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Where were you when you got your acceptance letter to nursing school? How did you feel?

The year was 1984. I had come upstairs from checking my mailbox in the dorm at Memphis State, opened the letter and said "YES!!!". I was on my way to my life career. I called my folks and they said congratulations, we knew you would make it! A few days later, I got a card from my high school principal saying she was proud and looked forward to seeing the "RN" behind my name. I still have the acceptance letter and card to this day!

:) :balloons: :)

Specializes in Mental Health.

Don't remember, however, I do remember when I got my test results in the mail. I was terrified to look, so I sat on the back porch and stared at the envelope, until my friend came over and said, "duh, the envelope is addressed to b hart RN!!!! - I had completely blocked that part out!

Oh yeah, Board results. I took my boards in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. My hometown. Went back to Toledo where my parents had moved and waited for the results. And waited. And waited. And waited.... 8 weeks later WAITING :confused:

Everyone else had received their passing results letter. Someone said, people who failed get their notices much later. :o

One day when no one except me and my dog were at home, I sat on the bed, kleenex in hand, and called the board. "WE MAILED OUT YOUR RESULTS WEEKS AGO, YOU PASSED."

WHEW!!!! :biggringi

My results were literally lost in the mail, I didn't get the actual envelope until 4 months later - it had postmarks from 5 different states!!

If you pass boards in my home state they send you your license as well as your letter, I got a business size envelope in the mail with the appropriate return address for the state board and started to panic. After a few hours and a few drinks I opened it to find out that the state board was having computer problems and instead of an official license sent me a notarized letter declaring my passing! Scared the dung out of me!

I remember that I was the first out of our class to take the boards, but the second to get my license. It came the day after Thanksgiving.

I remember I had my children say over and over "My mother is a nurse, my mother is a nurse". When I was in nursing school they once sent a note in my lunch with a red cross and blue shield. I was and am proud to be called RN.

My boards were awful, totally not what I expected- only 80 questions and at least 75 on cultural concerns (Do Muslims eat ham? etc). I was certain I failed. My parents were visiting me when my results came in and my mom opened the letter for me. I literally felt light-headed until she got all teary and said, "Sweetheart, we are so proud of you!" What a moment.

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

I was accepted into the nursing program while sitting in the Nursing Advisor's office.

I was at home when the letter came letting me know I passed boards! I was so relieved even though I knew in my gut that I had passed the day I completed my boards. Something just told me that I was a future RN! :)

Hey LasVegasRN, I'm in Toledo!

Hmmmm... I think I was also in an advisor's office. I remember racing home in a terrible storm, nearly killing myself, to get home and tell everyone the news.

It was 2 weeks to the day I took boards that I received my results. I was jumping up and down in front on my little mailbox center (I lived in an apartment at the time). My poor mailman put up with 2 weeks of me badgering him, and then some pretty bizarre ritualistic dances and chants when I got that big white envelope!

Heather

I had just come home from an ultrasound and found out that I was miscarrying twins (I had no idea about the twins part). I was 12 weeks pregnant. I was so sad, then saw an envelope from the RN program I had been on the waiting list for (for a year). I opened it an cried. I still don't know if I was happy at being accepted finally, or just crying from the emotional day I had.

Well, I went,then passed my boards, now here I am...a nurse for 2 years this month! That day is forever etched in my memory as a hoorible day with some good news attached. Weird huh?

I remember taking the boards. It was in the Tacomadome with all the other candidates in the state. The test lasted 2 days and there we sat with the test and 3 #2 pencils. We werent allowed to wear any jewerly except for a wedding band. We could not go to the bathroom unescorted. If we were late, they would lock the doors and we would have to wait 6 months for the Spring testing. By the time it was all over I had no idea if I had passed or not. The first people in my class started getting their licenses about 7-8 weeks after the test. I was one of the last to recieve mine and was sweating it out.

LOL....I hear the boards are much easier now.

-Russell

Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER

Hey LasVegasRN, I'm in Toledo!

Heather

OMG!! Toledo was very very good to me, got my start at Toledo Hospital as a clinical assistant right when I was accepted to Nursing school. Back then, they let students work as assistants and the nurse manager was GREAT! Even though I was going to school in Tennessee, she kept me as per diem and I could work school breaks. Worked there as per diem through nsg school, then as a full-time grad nurse, and then as RN. Great place. My folks are still there, but retiring here to Vegas.. :cool:

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