Finally an NCLEX date.

I mentioned in my last post, once I figured out what was going on with my authorization to take the NCLEX I would post an update so here it is. The NCLEX is the national council licensure examination, some people call it the boards. Either way it's the test I have to take to become an official nurse. It is the dividing line between saying "i have a bachelor's in nursing" and " i am a nurse."

I called the board this morning to get an update on what was going on an the evaluator told me she had put it in on Thursday which if I was smart and had checked my email over the weekend I would have know. But atlas I can not change the past, but that would have saved a lot of stress and anxiety plus given me a few more study days.

I will be taking my NCLEX on September 17 in the afternoon. Which is just 3 weeks away! I ended up going with this date because it was the only afternoon test appointment available in the next 2 months and anyone who knows me knows how bad I am at mornings, especially ones where I have to wake up earlier than 5. So I am in beast mode for studying.

Before my blog sabbatical, I had posted saying I knew I wanted to work in pediatrics or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which I am very much still open to, However I learned that Adult ICU is also a place I thrive. I was able to do my preceptorship in an adult cardiac ICU unit in phoenix and loved it. I definitely know ICU is where I want to end up working, however considering the job search in California for new graduates can take a year and a half especially in southern california where I want to work I will be happy to find any nursing job in a timely manner.

well after studying for several hours I'm off to bed so i can get up and go to the gym and study more tomorrow.

an attempt at revival

I decided to try and revive the blog one last time. I honestly think now that I no longer have to worry about assignments, clinicals, crazy roommates, or any of the other commitments I was tied down to in my last year of college, I should be able to keep up with a blog again. While I considered writing a book about Post Grad life I decided that it probably wouldn't sell any copies or even be published, so why not just talk about it in the blog I already have. 

So a brief catch in what has happened in my life in the past year...

I graduated cum laude (with honors) with my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. I moved back home with my parents where I have no friends to hangout with (well I had an alcoholic/drug addict/ party girl as my friend for a couple weeks but that will be another post). If you read my older posts you would know that I lost 50 pounds two summers ago, I gained 15 pounds back the next school year and then lost it last summer. This last school year I gained all the weight back, however instead of resorting to appetite suppresents and low-carb low-calorie diet I decided to go with a Paleo diet with at least 3 days at the gym each week. That also deserves it own blog post. I am having some issues with my credits transferring to California to get my RN license in CA, which will also probably be a post once I figure out the results this week. 

That pretty much sums up my current life situation, I'm sure I will expand off of those and I have a few rants about a couple things in the back of my head.