melissa00

I am an RN and I have 3 small children all under the age of 5. You definitely have to sacrifice as a mother. I work weekend option 2 12hr night shifts a week and my husband works during the week. If something is going on the weekends I get up early so I can attend those important events. I do that so I can be a stay at home mom and have a career. Do remember one thing. make sure it is worth it to have someone else watch your children. Make sure you are not working just to pay for daycare because you could just stay home and watch them yourself. This is why my husband and work opposite shifts (otherwise known as tagteam parenting). Especially being a new grad you might not have as many options as someone who has been a nurse for awhile (per-deim or weekend option) Hope this helps.:)

I took the pccn test last September.I am not going to lie. It was hard! What I found to be most helpful, was Laura Gasparis (CCRN) review course. She really made learning all that information very easy. DO NOT STRESS!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!