[karma78]

Hi all! Just started my first job on med-surg. I haven't taken NCLEX yet. I am extremely nervous about both the exam and succeeding at work. These forums are so helpful. It's nice to know I am not alone

[Angel816]

I am 32 years old and almost through my first year of being a new Nurse. It has been hard at times and very educational, at times I have questioned if I made the right choice and others I would not give it up for anything in the world. My speciality is mainly in Cardiac and ICU. I still have to say everyday I have that moment where I feel I don't know what I am doing and I have found that this is a good thing because I learn something new everyday.

[goody986]

hey everyone...I'm Karrie...I graduated in December, went to work for a cardiologist, and passed nclex on February 8th....and boy was i sweating it...took all 205 questions while noone else in my class took over 120

[NurseJill]

Hi everyone, my name is Jill. I recently graduated from an ADN program in December and finally took the boards yesterday(Feb 16th). I got about 170 questions and until I get the results I'll have to suffer from insomnia. I started the new grad program at a local hospital here in the East bay, and will be working 12hr days in the ICU. I am so excited and extremely nervous to start on the floor. As soon as I get the results you all will definitely be hearing from me.

[sockeye]

Hi fellow newbies and everyone else. Graduated in Dec., took boards a couple weeks ago, passed pheww, and have been in my preceptorship on a medsurg unit since Jan. It's great to be able to come here and see that alot of the things that I am going through you all are going through too. Nice to meet everyone and thanks to all who post with advise it really does help.

[horses84]

greetings. i just took my boards on feb.8th and thankfully passed. i now work in a cardiac step down unit, today was my third day. wasn't horid just a lil awkward, but im getting more nervous and i feel like a third day nursing student again....my worst fear is that i will forget the majority of what i learned or look like an idiot on the floor. i just dont know what the expectattions are for new grads ya know? and y are other nurses so darn intimidating..they weren't born with their degrees were they???

[halabira]

hi fellow nurses! I am on my second week of working as a RN. I am on a new grad program and im on the Cardiovascular Definite Observation Unit. ive been on the floor once and it was such a nightmare! i was confused, i felt disoriented, i was having a headache, i felt so incompetent and felt like i knew nothing and didnt even go to nursing school! may God help me in this transition and may we all be empowered by God who gives us strength.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -philippians 4:13

[Geneva286]

Hello everyone!, I graduated on Dec 12 of 2007, and just took my boards on Feb 21, 2008. I found out 24 hours later that I had passed and I am now an LPN. Pretty excited about that! I guess I was lucky in that I only had to answer 85 questions. But let me tell you when the computer shut off at 85, I about had a heart-attack! Talk about insomnia! I didn't sleep the night before or the night after the test, my first real rest was last night, after I discovered I passed! I start working tonight (on my own with no real supervision), it will probably be like any other night I have worked, except somehow it seems different,and I am pretty excited!

[RN4Ever_2008]

Hi everyone! I graduated in December as an ADN, took the boards on 1/31 and passed after 75 questions. I was sure I failed it and was thankful my results were posted 24 hrs after I took the test. I was a basket case!!! I start my first RN position as a Float on March 3rd. I have been passing the time by getting lots of good info from allnurses to prepare me for my first year!

[NurseJill]

Originally Posted by NurseJill

Hi everyone, my name is Jill. I recently graduated from an ADN program in December and finally took the boards yesterday(Feb 16th). I got about 170 questions and until I get the results I'll have to suffer from insomnia. I started the new grad program at a local hospital here in the East bay, and will be working 12hr days in the ICU. I am so excited and extremely nervous to start on the floor. As soon as I get the results you all will definitely be hearing from me.

I passed. Found out last wednesday morning. What a great feelingBut I have a hard time signing off my charting as RN instead of SN. It's so surreal.