The Results are in!

So, I know you all remember that I just recently graduated from RN school. Yeah me! Did you all remember that I had that one last test to take - my nursing boards test?

Well I took those boards, on July 7th. I kept telling everyone 7/7 had to be a lucky day! So I went up the night before and stayed at my dad's house, I had to be there bright and early at 7:30 am. The test is a computer adaptive test which basically means that if you get questions right they give you harder and harder questions until they feel you have passed a certain number of hard questions. The minimum number of questions is 75, the maximum is 265. Big range here huh? Prior to my test date, 4 others from my class had taken the test, all of them got 75 questions and they all passed. So I am feeling pretty good about my odds, but they all took a $400 review course that I did not take, I went to the beach instead. Priorities right?

Anywho, I got there, had to do fingerprints, palmprints, give a DNA sample (ok not) and got situated at my computer. I remember looking at the clock on my computer and it read 7:45. I remember a brief prayer of a clear head and calm. And so I began. The first question wasn't so bad, I felt pretty confident, I must have gotten it right because they kept getting harder. I remember I got lots of OB/Newborn which was a huge blessing for me! I recall seeing question #68 and then quit paying attention to what question I was on because I knew I would get myself all worked up if I got to #75 and had to keep going. The next thing I remember is a big blue screen, I had a brief moment of panic thinking oh no the computer froze I have to start over blah blah blah. Then I realized I was done.

I left there (practically running) feeling so confident that I had passed. But 48 hours is a long to wait to get results and of course by Friday morning I had myself convinced I had failed.

Friday morning I had to work. At Salem they are super strict about what websites you can and can't access. Luckily I was able to get onto the website for my results. Of course I had about 10 people standing around me as I was looking them up. But guess what? I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I printed out that paper, highlighted the part that said passed and showed it to anyone and everyone that would look. When I got home that night my family had me a wonderful cake made, dinner cooked, Hannah made me a certificate that said #1 Nurse! It was one of the most memorable days ever! I still sometimes tell my husband - "Do you realize you are married to an RN?" He just laughs. I love it! And I am so glad this phase of my life has come to an end!