Linnie11

I am also a brand new nurse. And when i say brand new, i literally mean brand new. still putting together a resume brand new. so i may not have experience of orientation on a new job, but the last 5 weeks of my nursing school career i had to follow a nurse. and boy was she tough! nothing i ever did seemed good enough for her. she would constantly chew me out for taking too long to get my meds out for my patients but when i tried to hurry to please her, i would get flustered and confused and she would yell at me for that too! i felt like no matter what i did or how well i did it, it would never be good enough. she actually sat me down one day and said if she didnt make me cry at least 3 times by the end of the 5 weeks, then she isnt being hard enough. i understand that a preceptor needs to be tough. we are taking care of peoples lives and the littlest mistake can make a life or death consequence. but there is a way to do that without belittling someone. i do not think you should find a new job. show you are a tough person and this is something you really want to do and nothing is going to stop you. but if your old preceptor approaches you about you getting a new one, then i would very nicely explain that it wasnt your doing. when this happened to me i didnt have the option to switch. i was unfortunately pushed into a corner and had no other option than to sit down and talk to with her. i dont always recommend doing that (because you never know if it will go good or bad). in my case it went well because she told me she finally "saw my balls" and that she knew i always had them. from there on it was a little better but not amazing. i did learn a lot from her, she was a nurse for many many years. remember that you have to work with her so try and tread lightly. but please remember that YOU passed nursing school, YOU passed your boards, and YOU will make an amazing nurse! your employer saw something in you, maybe you need to find that. congrats on getting your first nursing job and hope it all works out for you!

Or maybe I have never used this site before and it was a mistake on the topic used. If it's an nclex discussion I will assume you have taken your boards and passed.

I know a lot of people that got the good pop up right away. And it's not about the fact that I passed and I have my licenses. This post was to give people hope. That just bc you got the bad pop up doesn't always mean you failed!

I have recently taken my board (9/17/14). It was my second attempt. The first time I got all 265 questions with no dosage calculations. I went home and did the pearson vue trick about an hour and a half after taking it and got the "bad pop". I unfortunately did not pass. Of course I was devastated. It took me 4.5 hours to finish the test, I was exhausted. I waited the 45 days and went to take it again. Once again I was there for 5 hours and got all 265 questions again!!! I walked out thinking that once again I failed. Reluctantly went home and did the Pearson Vue trick. I got the "bad pop". Devastation had hit again. The next day (9/18/14) I decided I would check the state board site. And there it was my RN licenses was posted and active!!!!! Now I do not know if the trick did not work for me because it was my second attempt, or if it's just not as accurate as some people say.