to think that I'm going to learn soooo much more in that amount of time and I feel overwhelmed and like I'm not adequate but this video helped a lot. Thank you Sarah, from one of your Nurslings.