success!

So I finally got a job. I will be working at Riverview. I can't decide if I like the hours or not there are pros and cons for it. I am working 10:00pm-6:30am. Gonna have to get used to that. Getting to start at around the $25 I was thinking though and made 8 hours worth of pay for four hours of videos this morning. Well it is going to be interesting that much I know. Hopefully I will make it. I think I will, but there is always that thought you know, of something going wrong. The nights shouldn't be too bad with the patients sleeping. It will just be the falls, night delerium, and the deaths. Anyways gotta start somewhere ya know.

As for the car the search goes on. The guy I was basically going to buy his Jetta from sold it before I could look at it. He said he couldn't show it till a certain time so I was waiting and he said he sold it. Jerk. Now I am back to square one and sorta scrambling for a car. I have been looking in lots and having Paul our car guy look at auctions to no avail. So the search continues and I am still in car limbo.

Update, school, job, and family tree

Well thought I better give an update. I am five weeks post-op today. Doing well. I have what I think is my last post-op appointment tomorrow. Next week I am supposed to be able to put my arms up and start doing arm exercises if I want as well as wear underwire bras. I have to go bra shopping and start trying on my clothes to see what I am keepig or not.

I am also still job searching. I think I have put out around 45 applications without the hint of even an interview. It is very frustrating especially when I am not used to this kind of job searching. I had no problem getting my last two jobs.

I am also about one month away from completing my first semester with WSU to get my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Not sure if I will be taking 6 or 8 credits for summer. Probably 6 since it is a shorter semester. I will be taking three more semesters with either 6 or 8 credits to finish my last 20. Should be done May 2011. I have to take at least 6 credits at a time to get the financial aid. Just starting taking out loans I am going to have to pay back. That is somewhat disappointing, but I know that most have a lot of debt to pay off already so I am actually doing rather well in that arena. Just need that darn job to start paying things off and of course buying things too. :)

Yesterday I also started to work on a family tree. I have been wanting to do this. I really am pretty ignorant when it comes to family. Being in my Plateau Tribes Indians Health class has also made me decide to do this so I know more of my heritage. It is definetly going to be quite a project, but hopefully interesting at the same time.

Finally, I am working on selling my car so that I can get something newer. Nothing too exciting just something I am having problems with here and there and something that I can own and not pay payments on. This way when I get a job I can worry about paying Josh back, school loans, buying furniture and such, and moving out.

I should also mention that we have been watching a Boxer named Lilly for someone my dad knows. She has definelty grown on me. I will miss her when she leaves on April 3rd and goes home wherever that may end up being.

Well that's all for now.

NCLEX take 1

So I guess a lot has gone on since I posted last. I still don't have a job nor have had any interviews. I applied for others like dialysis clinics and vascular and general surgery at SHMC. HFH got back to me and said they filled a position I applied for internally. So no luck on the job front yet.

I have found out that Brandon S. will be coming to Spokane for a few weeks before he goes to Everett. That is something to look forward to. Kinda been in a blah down mood the last couple days. Today didn't help that.

I took my NCLEX licensing exam to become an RN today. WOW. worst test of my life. I basically knew nothing about almost all of the questions they gave me. There was a drug question about every 3-5 questions. I suck at drugs and don't know why they expect a new nurse to know information about drugs they haven't worked with yet. We are expected to look them up when we don't know what they are before we give them. So we should be able to during the test. Anyways there were also questions about a bunch of procedures that I hadn't heard of either. Long story short I am about 99% sure that I failed the test. Not in one of those "oh I failed" feelings where people actually did good. I don't see how that could be when I knew nothing about the test. I basically got all 75 questions about stuff I had never heard of. 75 questions is the minimum amount you can get. The computer can go to 265 questions. It determines as you go. It gives you a question. If you answer it correct it gives you a harder one. If you answer it wrong it gives you an "easier" question. It goes about this and shuts off when it has determined whether you have passed or failed or you have reached 265 questions or gone past your 6 hour time limit. Mine shut off at 75 and i felt clueless the whole time. I FAILED.

Ok, so I won't technically know till about Saturday, but I hate to say I am pretty glass totally empty at this point.

In other news.....I am officially a Washington State university student. I am taking 10 credits online. Four classes. N360, N365, N405, and N478. I am actually pretty overwhelmed already. I guess I am just have to really work on not procrastinating cause if I get behind in any class during and given week I will be screwed.



So on that note I better get back to trying to finish up the third class' week's assignment so I can work on the fourth class' assignment. Lots of reading and posting and figuring out APA formatting to do.

Job apps, test, and apartment hunting

So I applied for three more jobs yesterday. Two ER jobs at Valley. One part time and the other full time and a float nurse position at Holy. I had previously applied for two other cardiac part time positions, but they say sorry we don't want to interview you on their status'. I also went and looked at the Rosewood Apartments I have been meaning to. They are behind the Les Schwab off Sullivan. I definitely loved the 2 bedroom/ 2 bath apartment. It's about 900sf and $740/month. The let downs for the place are no carports, wait list on the garages which are $50/month, I didn't see any visitor parking, and there is no clubhouse for a fitness facility or pool. I really do like the apartment though. Definitely on my list.

I also finally got around to taking one of the 265 question practice test on my Pearson Vue CD. It took 2 1/2 hours and I ended up getting a 68%. I think that means I may not have passed. I did find out though while reviewing the questions that at least one of mine was right and they marked it wrong. I'll just have to keep practicing and hope for the best.

SHMC meet and greet

So I went to the SHMC graduation reception thing. I found out that the cardiac position is being filled internally first. DANG. So she said the positions that open up from moving 8 hr position people to the 12 will be open and she will review the applications for that. I still am not too hopeful about getting that. Maybe the float position will pan out. I also found out that SHMC has better benefits than HFH. You would think they would be the same being they are both Providence hospitals in the same city. SHMC starts at $24.75is per hour. You can get full benefits at 20 hours per week too. That is a major bonus. Anyways that is all I have to say about that.

Job applications

So I don't think that I got the Vancouver job. I didn't get a call or email for an interview. My application still says it is being reviewed, but they said I would have known by Friday the 20th. I applied on the 19th for three other jobs here in Spokane. One at Holy Family which is a part time 1:00-9:30pm ER position. I also applied at Sacred Heart for a days full time Cardiac floor position and a days full time Float nurse position. I hope I get something. Especially the full time ones. Particularly the cardiac. It could help me waylay into ER someday I think. And I really need a full time job so I can move out of my parent's basement. I AM DONE LIVING HERE. Wish me luck.

Applying myself

Well I have officially turned in my application for license, NCLEX exam registration and just now sent in an application to Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, WA for their ER Internship Program.



The application took me a couple hours. I finished writing my cover letter before opening the online application. I hate filling out applications. They want information I do not remember. I do not know my supervisor's name from Sears over 8 years ago who I worked for only for a couple months. And I do not remember how much they paid me. Anyways, I will know by November 20th if they want to do an interview. At least I will know reallly soon and not have to wait. Then I can concentrate on school and probably filling out other applications. The internship is very competative, but I filled out an appication anyways. So soon I will know.....