Hi all!

Hello ladies and gents,

I just wanted to stop by and say hi to all..I know we are all super busy right now with our new nursing careers but that doesn't mean we have to stop looking on here or stop keeping each other updated. With that note I just want to let you folks know that my job is going well, its kind of scary now that I'm off orientation and flying solo, but I work with a great team of nurses who definently lend a helping hand when needed, not to mention that I work alongside my best friend Ale.


Other than that I just purchased my first home, which I am very happy about. I am just enjoying life with my kids and family. I would love to hear how everything is going for everyone else....

I miss you all!

♥ Nurse Drea

Yearbook?

So does anyone know how the yearbook is coming along??? Just wondering. Hope everyone is doing well..........

YearBook!

Hello all!
I wanted to update you all on the happenings with the yearbook. Pre-Nclex, I moved very slowly with the yearbook, (because I had to study for NCLEX, of course). Post NCLEX I moved swiftly to complete the yearbook (because I want to get this thing from over my head).

Anyway, when I went to open the yearbook document in my laptop, so I could show one of our classmates the last phase of the book; the book would not open, stating "It had a broken link"! This has been disasterous!!!!!! Please have patients with me.

Please know, I have all of your money sitting in a bank acct at Washington Mutal UNTOUCHED, if waiting for the yearbook is a problem for you, please contact me, nsporter2003@yahoo.com. I will keep you all updated, hoping to finish the ReDo of this yearbook by the end of next week.

That's right...I passed!

I found out a couple of weeks ago I passed my boards, so call me Sarah R.N! Hope everyone is having a good summer and taking some time to relax in the midst of starting new jobs!

Ms. Maria Montes, R.N.

Newly Engaged Maria, is now newly engaged Maria, R.N.!!!

WHAT A RELIEF........

Yaaay!!!!! I passed. Thank God! Congratulations and good luck.

ADD 1 MORE TO THE LIST!!!!!

LINDSEY MAY MARIE BURNESS, RN......I was soooo freakin' out the last two and a half days.... doubting myself to the fullest and then TA DA!!! my name pops up!!!! this is so surreal! Almost too hard to believe...but i checked more than once and its me!!! Good luck to everyone still waiting to take it and to my fellow RN's out there... i'll see ya on the floor!!!!...Lindsey Burness, RN.

9 days later....

Hello! Congrats to all who have passed the NCLEX. Well, after seeing everyone's posts that they found out about passing in about 3 days, I was heartbroken when on the 3rd, 4th, 5th day, my name was NOT on the BRN website. BUT, today, 9 days later, it's there. I checked. I double checked. I triple checked. It's definitely me. I am an RN. Phew!

I did it......I did it

Good Morning. Yay..... I'm a REAL nurse now......HEYYY! Congrats to all those who have passed and for those taking it soon, you will all be in my prayers. I miss all of you guys.......

Crystal Nonan, RN

R.N. Celebration Party!

If you haven't heard. The Nursing Class of May 2008, we are having a R.N. Celebration party!!! It will be August 2nd, we should all plan to be there at around 10. The celebration will be taking place at "The Park Ultra Lounge" in Sacramento. You have to e 21 years old to get in. It will be a great way to celebrate!!!!

The Park Ultra Loung is Great Fun, the best part about it, there are many people of different ages, races, and backgrounds, just like all of us! So come out and lets have some fun!

http://www.theparkdowntown.com/page.php?url=theparklounge

Randy Passed!!!

Randy Kuwamoto wanted me to let everyone know that he passed - yaaay!!!!

Congrats to all!!!

So now that everyone is passing, what is everyone doing? Relaxing, vacationing, working? I'm at St. Josephs in the float pool. Hope everyone is doing well!

Shawna

check check, I have an announcement to make.....

I PASSED! What a big relief! When I found out, i screamed and then cried. Happy tears of course! I am so proud of everyone. From the looks of it, we have a really strong group. Congrats to you all and good luck to those next in line!

Horray!!!

I just want to say congrats to all of you!!! This is sooooo awesome!! We are really nurses!

Stacy Cook, RN

I passed!!

I am offically a Registered Nurse!!! Cograts to everyone that has passed! I am soo proud and happy that I went to delta college!

I passed!!!

After the longest 3 days of my life, I found out this morning that I passed!!!

I seriously thought I failed when I walked out of the testing center...

Good luck everyone!!!

Congratulations to those who have passed and good luck to those who haven't taken the NCLEX

C

Congratulations to all!

Add another one to the pass list.

K. Danielle Mathias-Lamb, RN

I PASSSSSSSSSSSSSED!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to all!!!!!!!!!! What a relief. I still can believe it. I lost 5 lbs waiting for results.
I am so glad the wait is over. I am an official RN. Good luck to all. Barbara

I passed!!! so incredibly happy!

I PASSED!

It is was such a relief when i saw my name come up, i was seriously doubting myself! My prayers were answered, thank you GOD!! Good luck to those who have not taken it!

and the RNs keep coming....

