Vocational/practical Nurse And Very Proud!!!!!

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 23, 2006

hi guys, i also live in california. just took my NCLEX-LVN on 2/16 and am nervously awaiting my results. Felt like i failed too along with two of my friends even though I was an A student in school. California makes you wait up to 4 weeks (cruel). I am about to lose my mind. Afraid to open get the mail and not get the mail!!! Mine cut off at 85? This is nervewracking!!! :nurse: (hopefully - please Lord)

hello oldernursingstudent! i took the NCLEX one day ahead of you .. it stopped at 85 too. the thing is.. i wasnt an A student in school. I had 3 probations and was about to get kicked out from the program. I think its because i have a really poor study habit.. i hate reading and studying...i was even surprised why i made it to the the nursing program. but i am sure you did good !!!!

MimismomRN · Feb 23, 2006

hi gr8nurse, well that doesn't matter, most of my friends struggled through nursing school for the same reason. don't be so hard on yourself, you made it through school and you should be prasied and proud of yourself for that and i believe if God has brought us this far he will bring us through to the finish line. We just need to leave it in his hands. I will be keeping you in my prayers each day as we wait for our letters. I wish we didn't have to wait so long and could get those quick results like other states. my daughter who is 21 is in the RN program and she is struggling too. this is a very difficult and stressful program and we need to pat ourselves on the back that we made it. I am rooting for you!!!! where in california do you live? i live in palmdale, ca. take care and keep in touch. :) :)

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 23, 2006

hi gr8nurse, well that doesn't matter, most of my friends struggled through nursing school for the same reason. don't be so hard on yourself, you made it through school and you should be prasied and proud of yourself for that and i believe if God has brought us this far he will bring us through to the finish line. We just need to leave it in his hands. I will be keeping you in my prayers each day as we wait for our letters. I wish we didn't have to wait so long and could get those quick results like other states. my daughter who is 21 is in the RN program and she is struggling too. this is a very difficult and stressful program and we need to pat ourselves on the back that we made it. I am rooting for you!!!! where in california do you live? i live in palmdale, ca. take care and keep in touch. :) :)

thanks a lot oldernursingstudent!!! well.. i am really proud that i made it to the nursing school.. but.. there's much differences about being proud and having no confidence in oneself. . :uhoh3: but THANK you for the encouragements .. i DO really need it! by the way, i live in Riverside/San Bernardino area. great to know that your daughter is in the nursing program too.. that shows you have a caring family.

edchunt, BSN, RN · Feb 24, 2006

Good luck and I bet you did pass so good luck on your new career.

MimismomRN · Feb 24, 2006

dear gr8nurse, i understand how you feel about the confidence issue. i too struggle with that. i'm 48, oldest in my class and don't have very good self esteem. i have to constantly push myself that i can do it. i am scared to death and also excited about working as a nurse. feel very inadequate most of the time. even though i got A's in class i felt clumsy in clinicals. so i guess we have to work on our confidence. i know we can do this. i am praying for us both to pass and move on to become great nurses. :)

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 24, 2006

Good luck and I bet you did pass so good luck on your new career.

edchunt!! thanks a lot.. from all of us who are taking the NCLEX

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 24, 2006

dear gr8nurse, i understand how you feel about the confidence issue. i too struggle with that. i'm 48, oldest in my class and don't have very good self esteem. i have to constantly push myself that i can do it. i am scared to death and also excited about working as a nurse. feel very inadequate most of the time. even though i got A's in class i felt clumsy in clinicals. so i guess we have to work on our confidence. i know we can do this. i am praying for us both to pass and move on to become great nurses. :)

dear Oldernursingstudent! Can you be my MOM??? heheh.. i am soo touched.. really!!! thanks for the prayers!!! i will be praying for you too. I told my friends that , if i pass,, then God really wants me to work as a nurse now.. but if i didnt,, that means.. i still have to do more studying... its either way.. God knows about my tomorrow.. even when before i was born. I think the oldest in my class was around mid 50's and I really admired her.. she was just the BOMB!!! hahaha .. well, hope we both pass.

MimismomRN · Feb 24, 2006

okay, i guess i have three daughters now. i see alot of myself in you. you now have another "biggest fan" and i am rooting for you and in your corner. i believe God has brought us to where we are for a reason and i believe he wants to use us to comfort others. so we will just hang on and trust in him. he got me through each day of nursing school when i thought i could not take another step so i believe he will get us through this wait too. just hang on and i will too. i'm also praying he gives us more confidence in ourselves and to believe in ourselves as he has believed in us. i will share this scripture with you as it gets me through the tough times "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". take care sweetie.

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 25, 2006

okay, i guess i have three daughters now. i see alot of myself in you. you now have another "biggest fan" and i am rooting for you and in your corner. i believe God has brought us to where we are for a reason and i believe he wants to use us to comfort others. so we will just hang on and trust in him. he got me through each day of nursing school when i thought i could not take another step so i believe he will get us through this wait too. just hang on and i will too. i'm also praying he gives us more confidence in ourselves and to believe in ourselves as he has believed in us. i will share this scripture with you as it gets me through the tough times "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". take care sweetie.

hmm..2 daughters and a son?.. hhehe.. i am a male nurse to be.. i love that verse in the Bible. I hope you and your family will have a safe week end.

MimismomRN · Feb 25, 2006

so sorry, erase the daughter and add a son :) :) :) that's what i get for going throug nursing school and menopause at the same time. please forgive me. hope you are doing good. have a great weekend.

gr8nurse2006 · Feb 26, 2006

so sorry, erase the daughter and add a son :) :) :) that's what i get for going throug nursing school and menopause at the same time. please forgive me. hope you are doing good. have a great weekend.

Don't worry about it MOM...:) my week end was great. how was yours? ... still waiting here for the result! I have two friends who took the NCLEX RN and both of them failed. :imbar:crying2: ..now i am soo worried about my result, but at the same time, i feel comforted cause I am not going to be alone if I failed! :)

MimismomRN · Feb 26, 2006

hey son, we've both gotta think positive. believe me i am feeling the same way you did. here is a bit of encouragement though. a girl in my class who barely got through nursing school, didn't study took NCLEX early Feb. and I just got a call yesterday that she passed. she got like 185 questions. i am praying for both of us to pass. some of the nurses at the hospital told me most people pass but they all felt like there were going to fail. so we've just gotta keep positive. oh, that girl in my class i told you about, she had to wait exactly 3 weeks to get her letter. so i figure i have almost two more weeks to wait. i forgot what date did you take yours on. we can estimate when we should be hearing. going to run and go see a movie with my family now "Fireball". take my mind off the NCLEX for a while. take care and you are in my prayers every day!!!!!