adri0110

Hi all! I graduated with my BSN a few weeks ago in Illinois. Unfortunately, AZ board of nursing was on a scheduled maintenance to make the application process online, they got my prints and transcripts right as the maintenance began and I just submitted my application two days ago. Now I am sitting here frantically refreshing the nurse portal waiting for my ATT (a lot of people in my class have taken NCLEX this week and others are taking it next week) and it's upsetting that I feel so behind My question is: for those that have taken NCLEX for Arizona, how long did it take you to get your ATT? I'm not sure if it being online now or me applying from out of state will affect it, I know it's different for everyone, but I just needed to ask because its all I can think about.

Hi! Don't feel too bad about it. At my first nursing school I felt that both the students and teachers had something against me. On my first day of health assessment my teacher told everyone by the time our class was done that we should be able to identify things about a person without having to touch them, pointed to me and she told me that my hair was dry, I had dehydrated skin, am thin only because of my diet and that I don't work out. As if the first day wasn't already nerve racking, sitting in front of the room having everyone giggle made me want to just flop over and die...that being said, I was already picked on as the black sheep of the group that no one really wanted to associate with. I had more expectations for my next one, but I still feel like a bit of an outcast and sometimes wish I was a part of the in crowd. Honestly, it does kind of stink but first of all, you aren't paying that much money to make friends, I try and remind myself that it's for school and after this everyone is bound to do different things and meet many other people. I always just try to make at least one acquaintance in my class just to be able to text them and ask questions, it's hard to come out of your shell but the littlest effort can help you accomplish that. Just remember what you're there for, make an effort, if it works great, if it doesn't fine. If someone were to come up and try and be my friend I'd be more than accepting and if someone can't offer you that courtesy then they probably aren't the kind of person you want to befriend anyways (plus if you think about it, they're somewhat screwing themselves over with their personal evolution to achieve interpersonal skills to be a great nurse). Keep your head up!