NCLEX Tomorrow

Well, the day has finally come, time to sit for my state boards and attain my RN license to practice in Arizona. Eek! Actually, I have been nervous for quite some time but today, they day before, I am really feeling at peace. God has placed it in my heart to serve him through my work as a nurse and he gave me the desire of my heart to work in an icu...so the last step to complete this journey is passing NCLEX. He has known this for a long time and I feel He has prepared me for it. I think I'll pass the 1st time around but I have not left it up to chance, i have put in my time of studying! Maybe not as much as some...but truly, it all comes down to personal preference and amount of weak areas.

Once I pass NCLEX I'll officially be a RN which is the really uneasy part! Now, when people see the "RN" on my badge at work, there is no going back. At JCL they attach a big, large "RN" to your name badge so everyone knows that you are a nurse. No longer can I say "i'm just a student nurse...i'm just an extern...thats the patients RN over there" lol. I actually think it'll push me to be better now with all the responsibility.

Completing nursing school and now sitting for NCLEX is actually going to be a completion of a "life goal". I sure did take the long ways around getting through nursing school but I did it and only because of God's help. I'm ready to start this new phase of life out of school and enjoying it with Rob. Maybe next up, little kiddos??? ;)