Hey everyone! I just wanted to get on here and vent and ask for some advice. I'm a current 1st year/2nd semester X-ray student at a level 1 trauma center. I've been struggling for a while now with several different things and when I feel like it starts to get better, it goes down hill again. There are 7 of us in my class and I honestly feel like all of my classmates just kind of "get it" and move right along most of the time and it feels like I'm always falling behind or "not as good" as others. For example, at the end of May we are supposed to have 12 total "comped exams" and I'm currently sitting with 7. The majority of my class has 10 or 11 right now and its hard to not feel like I'm falling behind. I'm also finding it hard to remember every detail about how to position exams that we learned how to do months ago whereas my classmates seem to remember. Another thing that set me back a couple weeks ago was that I missed special instructions on a patients order and ended up doing the wrong exam. Luckily the problem was resolved fairly quickly without any issues but my instructor was furious and threatened to "fill out paperwork" to send to the head of the program. I just feel like I can't do anything right and it's completely obvious that the techs and my instructor favor my classmates over me. I've been told by my instructor and techs I work alongside that I lack confidence in the exams that I do. I've been really trying to work on this but it doesn't seem to be paying off.
Another aspect I am really struggling with is dealing with patients who are in critical condition whether it be a trauma or someone on a vent in the ICU. It absolutely scares me to death to maneuver these people even if it's just shoving the cassette behind their back. I thought this would be something I would get used to by now but it still terrifies me.
Overall, my experience so far in x-ray school isn't what I wanted for myself but here we are. I've been going back and forth in my head whether I want to continue or not and I do, but each day brings new things that make it harder for me to be completely confident in my career choice. Has anyone else struggled and made it through? I keep reminding myself that I once I graduate I can hopefully get a job in a more low-key setting where it's not as chaotic as a huge hospital. I'm just at a loss about what to do right now.
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