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I am going through the same misery on my med/surg floor. I just graduated in May of this year and I was all filled with happiness and excitement now I am filled with despair, depression, sleepless nights and heartache. Your post could have been written by me basically. You are not negative just telling the God's honest truth and I wish I knew about this website prior to pursuing this career as I did not know it would be like this. 5 and one half years of school to be a doormat and maid really bites!

I am a new grad and feeling the same way that you do. I spent 5 and 1/2 years to get my BSN, just graduated this past May, and I to am feeling that it is wasted time. I am reduced to wiping behind and giving water and other drinks, at least waitresses do not go home smelling like poop and that would have taken a lot less time and stress to obtain than this. It feels as if there is no respect for you as a person let alone as a professional on behalf of the doctors, patients, and families that you deal with not even going to go there about my fellow nurses with the so called veteran status, you all know what time it is when it comes to old and new nurse. In school we are made to do so many science and math classes as well as every other type of class and yet no one really respects the time and effort that you have invested. Right now I am on a Med/Surg floor grinning and bearing everything that goes along with that, everyone that is a nurse should no what I mean, until I can get at least 6 months to one year of experience so that I can do something else with my degree and all my hard work besides being a servant that is not respected or even valued. Yes, my smile is so pasted on every day! Again no wonder there is a nursing shortage, now that I am on the inside looking out I can really see why. I am just praying to make it at least 6 months before enough is enough for me as well.

Thanks for your post I am also a new grad, off orientation with 2 days on my own so far. I am on an acute care unit but the patients are total care and have many issues that all seem to need dealing with at the same time. If I could only clone myself! There is also family to speak with and my line is constantly ringing with doctors and their orders and the lab for critical results. Short staffing is a big problem as well. Often I get stuck in one room and then find myself behind, frustrated, and doubting my career choice. I did very well in school and am having a hard time coming to grips with not being able to be ahead time wise and on top of everything for each patient. I do not take breaks or a full lunch and I am still behind. I hate having to interrupt the other nurses with my questions and I hate leaving an undone task for the next shift even though it happens to me. But there are only 8 hrs to the shift. Oh, my I am so frustrated and afraid of failure! So the replies to you are helping me not feel so bad. I hope that it does not take me a whole year I hate feeling like this. Good luck to you. To write down my feelings is also therapeutic hip hip hooray for allnurses.com!

Hello, I am also in CA and I took my test on the 26th of June it cut off at 75 and I am still waiting as well. I called the BON and was told they were just reviewing my transcript today so I don't know what to think. I sure wish I could just know if I passed or not soon so that I can sleep soundly. Good luck to you and everyone else enduring this horrible wait. Are we the only state without quick results access?

No news for me either and I also was very disappointed. The first thing I do is check the website when I get up in the morning, maybe I shouldn't because it ruins the whole day. Yes, definetly I will post if I get any news.

1. I was prepared for the long haul but got cut off at 75 questions. 2. I used ATI Testing, and Mosby books and CDs to review questions. 3. At my SON we had to pass the ATI tests with 60% each semester in order to go on to the next semester. 4. I took the test 06/26/07 in CA, and much to my dismay I am still waiting for results. CA offers no quick results I feel like getting a picket sign and protesting that but it is way to hot outside:) This wait is the pits! 5. I felt totally disappointed because I know alot(did well in school and studied like a maniac) but I kept getting asked about meds that I had never heard of nor encountered in clinicals and by stopping at 75 I felt that I did not have a chance to prove myself I am scared that I failed. 6. This was my first attempt and I am praying that it will be my last.

I am in Sacramento, California and still waiting. I took the test on the 6/26. Is there just one BRN for this whole state? If so we will probably be waiting quite awhile because I heard that everything is reviewed by a person. I could be wrong though. I hope so the wait is worse than anything. Much to my horror and dismay my test stopped at 75 as well I could have fell over out of my chair!!

Is anyone else out there experiencing difficulty gaining access to the CA BON website? I took my test on the 26th of this month as well it shut off at 75 much to my dismay and horror. Oh my gosh the wait for results is taking its toll on me. Should I be studying or partying? I am reading that others have their results as of this AM. Now the site is down this is just great. It is very nice to have this site to see that I am not alone and to vent. Maybe I'd be in the psych ward if not for this site :) I am so anxious to get on with my dream career.

I also took my NCLEX in CA on the 26th it stopped at 75. I am so scared and it is absolute torture to have to wait so long for results. I hope there is more than one human working on getting us our results.