Hi! I was wondering what the timeline was for you to:
Graduate
Send in your application to BON and PearsonVue for the ATT
Get your authorization to test
Take the NCLEX (how soon did you schedule it?)
How long did you study before taking the NCLEX?
How many questions and how long did it take you?
When did you find out your NCLEX results, did you pass?
Start applying for jobs
Get hired for your first nursing job (and what was it?)
Start an RN-BSN program (if applicable)
For example:
1/15 - Started applying for new grad positions
4/5 - Interview for Peds Residency
5/13 - Graduated Nursing School
5/14 - Sent in application for ATT
5/17 - Job offer for Peds Residency
5/21 - Received ATT
6/1 - Took the NCLEX (75 questions in 1.5 hrs, studied for 4 weeks)
6/3 - Received quick results PASSED!
6/15 - Started Peds Residency
8/25 - RN-BSN program
Obviously, you don't have to answer all of my questions, although that would be cool and interesting to read! I love planning and I keep thinking about my final year of nursing school and all the busy, exciting, stressful things that will come along with finals, graduation, NCLEX, and starting my first RN job!
Send in your application to BON and PearsonVue for the ATT
around mid December for application and ATT in last Dec
Get your authorization to test
Take the NCLEX (how soon did you schedule it?)
early January 2015
How long did you study before taking the NCLEX?
first try for 2 weeks. Second try for 5 weeks
How many questions and how long did it take you?
first attempt 92 questions, took about an hour. Second time, 265, took 5 hours and 30 mins.
When did you find out your NCLEX results, did you pass?
1st time, tried PVT 10 min after the test, took $200 and I failed, found out within a week when received CPR from BON. 2nd time, tried PVT 24 hours later, within 40 hours BON posted my license. So I passed.
Start applying for jobs
started to apply after received my license- at the end of May.
Get hired for your first nursing job (and what was it?)
4 interviews. 3 job offered but accepted an oncology unit
I noticed that many of you were hired before graduating/NCLEX. I graduate this May. When would be the best time to start applying for new grad residencies?
I was thinking Dec/Jan, but would that be too early??
I noticed that many of you were hired before graduating/NCLEX. I graduate this May. When would be the best time to start applying for new grad residencies?
I was thinking Dec/Jan, but would that be too early??
Thanks!
I started applying in March but only because we had a make it or break it exit exam I wanted to pass first.
For those of you that applied for jobs before graduating, were you only applying to new grad positions? All the positions I see require a temp or permanent license number as part of the application so I'm curious if people just put that they are graduating?
For those of you that applied for jobs before graduating, were you only applying to new grad positions? All the positions I see require a temp or permanent license number as part of the application so I'm curious if people just put that they are graduating?
I applied for new grad (nurse residency) positions. I was able to apply before graduation (graduated in May, but applied in April). They just held off on my interview until after graduation. After graduation, then I couldn't start my job until I passed NCLEX and could show that I'm enrolled in an RN-to-BSN program.
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Started applying in May.
Graduated July 2nd
Job offer July 6th...
Still waiting for my ATT