LauraOgRN

I'm 37 and I just graduated. There were about 3 people close to my age and 5 people much older. It's never too late to do anything.

I just passed my nclex last week. I used the Saunders book and Lippincott book and a Lippincott app on my iPad. The app had identical questions as the book but was easier for me to use because I had my iPad everywhere I went. My school provided ATI online but I gave up on that early on. They also provided an ATI live review which was very interesting and helpful with test strategies. I graduated in May but I waited to take my nclex until Dec because I was getting ready to pop out a baby (born 11/11/15 and she's awesome). I was a 4.0 honors student before nursing school that dropped to a 3.5 in nursing school. The test was more than 80 but less than 90 questions, I can't remember exactly because it turned off so abruptly. I did not think I passed when I left the testing center and I felt really sorry for myself for the next two days before I found out I passed. There were soooo many SATA questions. No dosage at all. Maybe 2 or 3 put in order questions. Lots of priority questions and which order is incomplete/requires clarification questions.

I'm looking for opinions on a creative resume vs a plain, professional resume. I just passed my nclex last week and I probably should have had this done before now but I was focusing on studying for the test. I am leaning towards a more creative resume to help it stand out but everyone keeps telling me not to do that. I'm not even thinking too fancy, just colored headings and a layout that doesn't consist of block paragraphs. Most places are online applications anyways so I would probably only be turning in a resume when I have an interview or I go in for a follow up.