I haven't posted on here in a while. I just thought I would give a random update to what just recently happened to me in my pretty new life as a registered nurse.
I took the NCLEX-RN in May and failed...
I took it again after taking Hurst Review and passed it again at the end of August. Now let the job hunt begin!
I put in soooo many applications everywhere. I submitted them to local area hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, hospices. Probably totaling around 100. I had 2 interviews total. 1 at a GI clinic that I never heard back from and another at a hospital that had a specific RN New Grad post on their HR site. I decided..."What they hey" and submitted that application. I almost forgot I submitted that one and eventually got a call asking to set up an interview.
Outcome of that interview: The hospital is opening a brand new medical-surgical unit early next year and wants to hire 8 new grads (only 2 or so for the new unit). 7p-7a shift. Night and day shifts available. The training program is 10 weeks long for new grads. That's basically the jist of it They only schedule 16 interviews from all the applications received.
I found out last week that someone in my nursing class got the job on one of the OTHER med-surg units and I never heard back from them, so I assumed that I didn't get the job. They said I would hear back from them no later than 10/4. I gave up hope and submitted a few more applications on Friday night.
Monday morning came and I saw that it was the hospital calling and I still had it in my mind that it was a call saying "Thank you for applying, we picked someone else...blah blah blah..." IT WASN'T!! It all changed when she "We have an offer for you" and I of course accepted!!! I start on Oct 28.
I made my appointment to go to employee health to do all the rigamarole in 2 weeks, (TB test, background check, that stuff)
I finally feel like the past 2 years of my life in an ADN program was not a total waste. I can finally breath and start putting my education to good use. I can start the BSN program I wanted to because the one I want you have to be working as an RN to start it.
I can finally start settling down...that is what I am really looking forward to :)
