It's official!! I passed the NCLEX-PN and I'm now a LICENSED Practical Nurse! I am so relieved today, I can't even describe my feelings! However, I don't know what to do with myself! This is the first time in a year and a half that I don't have to open a book or study notes! What do I do? I get to have a life again??!!
Well, I'm going to enjoy these next few weeks with my kids while I wait for that License to come in the mail. Then it will be time to hit the pavement and get me a job! Woohooo!!
So this is it. Today is the day I've been working so hard to reach. I sat for my nclex-pn test.
Now I graduated Feb. 26 and have been studying nothing but nclex review books, ATI, flash cards, etc..in preparation for this test. It is a pass or fail. No numerical score, no points here or there to save me. I went into this test feeling like I was going to puke, and still..6 hours later, I feel the same.
This test is random as far as questions. You are guaranteed to get at least 85 questions, and at the most, you get 205. Guess what. I was the lucky girl to get the whole test...all 205 questions. The computers just randomly pick the person. Yay me.
So, I sit here sleepless, stressed, wanting to puke and waiting for daylight. Then I can go into the Board of nursing website and find out if I have a license number assigned to me...which means I passed, or not...which means I failed.
I've been enjoying the past week off from classes and clinical. I still have a little over a week left of vacation. I've had plenty of time to reflect on these past 11 months and the 2 months left have got me a little stir crazy. On one hand, i'm excited that I've made it this far. On the other hand...I'm scared shitless because...I've made it this far. Feb 26 is D day, so to speak. I'm not sure if I'm ready. I've had the book smarts to get this far and I feel in my element during clinicals, but still...am I ready to be on my own, taking care of other people. THeir lives in my hands. That's a huge responsibility....and part of me wonders just what I'm getting myself into.
I do know that I am going backj to bridge to the RN program, and will either start in the March class, or the August class. So there I go again...ready to stick my neck out there and go through this hell of nursing school even more...to be responsible for even more. Scary.
When i go back to class Jan 4th, I'm just going to focus on the classes we have left and take it one day at a time. Come February...I'm really going to be a mess.
Another class done, passed with an A (91). Today was crazy! Took our final, then an argument broke out between two girls...grown women acting as children. Amazing. One was called into the deans office, it felt like high school all over again! I'm not sure how things worked out for the two invilved, but the dean and president of the college were not happy. All I can say, is it wasn't me!
So I'm off until December 3rd. Hello vacation! Much needed, much appreciated and my alarm clock is going out the window!
That class went by so fast and we finished yesterday. The final was harder than we had expected, but everyone passed. Now we are in the throws of community health and basically out in the community doing our clinicals every day until Thanksgiving. A one week break for that hopefully will renew me!
So I have not posted a whole lot, once again. THis is due largely to the fact that nursing school and my most recent course of study..."neuro-sensory" has reduced me to a puddle of mindless mush.
I'm happy to say that after a crammed 9 class days and 7 clinical days on this subject, I have survived. I passed within 2 points of an A. Damn. Seems to happen to me a lot that way. It's all good as long as I pass!
Now I'm in the throws of community health 101 and ending up soon (next week) with Repro. REpro is CRAZY. I thought, "ok, I'm a female, I know what my vagina and inner plumbing does. I've got this." HAHA...I am amazed at how in depth this subject is, and just how in depth the human reproduction system is. Not to mention all those nasty STD's and aging problems. Ick. The teacher is less than organized too. So honestly, I can say that I think I'm doing well in the course, but since I have no clue where my grades stand right now, and final is next week...I'm a little stressed.
On a brighter note. I've been in a wonderful clinical setting this week, and will be next week. It's a place called Moosehaven. THe order of the moose....ahh yes....I am soooo going to join the Moose. This place is where I want to end up when I can't wipe my mouth or ass anymore. I'm telling you, it's like heaven on earth. Seriously.
I've been in the alzhiemers unit the past two days. It's been a very pleasant experience and the residents there are amazing, sweet and funny as hell! I love them all.
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