At Last!

[gladiola]

So it's almost 2am and I can't sleep because....

I start my first nursing job today!

I took my NCLEX last November, passed, got my license... and then found out how hard it was for a new grad to get a job. I was literally driving all over the Los Angeles area filling out applications at any hospital, SNF and home health agency I could find! In April I gave up and found a regular clerical job, which I was very greatful for. But it wasn't nursing...

By a stroke of luck I saw an opening for a rep for a home health agency. I applied, got an interview, and the first thing the interviewer says... why didn't you apply for our LVN position? Well, I didn't know you had one available! Fast-forward a couple more interviews and here I am, ready to start... in seven hours!

I just checked my profile here on this site and my very first post, two months after I started LVN school, was in July 2008. I'm extremely excited but also extremely nervous because I feel like it's been forever since I've been in clinicals. Well, this is what I've been preparing for. All I can say is... AT LAST!

P.S. I think I'm gonna start giggling the first time I sign my name with my credentials "LVN"!!!

[Tina, RN]

Hooray! I'm so happy for you. Good luck on your first day, and with your new job! Enjoy signing your name with your credentials. :)

[Jules A, MSN]

That is wonderful news! I can still remember how jazzed I was the first time I signed a chart with my new initials.

[Sparrowhawk]

Awesome! COngratulations and good luck on your new job! Gladiola LVN...nice ring to it

[Nurseinprocess]

Congratulations!! I hope you love your new job, and title!

[AntMarchingRN, RN]

Congrats!

I remember the first time I put RN after my name...it brings a smile for sure. Smile BIG! you've earned it!!!