So the wait is finally over. I am unofficially official. For those who are not aware of the fun process that is nursing graduation let me explain the dilemma. I finally graduated from the UCF School of Nursing on May 3, which means I was done with nursing school, but not yet a Registered Nurse. I will be a Registered Nurse after I take and pass the state board test called the NCLEX. However, I cannot take the test until I have received my seating pass or my Authorization to Test (ATT). That wonderful piece of paper makes me a Graduate Nurse (GN), which means I can operate as an Orienting Nurse for 90 days or until I take and pass the NCLEX. So Wednesday the seating pass arrived and was greeted with much excitement from myself and the other nursing staff. I have scheduled the state board test for June 20th at 9am. I am taking a Kaplan review class until June 6th and doing a ton of review questions in the mean time. They say that the passing student has to do an average of 2,000 to 3,000 review questions. I'm not there yet. I'm about half way, but I have time. This week I start full time at GN pay (yeah) but I don't actually start to orient as a GN until next week. So like I said, I'm unofficially official.
The other fun news was our camping weekend. We ran away this weekend with some friends to Juniper Springs in the Ocala National Forest. It was the first chance for us to use the Coleman tent that Mike had gotten last year. Not that we have ANY use for it, but it has a doggy door!
We went on a 4 hour canoe ride where we saw a gator, a whole mess of turtles, a 6 ft. long snake, a yellow jacket's nest, and nearly capsized our boat. Lots of fun. Mike has the scars to prove it. We ate very well and had a wonderful time with a great group of friends.
