CRNE

fsrahman · Jun 18, 2014

Ladies and gentleman this is a call out for help for anyone who reads this for suggestions how to fight back.

My story is a bit long but I urge all to please read and help me decide

I graduated as an RN wrote the CRNE 3 Xs and was unsuccessful. On the last right I had extenuating circumstances which plaqued my performance. I decided to appeal CNOs refusal to registration. In the process I had a lot of time wasted + A lot of correspondence with authorities to gather documentary evidence. I had a death in my immediate family 3 days prior to the exam + I had severe eye infections which prevented me from performing at my best on the last write.

After a long wait CNO got back to me refusing an annulment saying that the eye infections were with me for sometime and I still choose to write so it was my fault. The death my relative was a mattar they were more concerned abt and CNO asked for documentary evidence so that they could say yes. This document was provided to the person who dealt my case after a brief telephonic conversation and I was requested to email the document (which I did) and later I informed the same person that I now had the original document that I was waiting for in the mail.

CNO finally informed me of their final decision that they had to refuse me because although they appreciated my affords in trying to get this death certificate but because they didn't have the documentary evidence at the time of the review they could not offer me the write.

I called the lady the very next day I had received this decision and to my astonishment she agreed that she had the document on file and she said to me let me take a look and she read my name and my relatives name and confirmed ,,,THEN she panicked ,, got distracted and said she would call me later. The letter that was sent to me clearly stated that they refused because they didn't have the document.

The lady got said it was someone else's fault but I never received a call from her again.

I am now instructed according to the final decision that IF I still want to fight I can appeal to the "Health Professions Board" but I think I will write to CNO first & see what is the outcome.

I DO know that the lady who dealt my case will not admit that she created this mess and that this is an error on their behalf and so they will try to reword and defend them in some other way refusing my case.

My career and its chance to begin was destroyed based on a morons careless mistake.

Mind you I DO have prove in email that I sent this lady this document 13 days prior to the final review but it wasn't on file and that made situation a ness

Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN · Jun 18, 2014

So basically, you failed 3 times but it's the CNOs fault?

i agree with the CNO.

What are your excuses for failing the first 2 times?

fsrahman · Jun 18, 2014

So basically, you failed 3 times but it's the CNOs fault?
i agree with the CNO.
What are your excuses for failing the first 2 times?

This issue isn't abt the first 2 times but for the third time I have a very good reason why I should be allowed and CNO was ready to give me this chance! The error is a an administrative error which I had no control over ,,, so I need advice how to defend myself

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jun 18, 2014

You should have withdrawn from the third attempt. As soon as you learned your family member had died you should have contacted CNO and withdrawn. CNO isn't the reason you failed the exam 3 times. Your eye infection and bereavement were distractions the third time around - what were the reasons you failed the first two times? Perhaps you should read through your post above. I understand you have strong feelings about this situation but there are portions of your post that are almost incoherent.

From the CNO website:

I’ve decided to withdraw my application to write the exam. How do I get a refund?

The assessment fee is non-refundable. For a full refund of your examination administration fee, a written request must be received by the College before or on the Deadline to Withdraw or Transfer to Another Examination Without Penalty. A refund cheque will be mailed to you within six weeks of the College receiving your request to withdraw from an examination.

A 50% refund will be issued if written notice is received by the College before or on the fifth business day before the examination date.
No refund will be issued if notice is received less than five business days before the examination date.
If you are a student in a nursing program and your school informs the College that you are not expected to complete your program before the date of the examination, then your name will be removed from the examination schedule and you will receive a refund equal to 50% of the examination administration fee.
The College provides full refunds on compassionate grounds (subject to documentation) if an applicant is unable to write the exam because of illness or a family emergency. Each request is considered on a case-by-case basis. If this applies to you, then send your request to the College in writing along with supporting documentation.

So this basically says that if you informed them BEFORE the exam that you'd had a death in the family and withdrawn from the third writing, they may have even refunded your exam fees pending appropriate documentation. You chose to write anyway. It's hard to justify an appeal based on a string of excuses, and calling the CNO staffer a moron isn't going to score you any points either. Sometimes adults have to accept responsibility for their decisions. This is one of them.