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Thank you all for your words of wisdom. I have decided to take the job offer at the outpatient surgical center until I gain enough experience to get hired at a hospital. I need all the experience I can get hopefully this is a good start. 😊

Hello Everyone! I wanted to discuss and hear opinions regarding which occupation is better for a graduate nurse. I recently graduated with a BSN in Nursing. I have been looking for jobs in the NJ area specifically hospitals but due to my lack of in experience, I have only been able to land jobs such as those in an Outpatient surgical Center non hospital affiliated, as a pre op nurse or home health nursing. Which do you suggest would provide a new graduate nurse with more experience?

Hello Everyone! I want to share my personal experience as a new nursing graduate from a BSN program in NJ. I was very nervous preparing to take my Nclex. I decided to take the in person Kaplan program one week after graduation. My scores were fairly low. I became desperate and started navigating on this forum looking for answers in terms of other people's experiences. Well, I am glad to say although my scores were not well above the 65% mark. I was able to pass my Nclex exam the first week of July. I practiced questions and completed assessments everyday. Practicing questions is key to passing the Nclex! I want to share my results so others can be more hopeful and not give up when studying for this exam. Good Luck to everyone who is working towards obtaining licensure in their state! Graduated: 5/19/2017 BON ATT: 6/14/2017 Nclex: 7/7/2017 Here are my scores: Diagnostic Test: 62% Trainer 1: 60 Trainer 2: 57 Trainer 3: 49 Trainer 4: 61 Trainer 5: 59 Trainer 6: 53 Trainer 7: 53 In class: 63 Test 1: 54% Test 2: 38% Test 3: 93% Test 4: 56% Qbank Avg total: 58% I did 1,500 questions from Kapan's QBank and 20 Chapters completed from the LaCharity Prioritization and Delegation book