I also have passed and feel a huge weight of pressure lifted off me. Congratulations to all those who have passed and good luck to all of you who are taking the test soon.

Angie Berzin, RN

To All

One more RN :)

I passed................ :) :) :) :) :)

Cynthia Tinney RN
ICU Lodi Memorial Hospital

One more!!!

Hey all you nurses out there and nurses to be!!!... Krystal Champion wanted me to let you all know she also passed!!!! im up on the 28th wish me luck!!!
Krystal Champion, RN and Lindsey Burness, RN to be!!!

RN

It's also official for me, I passed. Boy did I walk away feeling bad. But glad its over.
Yaaahhooo!!!!

Officially a Real Nurse

Hey everyone guess who has joined the rest of you and is now also a "Real Nurse".........me.... me...
Yes Alejandra C. finally got my results and I PASSED!!!!!! Congratulations to all of the previously posted RNs. We did it!!!!

Love,

Alejandra Castaneda, RN

Woohoo!!!!

So....It's official!!I passed too!I'm so thankful it's behind me! Congratulations to everyone else as well!!

Cassie Annis,RN

Congrats to all!

It is so wonderful to see all the successes! Congratulations to all and also to Kelly Widger, RN and Denise Williams, RN who have also passed but are out of town and/or working right now! Let's celebrate!!!

I PASSED!!!

I am on cloud 9-10-11-and 12!!!! I PASSED my NCLEX along with my comadre Nicole!! We went the same day but different times!!We both got the 75 questions and OH BOY were we worried!! That exam was not easy!!! BUT now its done, and we can celebrate!! WATCH out world RN Gemekia is on a roll!! I still can't believe it!!YIPEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Gemekia Molina, RN

NINE FOR NINE

OH MY GOODNESS! I PASSED MY NCLEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY!

I Am Really Nurse Nickey Now, YAAAAAy!
Nicole S. Porter II, R.N.

Eight for Eight

Tonya Robinson called me this morning, she does not have access to the blog, but she wanted to tell you all that SHE PASSED HER NCLEX!

YOU GO MS. ROBINSON, R.N.!!!!!!

7 of 7

Hey Ladies and Gents!
I got an e-mail last night from Miss Ashlie Guthrie, SHE PASSED HER NCLEX!!!!!
{she cannot access the blog}

CONGRATULATIONS MISS R.N.

I passed 6 for 6

I passed!!! OMG I seriously thought I failed...I only got 75 questions...but I was wrong I passed! Good Luck to everyone else, you will all be in my prayers.

♥ Andrea Loera, RN (that sounds so good)

5 of 5

Jennifer Lewis wanted me to post that she passed her NCLEX! She does not have access to the blog. Congratulations Jen!!!!

Barbara Jennifer Lewis, R.N.

IT'S FINALLY OVER

I TOOK THE TEST TODAY AT 2PM. I WAS SO NERVOUS. I AM GLAD IT IS OVER. I HAD 83 QUESTIONS AND AM PRETTY SURE THAT I GOT THE LAST ONE RIGHT. I HOPE I PASSED. TALK TO YOU SOON.

Oh my goodness!

Hi everyone! So I finally got a job at John Muir in Walnut Creek, which is really exciting because it is a magnet hospital. The only thing is I have to pass boards on the 11th to keep it..yikes, the pressure is on! Good luck to everyone else too!

Advice

I'm up to dance this Wednesday (the 9th). Does anyone, that has already taken the test have any last minute advice? Thank you all in advance, and I will see you on the other side!

NCLEX

FOR NCLEX AND CALCULATIONS, DID YOU ROUND NUMBERS OR PUT FOR EXAMPLE 8.33. I GUESS I AM UP NEXT. TALK TO YOU SOON

Four for Four

I passed!!!!!!!!!!!



Stacy A. Cook, RN

Hello, hello~

Hi All!
I just wanted to know...how is everyone studying? (and those who passed, any advice?) I'm soooo nervous! I had to change my date because I felt under prepared and far from confident!

Any advice helps!

Martha

Yearbook Info

Fritz Chin will process our yearbook July and they will be ready September. I know, it is a long time. We are all patient and please understand this was a Process of its own. Once the yearbooks are in I will call you. Thanks for all of your lovely pictures! Our yearbook is awesome!!!

Three for Three

I passed!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two for Two

Hi all-
It's official for me as well....I passed! Thank goodness that is over, it is wonderful! Now the celebration can truly begin. Good luck to all on the NCLEX and in your future careers...

Amie Edwards, RN

NCLEX Words of Wisdom

Thank you all that posted congrats! Here are my tips to what I believe helped me pass the NCLEX in hopes that EVERYONE will be successfull from our class...

1. Do A LOT of questions...(I did about 8,000) It puts you in test mode...and read the rationales.
2. DON'T STRESS!!!!! I know this one's hard...here's what I did. I got a hotel the night before in the town and drove to the test center the night before so I knew the route. I got a good nights rest and the next morning I had only the stress of the test and not the drive, plus wondering if I was gonna make it on time.
3. Believe you can pass! That one's huge...I mean "HELLO!", we passed nursing school...we all know basic nursing and have the ability to pass! Believe in yourself!
4. Remember, 85% of first time test takers pass...that is unbelievable odds in YOUR favor!

