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Hi all! I graduated in May and passed the NCLEX with 75 questions on 6/23. Today was my first day and I'll be working Adult Oncology. I'm a little nervous.

Ann

Hi there I graduated in may 2004, just finishing my first year as an RN on a 36 bed med/surg unit. I took my boards in July 04 and had 76 questions. Still learning tons, training for charge and actually precepting a new grad to nights this summer!! not quite sure where I'm going to focus my career, probably LDRP or the ED. I love my job, but it sure isnt what I thought I was going to be getting into!
Lora RN BSN

hi holli, pennylane,christvs & to everybody,
i passed nclex-rn last june9,'05. will plan to work in ED,NY. no specific hospital yet. still praying which one to choose.. its so nice to know that some of the persons in nclex discussion forum is also here..

have a nice day. will keep coming back here, for sure.

NHnightRN......I love my job, but it sure isnt what I thought I was going to be getting into!


Hi NHnightRN, just wondering if you would mind explaining the last part of your statement above? Why isn't it what you thought you'd be getting into?

Just graduated and will start work in CCU, so getting nervous, especially after reading some of the other postings. But I am VERY glad to hear you love your job!

Thanks, Bijou-Spice

Hello everyone I'm Teresa RN...I took the test june 20th and passed with 75 questions...I'm working in a substance and alcohol abuse treatment center...we have kids with eatting disorders, gambling problems. detox from drugs and alcohol...tis interesting.............I may work perdium at the hospital after the summer just to keep up my skills.........I've been a LPN for over 10 years. I"ve been in psych nursing for several years..............This room is just awsome...all the support everyone gives oneanother........................................ ........................THRESSA

Took boards May 19th, passed with 75 questions. I started my orientation June 13th, and have been working in the ED of a level-1 trauma center since then. I LOVE IT! -Andrea

Hey everyone! This forum was a great idea. I graduated May 21st, 2005 and I am taking my boards July 9th and starting orientation on a Med-Surg/Oncology/Hospice floor on July 11th. I don't think I've ever been more nervous about anything in my entire life. Good luck to everyone in taking boards and starting orientation!!

Leah

HI ALL! I graduated May 6th, took the NCLEX June 21st and passed with 75 questions. I just started general nursing orientation, and will be working in dialysis. I am very excited to get started with my training, and anxious to see how hemodialysis really works.

Good luck to those of you getting ready for the NCLEX. I know you can do it!

[quote=Bijou-Spice]NHnightRN......I love my job, but it sure isnt what I thought I was going to be getting into!


Hi NHnightRN, just wondering if you would mind explaining the last part of your statement above? Why isn't it what you thought you'd be getting into?

I guess I didnt really know what to expect when I graduated, I loved clinicals in nursing school, and all my classmates were so excited about finally becoming nurses. I guess one of the hardest things was the helpless feeling like I had no idea what I was doing. Really nursing isnt anything like nursing school. But dont worry the other nurses you work with are awesome resources, just dont be afraid to ask their opinion, and ask questions. When you first start it seems like thats all you're doing, asking questions. but after awhile it gets easier and you're not asking questions all the time, actually the other nurses will start asking you questions too and you realize that you're part of this big team. Never feel like you're alone, because you're not. There will be good days and bad ones, you'll have time where you ask yourself what you've gotten yourself into, but there are also times when you touch that one patient in a special way, or you get that thank you from a patient who really appreciated what you've done for them, and you know that what you're doing is worth all the hardship you're putting yourself though. Yes we are over worked and under paid, and lots of other nurses will let you know that, there are nurses who dont know why they are nurses because they've lost the good feelings from what they're doing. nurses bicker between one another, doctors sometimes are unprofessional, but you have to look at the big picture of what we are all doing here. And that is helping other people. If you dont lose track of that, and dont lose faith in yourself and all that you've learned and will continue to learn you will be fine. It is a hard transformation to make, but you can do it. I did and I'm so glad that I didnt give up. Once I realized that I was not all alone and that the other nurses I worked with supported me in what we were doing I saw that I could do this... I was a real nurse... and before I knew it I had been nursing for a whole year. Really I think that the first year is the hardest, but in some ways its the most rewarding.
Not sure if I've made any sense, hopefully what I've said helps.

Lora RN BSN

NHnightRN sounds like you have surely made a healthy and confident transition from GN to RN! Awesome! Thanks for the wisdom! I will keep your words in mind for the tough days. Continued success in your career!

Bijou-Spice