i'm in a CNA course right now. i intend on becoming an RN later. today was our first day of clinicals at a nursing home. i almost cried afterwards. i felt so bad for the residents there. it's a good facility, it's just sad to see them in the shape they're in. i expected it to be hard, but of course, it was nothing like i had expected. i feel like i didn't do that great of a job. i tried my hardest, it's just i was unexperienced and slow. it made me feel so bad, like i wasn't doing a good enough job for the patient. i plan on getting a job at children's hospital after i'm certified, b/c i love kids. i just need some encouraging words, b/c today was so hard. is everyone else like this starting out?