precious2HimRNBSN

I know exactly how you feel and have been trying to put a tag on what i have been feeling for the past few weeks. I have been on my own for about 3 weeks and it is overwhelming but I am trustung in God that I can make it. I have been taking "on call" for my pass 3 shifts because of the jitters but it feels better knowing that i am not alone. I can do, i just have to encourage meself and realize that i am still learning and to keep it moving :)

hi all. i work on a pedi med/surg floor. im suppose to be on my own next week and im kind of scare. i am doing my overnight/off shift orientation this week. i still feel like im doing bad eventhough all my preceptors say that i am doing great......i dont see it. my thing to get me through is to pray and ask God to be with as I go and work with my patients. i also pray for His wisdom.... i still have alot to learn.

I finally start on the floor with my preceptor this friday, after all the new employee and nursing orientations and computer charting training....lol, I pray that I get a good preceptor and that the staff is supportive......that will make or break this whole orientation experience.

I'm so proud of all of you. My dream job is to be a NICU nurse. My 1st job will be in a Peds Hospital and if I do will in this new nurse program and on the interviews once the program is over then they will hire me on perm. Then maybe I can get some experience and maybe move to the NICU - Good Luck everyone. :)

Well this might just be for me since I am going into an area that wasn't even going to be apart of this program - but they decided to join. It it 6 of us and 3 people were hired on a floor along side this new program (so b4 that were in the new nurse program they were already hired onto a perm. floor), the other 3 of us were not we were just invited to join the new nursing program.....so at the end of the 8 weeks if we do well in the program then they will offer us interviews fot perm. floor postitions BUT I was also told the same thing that I would likely get hired on a perm. floor......hopefully on the 2nd all info/ends and outs will be given. Like I was told that there were no Peds positions and that SSM's pediatric hospital was not going to be in the program and I get a call telling me they are and that I got in - so I'm super excitied to start because that is what I wanted because I thought I was getting med/surg for sure. This is SSM's 1st time during this program from what I was told so I think kinks are being worked out.....lol.....but I think you will be fine don't worry. PS. My friend that graduated with me was in the last group that started in June said she really like it.

^^^ I'm going to be apart of the SSM New Grad Nurse program as well. I am in the Aug. group. They already told me which hospital I will be at and everything. The only thing that makes me nervous is that once this 8 week program is over I won't "officially" have a job because they will set up interviews with floors that have openings and I will have to interview for a perm. floor position - since this program will rotates you to different areas of the hospital you are placed at. But I'm just thankful for the program (it is paid and that is a big +) and if I don't get hired on a perm floor at the end of this program I will just thank God for the experience and keep hunting for a job. But I am totally going to stay postition and keep praying through this process. I'm actually excitied & kinda of nervous :)

@adengel I'm in Missouri. I got my pass letter today but my name is not up on the BON website yet. But you know each board is different with time and what not. I'm sure you will be getting your pass letter soon.

PV Trick is 100% true. Took my test on monday the 19th @ 8am. Had 75 questions - took me about 1.5 hrs, thought the exam was to fair/easy (think this was because I studied content and questions) for me to have passed.....was sure I failed because I was looking for extremely hard questions but did not have any.....lol. Tried the PVT at about 5pm that night. Got the good pop up. Got my pass letter for the BON today. Can't believe I passed. God is good. He has never failed me.

THANK YOU JESUS, YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED ME. I give God all the Glory and Honor. I passed. I got my official pass letter in the mail today. I can say that the PV Trick works.....so glad I didn't pay that 7.95....lol...because I honestly didn't have it....lol. I can't believe I'm a nurse and that I passed because that test was fair almost easy. But I totally believe that is because I studied content and questions and because God gave me His grace. @ikedinachi1.....I will keep you in my prayers. You can do it. Be confident but humble. I prayed for I went into my test and gave it over to God and as Him to help me. During the test when I felt nervous I called on Jesus and He gave me peace.

To my NCLEX-RN today at 8am. Had 75 questions. Left the exam center thinking that the exam was not as hard as everyone claims.....I though that it was fair. But this may also be because I studied. I studied questions and content. I did not take any review classes. Just used Saunders, LaCharity, and Kaplan Strategy book. Jusy tried the PVT Trick and I got the "Good Pop-Up".....I don't believe it. Is this trick for real. I keep thinking how could I have passed this exam. We will see. I will post back once I get my official results.

OMGosh. I just tried the PVT and I got the "good pop-up". It this thing for real. I can't believe it. Lord Jesus. How did I get the good pop up.......I don't understand it. I'm in shock but not to much. I'm going to wait on my official results before I say anything to my family and friends.

