go to nursing school

Today was a monumental day.

In May I graduated nursing school.July 11, 2008 at 8:00 AM, I took the one test that decided my fate…The NCLEX.

I was so scared while taking the test. I felt as though I was going too fast. But I kept reminding myself that I needed to trust my first instinct. So I did. I finished in 85 questions and in 1 hour, 10 minutes. I left the testing center feeling like a total failure. There were so many things that I was SURE I didn’t get right.

And so the 48 hour wait began. I tried to keep busy but it still lingers in the back of your head. This morning at 10:50, I got on the Pearson Vue website and it said the miraculous words “Your exam results are available for review.”

I quickly grabbed my credit card and punched the numbers in. My hands were shaking and my heart pounding. I’m lucky I didn’t go V-Fib!!! With bated breath, I clicked, “Next”. I could hardly watch. And then I saw the word, “PASS”.

I broke down… Happy tears, like a sigh of relief. All of this that I worked so hard for finally came to an end and with that end came a new beginning. I am a nurse.

I start in September. I’m looking forward to it.

I’m still doing online high school, and I won’t graduate for at least another year since I’m over a year and a half behind. Oh well, I will get there someday! =]

I am starting in January, after I finish my chem and A&P II over the next two semesters. I am excited about what is in store for me!!

I am loving Chemistry and Physiology. All this time I thought I was dumb at these subjects. Turns out I was just waiting for these professors. God is good.

start today! I am trying to get excited, but it is hard becuase theses are only pre-reqs at the local community college… Maybe some cheers would help. :-)

Finished my first semester of pre-requisites and am beginning to put applications in these nest two months.

I am not worried about the stress or the hard work at all. I just want to get in. I think that is oneof the hardest parts.

pick a school and do good

I have just registered for developmental psychology to take online during spring semester. This will be class 2 of the 5 prerequisites I need for nursing school. After this I have nutrition, sociology and ethics!! I’m hoping once our son starts school I will be able to enroll full time in a nursing program and be done in a year or so!

I have three classes I have to take before I can begin my Master’s program, and I will take two of them in the spring. I can take the last one in the summer, and be ready to start in the fall. Now that I am considered an in-state student, I can afford to take these classes! I am looking forward to it, and one of my friends will be taking Physiology with me. Woo Hoo!