hi everyone! i'm holli. i took boards on june 13th and passed with 75 questions. i am starting work on july 18th at the only hospital i ever wanted to work for. it is a great pediatric facility! i will be on the (post-op) surgical floor, and we also have all of the endocrine kids. also, they just added an epilepsy monitoring unit, for overnight monitoring and for the brain mapping they are doing. i expressed an interest in that, so they will cross-train me in that unit as well. i can't wait to get started!
at the hospital i work at, if you live more than 50 miles from the hospital, they pay your hotel room to stay there while you work. they also pay a relocation fee, to help you move there.
Look into hte hospitals where you are moving to, see if they offer anything like that.
It's half-way across the country. Hoping my house sells soon!
Hi, I'm Amanda. I graduated in May of 2004, took boards sometime last June. I'm right at the end of my first year, but I still feel like a newbie. I work in L&D/High Risk Antepartum.
I just passed boards and start orientation on the surgical floor on July 18. I can't wait, but at the same time, I'm scared to death! So glad this forum was started...
I graduated August 2004, took my boards in October. There is not a single shift that goes by that I don't learn something new. Good luck to all the new Grads.
Hello! I graduated with my BSN May 21st, and will take NCLEX July 1! I'm excited but mostly nervous about it! After I pass, I will start my job on a med/surg/tele floor that I did my senior student internship on last semester. I can't wait to start! :)
I also start work on the 18th. I'll be in the ED of a Level I trauma center.
You go girl (or guy!)!!!!!!!!!!! I'm soooo jealous. I graduated with honors in May 2005, passed The Boards on 6/2 with 75 questions, and cannot find work. All the internships were full back in April, and Yours Truly was too superstitious to go for one of them. Eh, live and learn....
Congrats to all of you! Wishing you much success in your new careers!
I graduated May 15th, took boards June 23rd (and passed!!), and start work on a Med/Surg Vascular & Thoracic floor on July 18th. I'm excited, but extremely nervous!!! Good luck to everyone!
Hi all! I graduated in May and passed the NCLEX with 75 questions on 6/23. :balloons: Today was my first day and I'll be working Adult Oncology. I'm a little nervous.
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!
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!
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It's half-way across the country. Hoping my house sells soon!