Took NCLEX-RN today @ 8:00am..........I don't know how I feel about the exam. It wasn't hard but it wasn't easy. I would say that it was fair. I don't know if this is a good sign or a bad sign........I just feel like from everyone's post here that it should have been extremely HARD but it was not....it was average. And I keep thinking well maybe I did BAD if my test was not extremely, extremely difficult. My test shut down at 75 questions and it took me about an hour and half. I was so hoping that I would get more questions because I feel like those 75 questions were not enough to prove my competency. I had at least 10+ SATA, a few infection control questions, a few of priority questions, a ton of medication questions, 1 calculation questions. I may try the PVT but I will wait a few hours because I'm nervous......I don't want to see the CC page. I will update later when I get the guts to try the PVT.

I take NCLEX on Monday for the 1st and prayfully the last time. And I am so nervous. Uggggggggggh. I just want to pass.

I feel the same way. I take my test on Monday the 19th and I am starting to get nervous. I going to keep pushing out questions till at least Saturday the 17th and Sunday will be my chill out day and Monday I will put on my war clothes and go to battle with the NCLEX. I'm praying that I come out with a victory. I putting all my faith in God, He hasn't failed me yet. Good Luck.

I take NCLEX-RN on next Monday, the 19th, and I am getting kind of nervous. I feel like I have studied hard. I have already done over 3800+ practice questions – my goal is 5000 before my test day but I will be happy if I get to 4000+. I have read all of the chapters in Saunders (except Pharm and Mental Health….I just felt like reading about all the different medication were not going to get the information to stick and that practice questions would help me retain the medications better and I have also been good with Psych questions). I have been working through my LaCharity PDA book (working on the case studies now) and I just finished reading all of the section in Kaplan Strategies 2010-2011 book (I just have the 2 practice test to complete). I just keep telling myself that I can do this and that I can pass the NCLEX.

I take NCLEX-RN on next Monday, the 19th, and I am getting kind of nervous. I feel like I have studied hard. I have already done over 3800 practice questions – my goal is 5000 before my test day but I will be happy if I get to 4000+. I have read all of the chapters in Saunders (except Pharm and Mental Health….I just felt like reading about all the different medication were not going to get the information to stick and that practice questions would help me retain the medications better and I have also been good with Psych questions). I have been working through my LaCharity PDA book (working on the case studies now) and I just finished reading all of the section in Kaplan Strategies 2010-2011 book (I just have the 2 practice test to complete). I just keep telling myself that I can do this and that I can pass the NCLEX.

stupid = SARS

@Momof3WannabeRN Good Luck. But you got the good pop up so I might as well say congratulations!!!!! I pray that I will be reporting back on July 19th with the same good pop up news.

good luck. those are the two books i am using to study because i cant afford kaplan. i test on july 19th and have been studying since the end of May. I pray that I pass....Im just trusting God through this whole process...if He took my through nursing school I know that He can take me through this.

Hi everyone. Hope that everyone's studying is going well. I am starting to get nervous because so many people are saying that the NCLEX questions are like Kaplan.......and I honestly can not afford Kaplan. I am just studying Saunders and doing questions from the Saunders Q/A book CD. I am also using LaCharity. I hope that these sources are enough to pass. I am thinking of buying the Kaplan book as well.....they have it on amazon.com for about 23 dollars.

hi, i am going to take mine july 19th. i am studying on my own.....i can't afford kaplan. i am using saunders 4ed; saunders q&a book; and lacharity pda. i'm trying to do between 100-200 questions a day along side reviewing content. before, we were allowed to graduate we had to sit in a 4 day nclex review class. we had to answer questions and the teacher went over question answering strategies (the teacher who taught this class also taught for kaplan) and we had to take hesi. i have taken hesi for each content area (peds, med/surg, pysch, and maternity). we also had to take hesi at the beginning of our final semester of nursing school and then again at the end if you did not get 950 - i did okay on the hesi according to my teachers, my scores weren't totally down the toilet. i did the assessment test on the saunders cd and it gave me a calendar - so i am using that as a guide on what content areas to focus on. in saunders, i have already reviewed peds; nursing sciences; and issues in nursing. right now, i am on maternity. i pray that i pass - i already have a job lined up and everything. my teacher said that your confidence is 50% of your success in passing nclex so i am trying to stay positive and confident in myself that i can pass. good luck to everyone studying.

I'm studying for NCLEX-RN right now as well, i will take my test in july, and I can't afford Kaplan either.....I m studying on my own. I am using LaCharity, Saunders 4th ed comprehensive book and the Q&A book. I pray I pass.....I know God didnt bring me this far for nothing. Also, I am trying to stay postitive as I go through this process.

I got my ATT code last week.....and I was freaking out to the point that I did not want to pick a date to take the test but I finally got myself to together. I have a good study plan mapped out that I pray will work for me. I picked the date of July 19th, that will get me tons of time to study and I can always reschedule if I feel I am ready earlier (if a date is open of course). I am just trying to study hard and stay positive. My positive statement that I will try to tell myself everyday is "I will pass the NCLEX-RN, no 4 letter "F" words." Good Luck with your studying.

CONGRATULATIONS......I plan to take mine in July.....I already have my ATT but I'm toooooo nervous to pick a date right now. Im thinking July 19th.

I just ordered this book today from amazon.com