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Thank you for your encouraging words. Some of my friends are making me nervous that I'll never get in a hospital but if I'm practicing in a nursing home or somewhere similar on the weekends, and perhaps continue my education, I can't be heading down too bad of a road. T

Hi everyone, I graduated in May with my BSN and haven't found a job yet. A few days ago, I was approached by a close friend of the family with a terminal case of cancer and she asked if I would join her family as their nanny, with good pay and benefits. I'm only concerned because I don't know if I will get a job in 2, or so, years if I am an RN who hasn't practiced in the hospital since school. I was thinking about working at a rehab center or nursing home on the weekends and some nights when I was not helping the family, just so I can keep practicing and stay on top of my game. Being it's been 6 months and still no job, it's not that I am desperate, but this is a good financial opportunity as funds are running low. Thoughts or opinions? Thanks everyone!

thank you for this post! it is always good to read about others' inspiration!

Thank you all for your tips and kind words. Reading your responses has helped me and I will definitely put them to good use! Rednights- Since I've graduated, I have been getting 60-65 on Kaplan pretests that I have found online and from the book you can buy without the coorifice. and doing fairly well on Saunders, but that was not exactly my issue, I know a good chunk of the material, it is a matter of convincing myself that I know it, which is what I am really hoping to learn from the Online Kaplan Classroom, but thank you for your reply anyway.

thank you so much. i am applying in kaplan online, i've finally gathered the money, thankfully.

I know there are so many posts about issues with failing, but if I can get even one assuring reply, this will be worth it. I have failed the NCLEX-RN exam two times now. My school had us test with HESIs and I scored above the recommended 860, read the Blue Saunder's book cover to cover, and studied the Kaplan book that you can buy from Borders. I failed both times with 265 questions. I know the first time, my nerves were uncontrollable, but the second fail baffles me. I went into that testing day with such confidence. I lost my RN job because of the first failure and now have to defer all of my student loans (which is a hefty amount) because I failed the second time. Even writing this post puts butterflies in my stomach and makes me nervous thinking about the next time I pass. I don't have the money for the online Kaplan course, but was going to try the 3 week NCSBN and the LaCharity book. Any tips or words to help my confidence? I get short of breath just thinking about re-testing. thanks in advance, guys. I appreciate any comforting words and thoughts.