#380: Conquer 6 Types of Nursing School Anxiety

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Straight A Nursing

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🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Let’s face it. Nursing school is intense, and anxiety can creep in from every corner—whether it’s math exams, clinical rotations, or managing an overwhelming workload. But here’s the good news - you *can* take control of that anxiety and even start to enjoy your nursing school journey. In this episode, I’m breaking down the top sources of anxiety nursing students face and sharing actionable tips to help you tackle them, including: Conquering math anxiety (spoiler: it’s more common than you think!). Managing those nerve-wracking skills check-offs like a pro. Feeling confident in clinical and sim lab, even when you’re out of your comfort zone. Staying organized to keep workload anxiety at bay. We’ll also chat about why these feelings are totally normal and how to reframe them as opportunities to grow. ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. Confident Calculations - Learn a foolproof method for performing dosage calculations so you can pass your nursing school math exams on the first try! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. Nursing School Thrive Guide - Get the book that many nursing students consider the ultimate survival guide for nursing school! Available in paperback, Kindle and audio formats. LATTE Method Template - Download the free LATTE Method Template so you can streamline how you study and focus on what a nurse needs to know. Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. 20 Secrets of Successful Nursing Students – Learn key strategies that will help you be a successful nursing student with this FREE guide! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, hello there. I'm Nurse Mo, and this is the Straight A Nursing podcast where I teach concepts and share
0:17.2	tips on how to thrive in school and at the bedside. And today, we're going to be talking
0:22.5	through six common sources or reasons for anxiety in nursing school. Now, before we jump into that,
0:31.9	let's take a quick minute for our listener shoutout. And this shout out goes out to Katie,
0:37.3	who says,
0:38.5	Shoutin' out for Nurse Mo's podcast. This helped get me through countless exams and quizzes
0:43.8	with crucial concepts. I just passed my boards and accepted my first job in a pediatric
0:49.6	ICU. Well, way to go, Katie. I'm so happy for you that you landed such a cool job and that the
0:57.5	podcast helped you understand all those crucial concepts to help you get through your exams and
1:03.1	your quizzes and, of course, your board. So thanks again for being a podcast listener, and I want to
1:08.0	wish you the very best of luck in your career as a pediatric ICU nurse.
1:13.8	So today, we're talking about six common sources for nursing school anxiety. And you might be
1:22.7	wondering, wow, that's a lot of sources and why is nursing school anxiety such a big deal?
1:28.7	Here's the thing. If you've already started nursing school, you already know this, right?
1:32.8	You know that anxiety or stress or worry about school is just, it seems to kind of always be there
1:40.2	and a part of everything that you're doing. And if you're not in it yet, I will just tell you
1:44.4	that nursing school is an intense environment. And it has a lot of these high stakes, events,
1:51.3	and assessments that happen pretty much almost daily. And what this usually means is that students
1:59.0	have multiple sources of anxiety, which can, you know,
2:03.1	if it's left unchecked, it can lead to feelings of stress, feelings of being very overwhelmed,
2:09.7	it can even lead to depression and burnout.
2:13.5	Now, the good news is that once you recognize these sources and have a plan to meet them head on,
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