Good luck!!!!!! I know you will all do well! Don't stress!!!!

I PASSED!!!!!

It's official!!!!!!! I passed!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels so GOOD!!!!!!! Good luck to everyone!

Susan Casias, RN

Pictures Are Ready

PICTURES ARE READY TO BE PICKED UP
AT FRITZ CHIN!!!!

THEY ARE AWESOME

pS: pLEASE bE pATIENT, wITH tHE yEARBOOK, jEN AND i hAVE bEEN sTUDYING fOR oUR bOARDS. jENNIFER AND i sHOULD hAVE iT cOMPLETED fOR pRODUCTION bY tHE eND OF nEXT wEEK.

more pics

a little late ... miss you all ... good luck on the boards!!!

...and more pics

Pinning Pics

more pics!

More pinning pics

Pinning Pics

More pics for the yearbook!

PIX for yearbook

PIctures for yearbook

Kaplan

Does anyone know what we need to bring. I can't find my envelope of info, we did recieve one right. I have my enrollment ID#, and class code#, we also bring #2 pencil. Probably need ID as well. Anything else?

Authorization to Test Information

I had to pay Pearson's $200 to receive my Authorization to Test, you can register on-line. I registered last night and I received my ATT this morning
www.pearsonvue.com/nclex

NCLEX APPOINTMENT!!

I have my NCLEX appointment.....not quite sure how I feel about this yet.....There were a couple of appointments left for June but I was not feeling that brave, so I went with July 9th....how do you pick a good test date??....I hope July 9th turns out to be a great test date! Let us know what is going on out there with the rest of you.

PICTURES

PLEASE POST ANY CAPPING AND PINNING PICTURES YOU MAY HAVE! ALSO, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD POST ANY CAP AND GOWN (GRADUATION) PICTURES YOU MAY HAVE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ANY PICTURES YOU MAY HAVE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES IN THEM.
THIS IS NEEDED FOR OUR YEARBOOK.

Here are some helpful interview websites for anyone interested. These helped my a lot. I think I have a job. Find out tomorrow. They left me a message today about a position as a nurse. Good luck everyone.

http://www.baptistnurses.org/nurse_careers/interviews.asp

http://career-advice.monster.com/interview-preparation/nursing/Nursing-Interview-Questions/home.aspx

http://www.characterbasedleadership.com/health1.html

http://www.scribd.com/doc/17315/Most-frequently-asked-Interview-Questions

http://www.udel.org/CSC/pdfs/NurseInterview.pdf

IP NUMBERS ARE IN

Hey all,

IP numbers are in on the BRN website.....OH MY GOSH, THIS IS REAL!!

KAPLAN REVIEW AT DELTA COLLEGE

FYI, I received a phone call that the review at Delta college will be in Cunningham 333. The review starts June 7Th at 9:00 am, they ask that students arrive 10 min before 9:00, and to please be on time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring # 2 pencil.

I just wanted to take a second to say THANKS to Nurse Nickey!!!

I was just thinking about all that you have done and planned, for us. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of it. I can not imagine how stressful it has been to plan everything that you have done over the past 2 years. See you tomorrow, I'm sure everything will go smoothly. You're awesome,...and I can't believe all of this craziness is almost over??!! Good Luck to everyone, I'm gonna miss you guys!!!

CONGRATS AND BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL !!

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to congratulate each and every one of you and wish you all lots of love, health and happiness in your new career as nurses! There is a WORLD of opportunity out there for us now and we are not nearly as dangerous as we used to be........(we hope). I also wanted to Thank so many of you who have shared notes, passed down study guides and have just been a great "support" group while I have traveled down the ADN road. I think we are an awesome class and always wanted each other to succeed. I will miss seeing so many of you on a regular basis, I think it will take a little while to re-adjust to not being in the ADN program. God Bless and Good Luck to you all on this new journey in life.


(NEXT STOP..............NCLEX,NCLEX,NCLEX......GO TEAM !!)

Slide Show ??????????????????????????

Does anyone know if we get to see the slide show before the pinning ceremony ??????????????????????????????????????????????????

Just a few reminders

Rehearsal is 1-3, pics 3-5, ceremony at 7pm.

SNA will be collecting Used Blues at the rehearsal, BJ's will donate back 15% of food sold between 4-9pm to SNA.

Congrats to all!!

Friendship Pact!

First Step of The Pact is To Pick A Leaf

All Eight of Us Picked A Leaf

Gemeka Led The Friendship Pact

We Shall Remain Friends Until The Day All Of Our Leaves Return To Each Other
{Our Bond Grew Stronger At This Point}

We Walked Down The Pier, Where We Would be Bonded For Life As Friends

We Released our Leaves

Our Pact Was Sealed and So Was Our Sisterhood!

I Love You Guys and I Will Miss You