I took the NLCEX (nursing boards) on Tuesday June 15th. I could barely sleep a wink the night before. It had been a busy week before. I spoke in church. Packing. Studying. Going to class. But I was ready! Not so much in the sense that I knew everything, but I just wanted to take it and get it over with. So after tossing and turning all night long, 5:55AM come and my alarm rings. I get ready. Eat breakfast, grab my snack, and suitcase and head out the door. I had no idea how long the test would take me. You are allowed 6 hours for it.
I get there. I am the 3rd person in line. Then we have to go through all of these security measures. They scan your hand, fingers, show id...I even had to take my headband off because it was too big! Nothing on your wrists. Then you go into another room, they repeat the process. Finally I am seated in booth #6. The test begins. I was calm. Some questions I knew. Some I didn't. But i just kept a steady pace. Then I noticed that I was on question #70. The minimum number you can get is 75. I keep answering. Question 75...and I hit the next button. The test shuts down. My test is over! That is when my heart started to panic a little. Could my test already be over! At 75!? Did I really get the minimum? Did I pass? They come and get you at your station and then you have to do the security measures again to leave!
And there I am 9:15 AM-done! I had scheduled a flight to Las Vegas for later on in the afternoon. Since I had so much time....I got my cracked windshield fixed and went shopping and out to lunch. It was such a relief to have the test over with!
I headed to Vegas to 1. celebrate if I passed or 2. drown my sorrows if I did not pass. The thing about the NCLEX is that you do not find out if you passed right away. It takes a couple of days to get your results!
Jeffrey bought tickets to see Tarzan at the Tuacahn theater in St. George. So Wednesday night we drove there. Tarzan was great! It was really windy, but it just kind of added to the jungle feel! We got home close to 1Am...and MY RESULTS WERE POSTED! JANET MARIE HILTON: REGISTERED NURSE!!!!
I was so excited!! So its official now. I am a registered nurse. I can work as a nurse! That sounds so crazy to me! So now I am busy trying to find a job!!
So we spent the rest of the week celebrating in Las Vegas! We swam, played Bocce ball, ate cafe rio, went to the strip, went shopping, ate at the cheesecake factory, made tie die shirts, practiced piano, did homework, watched the world cup, took naps, did p90x, mowed the lawn, stopped by my favorite Las Vegas lookout, and celebrated fathers day! It was a great week.
Now I am back at my place in Provo. Its back to real life. And my REAL LIFE now includes me being a NURSE!! How cool!!! :-)
