I can sign my name "Nicole Salisbury, RNA" HAHA. Not yet "RN" but I'm close! (RNA = Registered Nurse Applicant). The day that I never thought would come finally did... I graduated from NURSING school (with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Science with a major in Registered Nursing). Let me tell you, it feels great! It feels good to have made it (the first time around) and with relatively good grades & being a member in the National Technical Honor Society... and with only slightly loosing my mind once or twice ;-)
My journey isn't over yet of course, I still have a lot of studying & practicing for my NCLEX. Right now I just wait until the Board of Nursing approves my application (& gets all the paperwork from my school) and then I will get my ATT letter and be able to schedule my NCLEX exam. I'm hoping for mid January. Then I can start working!
OK, OK, here's what you really want... pictures (& there's lots of them)!
Haylee and I before the ceremony started <3
The classes (final edit done by Rebekah) put a slide show together for the families...
Here is mine
a random one, I'm in the bottom right corner if you can see me LOL
Beautiful girl waiting SO patiently!
Dave and her got there at 2 and it didn't start til 3... and it was over at 4:30. Not to mention she didn't have a nap! I was proud of my girl =)
Rebekah and I LOL
(Rebekah is the oldest sister of the little girl Gabby I used to watch all the time)
Rebekah saying her speech... which was pretty funny
Getting pinned by Ms. Farazaneh
(she taught out class Med/Surg 1 and Acute Care)
waiting for the others to be pinned with my lamp
Just got my lamp lit
Saying the nurses
pledge by Florence Nightingale
half of my class & the night class
the rest of my class
My family & I after the ceremony <3
With beautiful flowers from them, my parents and my sister & her family!
My favorite sister and I ;-)
Angie & I
Pam came too!
My wonderful parents!
So glad to have gone through this whole thing with Rebekah
After the ceremony we had reservations at PF Changs to celebrate. I thought it was only going to be Dave, Haylee, my parents and Kimberly & Jacob but they surprised me and Pam & Angie were there also! Sneaky, sneaky!
Cutie! She played with Pam most of the night!
Opening Pam's gift
so pretty!
close up...
Eating with chop sticks
She did really good!
Then they surprised me again with a cake!!
Dave did a great job picking it out =)
Haylee is eyeing that cake! HAHA
My Mom and Dad got me a gift certificate to
All Heart. I'm very excited, I plan to get some shoes and probably some scrubs (when I know where I'm going to work and what color to wear)! Kimberly and Jacob got me a hair gift certificate. They gave it to me early so I could get it cut before my ceremony... although we had to wear our hair up so I guess it didn't really matter HAHA. Oh well, I was very excited! And Angie gave me a super cute Christmas ornament (see below)...
I had such a wonderful day and I am so thankful for my hubby, parents, sister and Angie & Pam. I felt so loved that day and could feel how proud everyone was of me =) Also, the love I got on Facebook from all my family and friends who couldn't make it made me so happy! Thank you EVERYONE, you'll never understand how truly blessed I feel.
