How will you celebrate completion of school/ graduation

mznelly · Jul 7, 2012

I want to pass Nclex and take a vacation!!! Then prepare to work and go back to school.

shunnyk · Jul 7, 2012

I graduate in 20 days and I want to take my family on a much needed vacation for a few days. Maybe some place like Great Wolf Lakes in Texas.

CaVn1212 · Jul 7, 2012

a nice dinner party with close family & friends... Vacation with the husband... no kids; we've both been in nursing school this last year in different programs... time alone is much needed!!! :yeah:

citylights89, BSN, RN · Jul 7, 2012

I'm going to not take much of a break because I need money right away to pay off my school balance so I can even get my diploma and transcripts. Even if I have to take a job at a retail store in the meantime, it will be done. I just need $2000, which might take a while. Hopefully my family can help, although I don't plan on it too much. I may go to a concert for one of my fav bands if they're in town around that time. I need to verify their dates. They said I could do some work for them promoting the show, maybe I'll get paid, most likely not.

Pretty much, I won't do anything. Maybe eat. Booo at my life!

ejm123 · Jul 7, 2012

I want to sleep in or take a week off from work and do absolutely nothing! Granted that won't happen - I'll probably take a vacation with my family. (even though I'd prefer on just by myself!!!)

jennyrn2012 · Jul 7, 2012

I'm going to not take much of a break because I need money right away to pay off my school balance so I can even get my diploma and transcripts. Even if I have to take a job at a retail store in the meantime, it will be done. I just need $2000, which might take a while. Hopefully my family can help, although I don't plan on it too much. I may go to a concert for one of my fav bands if they're in town around that time. I need to verify their dates. They said I could do some work for them promoting the show, maybe I'll get paid, most likely not.
Pretty much, I won't do anything. Maybe eat. Booo at my life!

I graduated May 19th and spent the next 6 weeks working and studying for NCLEX. I literally only left the house to go to the store or go to work! And, sometimes while at work, I was studying (I was doing home care at the time). I wanted to have a party or do something nice with my family on graduation day but I had a double ear infection that I got the night before graduation...what are the odds?!?! My family did take me out for dinner but I was MISERABLE and came home and went to bed.

I took NCLEX on June 11 and passed (thankfully) and had been applying for jobs before that. I interviewed at two places and got a job, on the spot, as an ADON/MDS coordinator. So, since then, I've been working my ass off lol. No time for vacation here!

I start my BSN-MSN bridge program on Monday, July 9th, at Chamberlain... I think I must be crazy! I had all these big plans of going on a trip, even if only a few days, and I haven't done squat!!

My parents were going to send me to NY to visit my friend for a week, but I started my new job too soon. BOO!

My life sucks, too But it will work itself out and hopefully, SOON, we will both be rollin' in some cash and going on some trips.

jennyrn2012 · Jul 7, 2012

I want to sleep in or take a week off from work and do absolutely nothing! Granted that won't happen - I'll probably take a vacation with my family. (even though I'd prefer on just by myself!!!)

Haha, I understand the wanting to sleep in thing! :) That being said, like my other post says, I had a double ear infection, so while I DID sleep A LOT, I was miserable

Definitely catch up on sleep because once you're working, you will not get any!

ejm123 · Jul 8, 2012

I don't sleep much now. I work in the mornings and go to class/clinical at nights my rotations now are from 4p-1230a it's hard!!

We had this past week off and I got sick at the beach last weekend I have bronchitis....I've never in my life had it before nor have I been this sick in years!!

citylights89, BSN, RN · Jul 8, 2012

I graduated May 19th and spent the next 6 weeks working and studying for NCLEX. I literally only left the house to go to the store or go to work! And, sometimes while at work, I was studying (I was doing home care at the time). I wanted to have a party or do something nice with my family on graduation day but I had a double ear infection that I got the night before graduation...what are the odds?!?! My family did take me out for dinner but I was MISERABLE and came home and went to bed.
I took NCLEX on June 11 and passed (thankfully) and had been applying for jobs before that. I interviewed at two places and got a job, on the spot, as an ADON/MDS coordinator. So, since then, I've been working my ass off lol. No time for vacation here!
I start my BSN-MSN bridge program on Monday, July 9th, at Chamberlain... I think I must be crazy! I had all these big plans of going on a trip, even if only a few days, and I haven't done squat!!
My parents were going to send me to NY to visit my friend for a week, but I started my new job too soon. BOO!
My life sucks, too But it will work itself out and hopefully, SOON, we will both be rollin' in some cash and going on some trips.

For sure at the last sentence!

Whoa, that sounds like a pretty hot shot job! How did you swing that one? I would like to get into infection control or research, but the constant echoes of "You must have at least a year of bedside nursing" is always in my head.

miss_anneRN · Jul 8, 2012

My hubby and I took 3wks and drove from Maine to Spokane, WA. I came home, took my boards the next day. In a couple days I had the passing results and immediately started orientation at the hospital. I am so glad I didn't spend those 3wks cramming for the boards.