It's Amazing!

I really can't believe it's actually happened but... I am a REAL REGISTERED NURSE! I took my RN NCLEX on Friday June 4, 2010. I got 75 questions of which I was sure I got 2 or 3 correct. I was sure I had bombed the exam. I had to wait 48 hrs to get my results. I have had a few very horrible 48 hr stretches but this I might say was among one of the worst. I was so relieved when I found out I passed that all I could do was cry. I am so glad that's over with. It's so unreal that I am finished with that part of my life.
I have been working full time orienting as an RN on the Infant medical/surgical unit and it has been awesome. At first I was EXTREMELY overwhelmed with the prospect of remembering so many protocols and so much information and providing extraordinary care to my patients. The good thing is, each shift I feel better about being on my own. I work with so many amazing, helpful people and I know I will always be able to use them as resources during my nursing career. I really can honestly say, I love my job! What an amazing time of life!

Graduation...

Graduation went well, besides the speaker at our departments ceremony, coulda done without her! It was nice to have so much family support. Here are some pictures from the day.

TOMORROW...

...I graduate from Nursing school!!! For so long this day has seemed so far away, I really can't believe it's here already! It seems like this was just yesterday. I am so excited yet so scared of what happens now!
Where do I go from here? Well, I start full time at PCMC on May 2nd! I orient until I get authorization to take and then PASS my Nursing Boards then I integrate for a bit then on my own. I'm gonna give full time a try for now since the kids really like daycare but we'll see how it goes.
Graduation pictures to come.

Easter 2010...

I know this is a little late but better late then never, right?? We had a fun Easter this year, it was a little crazy since I had to take the ATI the next day. For those of you who don't know the ATI is a test RN students at Weber State have to take AND PASS in order to graduate and be able to take RN boards (the NCLEX). It supposedly acts as an indicator as to what percentage the RN students have at passing the NCLEX on the first try, it also acts as an indicator as to how well they are teaching us. Anywho, I had the test on the 5th and rocked it! I'm so relieved and happy to have that over with!
Back to Easter, we forgot the camera for MeeMaw's Easter egg hunt, and we also forgot to take pictures of the kids as they saw their baskets :( . We did however take pictures of the baskets after the Easter Bunny had come and gone.

We had a family home evening lesson earlier in the week and talked about what Easter is about. It's amazing how much Peyton is retaining and can tell us about what he is learning in church and in FHE. Every week in FHE he readily participates and is excited when he know's the right answers (which is quite often). Bailey on the other hand, we're lucky if she sits still!