Where will you be working when you pass NCLEX????

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Let's keep our eyes on the ball! We are all worried about passing NCLEX. In reality, the majority of people pass on their first try. The average number of questions that people answer is 110! (I just took an ATI review course through my school and we went over all of this!)

Let's talk about where we will be a few months from now....

I took a job on a stroke step-down unit. I'm so excited to start! There is a new unit director and she is really motivated about getting the unit to mesh well. BUT...I'm also really nervous to start. I feel like a little fish in a big pond again!

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Specializes in Emergency Dept.

I feel same way. I’m getting ready to take the NCLEX-RN . I have a dilemma I don’t know where to start. Should I start working in Florida or New York ?. Should I start ER or Med/Surg? I have a lot to figure out.

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I feel same way. I'm getting ready to take the NCLEX-RN . I have a dilemma I don't know where to start. Should I start working in Florida or New York ?. Should I start ER or Med/Surg? I have a lot to figure out.

From what I have heard from experienced nurses....it's best to start on a Med/Surg-type floor. This is where you will be able to hone all of the skills you learned in school. This will also give you the opportunity to master time-management skills. The advanced practice nurses and managers that I know feel that a Med/Surg nurse can handle anything that is thrown at them.

As I said before, I am going to be working on a Step-down unit, but there are also a lot of Med/Surg rooms on my unit. This will be very challenging, but on eof my initial goals as a new nurse is to practice everything I have learned!

Best of luck to you!

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Specializes in Emergency Dept.
From what I have heard from experienced nurses....it's best to start on a Med/Surg-type floor. This is where you will be able to hone all of the skills you learned in school. This will also give you the opportunity to master time-management skills. The advanced practice nurses and managers that I know feel that a Med/Surg nurse can handle anything that is thrown at them.

As I said before, I am going to be working on a Step-down unit, but there are also a lot of Med/Surg rooms on my unit. This will be very challenging, but on eof my initial goals as a new nurse is to practice everything I have learned!

Best of luck to you!

How did you get a job? you already pass the NCLEX?

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

I will be starting on a med/surg unit part time. After my orientation I will then start orienting in the ICU for OPT, and waiting for a position to open up there. I will work with my temporary permit until my NCLEX results come in.

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How did you get a job? you already pass the NCLEX?

I was hired in September (during my last semester of school.) I had clinicals on the floor I was hired onto..... I will begin orientation once I pass NCLEX.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept.
I was hired in September (during my last semester of school.) I had clinicals on the floor I was hired onto..... I will begin orientation once I pass NCLEX.

Oh I see. Hmmm....I guess i can start sending out my resume.

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Specializes in PACU.

I will be working in the PACU!!! I have been there for over a year as a nursing assistant. I will probably be starting in MArch.... or whenever I take boards:)

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Specializes in NICU.

I'll be starting off in the NICU in 2 weeks! Woohoo!! I can't wait. Now, I'm just waiting on my ATT so I can schedule my NCLEX. I would like to get that over with ASAP.

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I start in one week on a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. I'm soooo nervous and excited! Good luck to everyone!

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I probably won't be :o I'm moving South and will be immediately applying for licensure by endorsement in my new state after passing NCLEX here in Ohio. So I've decided to wait a bit before job searching.

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NICU!!!!!!!!!!

NCLEX 1/16

Start work 1/21

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