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Two questions...

Wow, I can't believe that when I joined this forum I had just decided to go back to school, and now, here I am 3 months away from graduating!

So, just wondering...How long did you wait to take NCLEX after graduating and how long did it take you to find a job?

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    I took the PN boards about 2 months after graduating, but I started working as a graduate nurse in a jail a few days after graduating. this was in 2010.

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    Older than dirt here :roflmao:

    Grad in May of 83, took my boards in early July (worked as a GN till the results came back in late August) and been a workin' ever since.....

    my butt is tired! :nurse:

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    I graduated almost 3 years ago. I had a job before I wrote my exam, through a friend I made here on AN. The market was terrible, and I decided to relocate, which was the best decision I could have made. Most of my friends have jobs, but those who were picky took up to a year to find them.

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    I had a job a month before I graduated, and I took NCLEX less than 4 weeks after graduation.

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    I started applying for jobs in October 2011, received a couple of conditional job offers right before I graduated in December 2011, took NCLEX as soon as I could (about 2 weeks), started my job in January 2012.

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    Graduated end of December 2011 and took NCLEX the end of January, which was the first available date. I started my first nursing job February 1st.

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    I took the NCLEX two weeks after graduating and got a job five weeks later.

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    Take NCLEX as quickly as possible after graduation.

    I was hired 3 months before I graduated for my first RN position. I graduated in December of 2011. Started my internship the last week of January 2012.

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    I took the NCLEX about a month after graduation. I wanted my studying and school knowledge of nursing to be fresh. I started working in early September of the same year.

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    I took my NCLEX 3 weeks after graduation and I got a nursing job 6 months after finishing school.

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    Accepted an internship position in April, graduated in May, started my internship in June, took NCLEX in July. Don't wait!

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    Graduated in May. Took NCLEX and became licensed in July. Started working in September.

    Good Luck!

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