MandaPie

Yeah so I thought I had to wait until Monday but I checked today andddd I PASSED!!!!!! So yeah the trick totally works, it definitely kept the anxiety down. I'm gonna celebrate tonight, make a lot of noise, and maybe wear some comfy scrubs to a bar for a celebratory drink!! :yeah: Congrats to everyone else!! What a long haul that was!! ~Amanda

Took my test Thursday and after 4.5 hours and all 265 questions I was freaking out... I got like 5 math questions that were all the same type of question just with different numbers, so I thought I was a moron...I also got about 8-10 SATA's. I didn't want to try the trick because I was afraid of what I'd see but after only being done for about 3 hours after the test, I gave in. It didn't let me re-register, I got the pop-up! I'll find out on Monday what the results are, keeping my fingers crossed!!!!!

Thank you sooooo much! You've answered many questions that I've had for a while, I appreciate all your input. I didn't realize that OB nurses are deployed out to the middle east, I figured there wasn't much use for them out there, but then again, I'm sure I don't have the greatest understanding for what's truly out there. Thanks again!

Hey All, this is my first post! A little background first... I just graduated this month from nursing school with a BSN. I'm from Massachusetts, where as far as I've looked, there are seriously no new grad positions available. I've already grown frustrated with the fact that 99% of the positions out there require at least 1 year if not more of experience! I'm trying to focus on worrying about the NCLEX rather than jobs at the moment, but employment is still in the back of my mind. I currently live at my mom's house with my boyfriend of nearly 7 years. We want to get married but he's got a semester of school left and we need to both focus on getting jobs that will allow us to start saving up. I was introduced to the Air Force through my cousin, who has been serving for 4 years now, married, with a child down in OKC. Ever since I visited him on base after he graduated basic training, I always thought about how exciting it would be to be part of something like that, plus they seem to be well-taken care of. My mother will support me in any decision I make, but my boyfriend is very hesitant about me even contemplating it. More than anything, I want to be a nurse involved in OB and Labor and Delivery. I know there's that option in the military, but I haven't heard or read anything in this forum about that type of experience. I know that as a new grad, it's basically expected that I get a general job in med/surg so that I'm experienced...which if I have to, fine. But I'm dead set on the speciality of OB--my clinical experience in school was the best I've had out of any rotation or my internship; things stuck in my head from class and books and truly made sense, and I was EXCITED for each new day searching new experiences and not afraid to learn new things (whereas any other rotation I wish I had an Ativan...). I want to do a position I feel motivated in, because it'll allow me to push myself and work at my greatest potential. So I just have a few questions...what's the lifestyle of an Air Force or military OB nurse like? If I wanted to join, what does the career path look like? What kind of deployment is there for OB nurses, and how does the living situation work if I want my boyfriend to come with me? Finally, how does the Air Force or other military branches deal with student loans--is there any compensation? Any experience or stories would also be greatly appreciated! Apologies for how long this post is and how many questions I have!!! Thanks :redbeathe

I'm about to graduate in May so I had to make this same decision just a few months ago. I really wanted labor and delivery but I ended up being placed in med/surg/tele and although I was originally bummed out, I realized the only reason I didn't want it is because my experience wasn't amazing in it and I was going to end up learning a lot. I see so much that I never saw in my earlier clinical experiences...and these experiences during my final semester WILL help prepare me for many things I will see on the NCLEX, but will also prepare me for the real world (by the end of my internship, I'm expecting to work a full load of patients!). So, simply put, my opinion would be to go for adult care or med/surg. If you do critical care, you have the opportunity to apply to some RN new grad programs that specifically have to do with critical care and require that experience. But either way, they're going to give you a much wider scope of what to expect on the NCLEX/real world.