The Truth About Your First Two Years as a Nurse (That No One Tells You in School)

You’re wondering if this is what nursing is supposed to feel like.

Nursing school didn’t prepare you for this part.
The part where it’s not just about clinicals or care plans.
It’s about you — your body, your mind, your identity — being stretched in ways no textbook ever warned you about.

No one talks about how disorienting the first two years can be.
So that’s what we’re going to do here.

Not to scare you.
But to show you: if you’re struggling, you’re not failing. You’re not broken. You’re not alone.
You’re just walking through the part that no one talks about — until now.