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I took the boards on the 15th of June. Nobody could have prepared me for the wait afterwards. I was a wreck, could hardly sleep, didn't feel like eating. I passed with 75 questions, no math, few meds, many many random questions that I had NO clue what the answer was. I just did my best and was really worried afterwards. The only thing I can say is.... try to be positive and hang in there. There really wasn't anything anyone could have said to make me feel better. Only my result made me feel better. Tracy, RN NICU

TXNurse.......... good luck, I hope the waiting it worhtwhile :) I found out at 4:30am that I passed, a friend from the east coast checked before work and called to wake me up and tell me. I was so scared of looking and being disappointed wth my name not being on the website that it was a nice way of finding out. Back to sleep for an hour before i have ot get ready for orientation. Thanks for everyone's support. :balloons: Tracy, RN

Hello everyone, I came here because you can commiserate with me. I took my test on thurs june 15th in california. Sorry for the lack of proper capitalization, I'm just too irritated to care enough to fix it . Anyhow, CA does not participate in the rapid results and it's killing me. I had 75 questions, no math, alot of prioritizing and felt like I was making a best guess half the time. I felt ok right after the test then the impending doom began to creep up. I was holding out for this morning thinking positive that it would be there, I'm doing my hospital orientation so am up early this week. I checked about 5:30 and there was nothing for me. I checked again at 5:45 site was being "updated" I thought "oh please let my name be listed". Back up at 6am, nothing for me. WAHHHHHHHHH I wanted to throw up, stomp my feet and cry all at the same time. This wait is making me feel bitter and disillusioned. Thanks for listening (reading) and letting me vent. Tracy (RN Hopeful)

Wow, how did you find out so soon? I'm in Cali, I think the best time I'll get is 3 days. I took my test today, stopped at 75 with alot of priority, few delegation, no math either. i'm scared........ Tracy

The NCLEX is the same nationwide. I think the difference in California may be in the depth of the RN program itself. There is some sort of difference in Cali from other states but I can't be sure of what it is. Tracy

Are you sure you aren't Me? That was my day...... actually she didnt ball me out, but I have been making mistakes that I shouldnt be. So, I feel stressed and worried about making it through this semester..... Hang in there everyone.

Your past should not be an issue during nursing school BUT I highly recommend you are completely and totally honest with your school and the Board of Registered Nursing about it. I am in my last semester and we had the program director come in and talk to all of us about our license paperwork. She said she has seen everything in student's past and as long as they have recovered or changed their ways the Board will usually grant a license. The director has to write a letter of recommendation to the board and the student must write a letter explaining what occurred and what the student has done since then to prove he/she has recovered. Congratulations on getting through your prereq's! Tracy

In order to properly care for your patient you must be willing to care for every aspect of their needs. Whether that is cleaning them up, changing their beds, bathing them, feeding them, medicating them, changing their dressings or what not. RN's MUST be able to handle all of the above. I didn't say you had to love all of it, but you must do it w/out making the patient embarrassed or uncomfortable. CNA and LVN's typically help with daily living needs of the patients, but again I would not want to wait or have a family member wait for a clean up if the CNA was busy. I honestly believe in teamwork to help the patient the best we can. Also, some hospitals do not employ CNA's or LVN's. In which case the RN is repsonsible for total patient care. Good Luck with your education and career. Tracy

I am! I cannot wait. I work as a student nurse extern in a teaching hospital now (in the nicu) and am praying there will be a position available for me in May. Tracy

Sorry to say our school has a required passing of dosage calculations exams every semester passing = 90% or better, we get three attempts as well. Tracy

First off, my prayers are with your cousin, her baby and her family. I am finishing my 2nd semester of an ADN program and work in a nicu as an extern. I also had personal experience with preeclampsia. Your new cousin at 24 weeks has a very long bumpy road ahead of him, one unfortunately many preemies do not survive. From what I have heard, read and seen, 24 weekers are still on the verge of viability. Alot will depend on the medical care available to him and on him. No child is like any other, and that begins long before they are born. Again my prayers are with your family. Please keep us posted. Tracy

I loved my copper IUD. I had it placed at my 6 week checkup after my 3rd child. We were pretty sure we didnt want any more children but weren't ready to make it a permanent decision. There is a risk of infertility from complications of the iud, but I had 3 kids I was willing to risk it. The placement was not painful at all and the removal was a light tugging feeling. I had it in place for 4 yrs and finally removed it about a yr after my hubby had a vasectomy. As with anything you use or put into your body, do your research and be comfortable with what you choose. Personally, I was quite happy with it. Tracy

My personal opinion is that you cannot take your children on a job interview. Honestly how productive would it be? You wouldnt be able to give your full attention to the interviewer. I have done things like go to my own doctor with my children in tow and I know that I am not able to give my full attention to my appointment. It is what it is. If you want to change to a new/different position, you must make the sacrifice (which may be financial in order to pay for childcare) to gain new employment. Tracy Mother of three, been there, done that.