kaynochlo

Update: As of Dec 19, I got my temp license. A person from HR at the hospital I'm starting at in Jan in PA emailed me Monday to ask the status of my PA license. I was told that the hospital and the board were working together to expedite the process. I called the board yesterday to ask about my temp license again. The person I spoke with said it should be a couple more weeks before my app for endorsement is evaluated. Then several hours later, I get an email from the board that I have been issued my temp license. It took 2 weeks to get the temp license from the time I submitted my app. Only two items on the app checklist have not been completed: the verification of education and the letter of good standing. Hopefully I can get my permanent license before my temp license expires!

Thank you! I'm even more excited to work in neurosurgery now!

I just graduated from a ADN program in CA and passed my NCLEX 11/15/18. I have 3 years experience as an LVN/LPN, 2 of which have been in SNF. I'm moving out of state because it's so hard to find a new grad RN hospital job with just an associates. I was able to find a hospital job in PA at one of the top hospitals, so I'm in the process of getting my license transferred over. It seems they're hiring a lot of new grad RNs, so if CA doesn't work out for you then PA is also an option.

I'm a new grad RN who recently accepted a position in the neurosurgical unit at a hospital. My patients would be post-op brain/spinal surgery. I hear a lot of people say to start off in med-surg because you'll be able to go anywhere from there. Since I'm doing neurosurgery as a new grad, will it be hard for me to transfer to a different field of nursing after a year or two in neurosurgery? Or am I stuck in neuro? I was thinking maybe I can go into neuro ICU later on if I really like neuro. How is the learning curve from neurosurgery to neuro ICU? Will I be able to get into the ED from neurosurgery?

I took my NCLEX on 11/14/18 and passed the first time with 75 questions. I bought the Saunders book near the beginning of my program, but I wish I had just saved money and not buy it because I didn't really use it. My school included ATI in our program, and a lot of our exams were based off of ATI. I felt that was helpful. But once I graduated my program, I stopped using ATI and bought UWorld (30 day). UWorld is awesome! I highly recommend UWorld. The format is almost exactly like NCLEX. I also like the explanation of rationales. Read all of rationales; they really helped me understand why I got my answers wrong. I did about 1400 questions from UWorld about 3-4 weeks before my exam. I studied in a sequence: all the med-surg questions, then all fundamentals, then all pharmacology, then some of the specialty courses. I did about 75 questions a day, sometimes even more. Goodluck!

Did you get a TPP or just the licensure by endorsement?

I submitted my application for endorsement and temp license last Wednesday. The only items that show that have been received are payment and child abuse CE. I mailed my official transcript on 11/28. I mailed my letter of good standing to CA BRN on 12/3. I submitted my FBI CHRC on 12/5. I called the PA BON on 12/11 to check the status of my application. I was told that I'd need also my CHRC from CA Department of Justice. So I went and got LiveScan the same day. The lady I spoke with from PA BON said that the evaluators have not got to my application, yet. She also said that it takes about 45 business days from receipt of application. Some people on this forum said they got their temp license within 2 days of application. Even my friend from CA who is working at the same hospital I'm supposed to work at in PA received her temp license within 2 days. So I don't know why it's taking especially long for mine. I'm getting super anxious because I already have a start date of 1/28/19 in PA. I really hope I get my temp license before that time. I'm especially worried that the holiday season will slow everything down. I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't get it by then. I'm so ready to get out of my current job in SNF