Great News!

So, if you've been following my journey through the Board of Nursing thus far, you would know that I hadn't gotten my permit... hadn't...

I got it yesterday!

I checked the website, out of the blue, and all of a sudden it looked much different than it had any other time I checked it. I looked closer and it was because my permit had been posted!

My HR lady was so excited when I called her! Her enthusiasm matched mine and that was a great thing to hear. She transferred me over to the education director and she was even more excited! They asked if I was okay starting in the middle of the week, or if I wanted to wait until a new week started. I told them, "I've been waiting months to be able to work, so the sooner the better!" the HR lady really seemed to like that answer ;)

Anyway, I go to work on Thursday (tomorrow) but it's mostly just paperwork. Then Monday is hospital orientation, but I'm hoping to be able to work a couple days in between but we'll see.

Off to try to be productive and study for the NCLEX. Maybe I'll just take another nap.

"Just wait 5 more days..."

I called 12-15 times today to talk with BON, but the automated system just says they are experiencing "high call volumes and cannot take my call at this time" after which it hangs up on you.

So, I began emailing everyone I could at said BON. I finally got a call back from a lady there who told me to wait another 5 days because there are so many graduations all at the same time they are swamped.

WHO DO I CALL TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FRICKIN' BON???

Seriously, this is ridiculous. I've been waiting on them for 2 months. They have lost my paperwork and they are not keeping their promise about finishing each step in 10 business days. Seriously people, you know graduations happen at least 2 times a year... HIRE MORE PEOPLE!!!

Honestly, you know how it gets, so why is now the normal time to be "understaffed" but not do anything about it. Get more people on the phones, get more people processing mail, get more people processing licenses and permits. For goodness sake, double your staff for 2 months around May graduations and another 2 months during December graduation and your life will not suck so bad when said graduation times come around.

For the love of Pete, somebody find the person I'm supposed to complain to so that I can get shit done for the people coming after me because this is COMPLETELY unacceptable.

My "cousin" (mom's cousin's daughter-in-law) had to wait 3 months for my state's regulatory agency to process her radiation tech licensing because they were moving buildings and took their sweet-ass time while also putting everyone else's life on hold who is depending on the agency to process their paperwork in order to start making a living. Seriously, there is no way to be able to prepare for this stuff besides hope that you have enough life savings to deal with the bullshit that is dealing with governmental agencies.

Today I need a Haldol...