RubyJuly2020

Thank you! This is exactly what I'm going to do. You are right, I was looking at a regular floor job as a failure, which was wrong. Becoming proficient a basic nursing practice should have always been my goal. I think I just assumed I could skip the hard part and just dive in. I will most definitely become a better nurse after a year of Med-Surg. I won't stop pursuing my dream, even if it takes me years.

Very true LOL. I plan to take mine in June. I'm studying daily for a few hours a day. Hopefully by June testing resumes, as normal. I did see they are offering shorter tests, which sounds nice, but I need a little more time to study. If by June the tests are still short, I'll go ahead and take it.

I would love to volunteer on a L&D unit. I actually live 2 minutes away from a hospital. I didn't know you could pick the unit you volunteer on. I'll have to look into it. Thank you.

I don't know exactly what so glorious about it LOL. I basically went to nursing school to become an OB nurse, not another type of nurse. That was my biggest mistake. I only saw that one specialty, and went to college with the intention of that one path. I didn't even consider any other type of nursing. When I started nursing school almost half of my cohorts wanted OB also. I honestly was disillusioned LOL. I thought Labor and Delivery would be an available choice. I even thought that if you wanted OB in nursing school, they could arrange for you to have your preceptorship in L&D, making getting a job even easier. LOL I was wrong. My school didn't didn't even offer a preceptorship in OB. Wishful thinking for sure. My other choice besides L&D/MB is OR actually. When I did my clinical day in the OR, I enjoyed it tremendously. Only down side is, OR is also a hard to enter specialty. I think I might just have way to high of standards and need to come back down to earth.

Thank you for your help. so from what I understand I need to fill out an application with the DOH for my license, then sign up with Pearson Vue. Is that it? Only two steps. then I will be sent Info about the background check and fingerprint?

I filled out an application for licensing here but that was probably a waste of time. https://secureaccess.wa.gov/myAccess/saw/myFortress/home.do

filed application to the BON and paid their fees where is the application. is it the same as the Licensing application?

is the BON and DOH the same thing or am I crazy. IDK

I honestly want to die and am rethinking this whole career.

yes I can call the registration office and have them sent. Only issue is I don't what websit to go to, or what to fill out. Honestly blacking. I feel like a blind person trying to be explained sight. I'm not joking I don't even know where to go first. I live in Washington State. What is my BON website and where do I go from there to apply for approval? Will they let me know when they have it or if I need to send transcrips

I would think they would have gone over this in a class or at least have a list of what you need to do to get eventually licensed. No we were sent a paper explaining it. I looked it over but am still confused. I know I need to register with the BON. I just don't know how or where to fill out the information.

thank you I will give it a go. I'm so sorry, I filled out the info for the license at the DOH. but I don't know how to get it to the BON. if I pay the Licensing fee is that all I need to get the approval for the test??

I can't afford to make a mistake financially, I'm on a very strict budget. I want to get the approval for the test, but don't know where to go to fill out a request. do I need to fill out and pay for a License from the DOH before I take the NCLEX?

OK Please help. I am having trouble figuing out how to register for NCLEX. I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't know why I can't figure this out. I live in Washington State. What do I do first????? it says I have to "Submit an application for licensure/registration to the nursing regulatory body (NRB) where you wish to be licensed/registered." How and where do I do this????? Do I have to be a member of the NRB site first. I look at their site and couldn't find an application area to fill out. Also Do I need to register for the DOH first. $120 dollars?????? or a license????? or do I fill out the Parsons Application $200 fee. I am so lost guys. I honestly don't get why I cant figure out what to fist, second, and third. I keep crying and feel so lost. Am I the only one struggling to figure this out? Or am I mentally defective?

TriciaJ, RN, Thank you so much for your advice. I agree that a all or nothing approach got me nowhere, and I'm done having it hold me back. I won't give up on myself or my future patients. Thank you again, I'm ready to start my career.