BRN denied my application for NCLEX

allnurses Guide · May 21, 2012

Of course nobody is going to agree you have no reason to live. You will have to regroup and get through this. If you are suicidally depressed please seek help for that.

ckh23, BSN, RN · May 21, 2012

Try the appeals proccess and exhaust all options. You have put a lot into the program to get to where you to not at least try the appeal. I think getting probationary staus is better than being denied all together and never having any chance to sit for NCLEX. I would also recommend you look into your record and see if your DUI is in fact a misdeminor or listed as something more serious.

Good luck.

caliotter3 · May 21, 2012

Don't give up now. Go through the appeals process. If you need help with it, seek a free or low fee consultation with an attorney with experience in this area. Look for an attorney at the referral service of TAANA: www.taana.org

nursegirl75 · May 21, 2012

really? A bit dramatic don't you think?

Sparrowhawk · May 21, 2012

really? A bit dramatic don't you think?

SeriouslY? Clearly you have never felt suicidal. Never say that to somene that is saying that, you don't know if they're serious.

THat being said, if you truly believe that you need to seek professional help.... this is not a reason to feel you have no reason to live....fight.

nursegirl75 · May 22, 2012

I don't believe in feeling sorry for people who give up so easily. In life, we are always faced with adversity. And as nurses, we are always faced with adversity especially in our field of work. If you can't be strong-willed, how can you become a nurse?! One should not automatic write a story and cry about killing themselves without even trying to overcome their issues. I have seem my share of people who automatically state suicidal ideation because they don't want to face their issues or give up so easily. Instead of stating "i don't have a reason to live" ask for ideas, solutions to your issues. People are willing to help. I don't take it lightly when I see a posting as this.

If you don't like my opinion, I'm sorry. And if the OP is really suicidal, I do hope he/she gets help because just to be giving life to breath everyday is a blessing. I have lost so many people in my life who were not given an opportunity to decide their faith in life. It was taken away from them. Their death have made me stronger because I know how lucky I am to live for another day. I have faced more crap in my life then most people. I have the will-power to fight on.

David Offenbaker, BSN, RN · May 22, 2012

Appeal this decision until your fingers bleed! Do not give up! Do not give up! You owe it to yourself to put up a huge fight and get one is rightfully yours. Get letters of recommendation from clinical instructors, MD's if possible.

Please let us know how this works out for you. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Dave

futurenursejuanny87 · May 22, 2012

I recently lost reason to live so please hear me out.
I graduated from Nursing school in Dec 2011 and I submitted my application to sit for the board. Before I tell you the rest,
I was convicted with a DUI in 2008, completed my 3 year probation and all terms by the court's condition.
Along with my NCLEX Application, I have disclosed my misdeaminor information down to certified copy of my arrest report to the
Board.
On 05/16/2012, I finally got the reply back from BRN Enforcement, and they have denied me.
They say I have sixty days to file an appeal for a hearing or Go into agreement with district attorney to become probationary
licensed nurse.
Both of them are not guranteed btw, nor any information is available how to do it.
Or they say I can wait a whole year and try reapplying.
I don't know if you know... but It is mission impossible to get hired as a new grad RN, but if you're Probationary New Grad RN,
0% chance.
I've called to get some answers as to why? and they won't even return my calls and they play tossing game with my phone
calls.
I am 30 now, torn apart into 100pcs, I feel like I have been raped and robbed of my 4 years I put into nursing.
The night of my DUI is when I found out my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer (In another country),
and when he passed away in 2009, I missed chance to see his last few days over a nursing prerequisites final exam.
Those nightmares have taught me to be sober and nursing education has taught me more then I can say about doing another
DUI.
I had attended BRN approved School, and when entering, they did my background check by DOJ and right
before graduation, we have to do another DOJ background check. I was still cleared by BRN approved school to prepare me to
take the NCLEX.
I have studied for four years to find out, I am not eligible for what I have studied to become. If they were going to deny people
in the end, why not tell us from the begining, they govern nursing programs, why not set this most important information.
It drives me even more crazy knowing that there are so many like me already, and soon to find out future applicant.
There are agencies who take people like me and collect $1500 to write an appeal letter to become Probationary nurse. But never
guranteed.
I am broke because I spend my entire saving plus my mom's retire funds to support my Nursing School.
I have no reason to live.... do you agree?

Ok...If nursing is what you want to do, then find a way to make this work. Go through the appeal process and if they deny it, then try again. It is truly not the end of the world. You aren't the only one who feels like they have to start from square one. I'm changing career fields completely and I have 100K worth of student debt. You have every reason to want to live. You can do this and you WILL get through this. It's just a bump in the road, not the end of it. :)

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · May 22, 2012

Welcome to AN! The largest online nursing community.

I am so sorry you are going through this. :hug: I think you may need to seek medical attention if you are feeling suicidal or depressed. Things can seem overwhelming at times but it is how you deal with them that counts.

Maybe the board wants to see you, in the flesh, to guarantee that you have developed a good head in your shoulders and are sincere in your pursuit of being a good nurse. That you can look them in the eye and guarantee that you have changed you ways and that you are a more emotionally mature and can critically think and make mature informed decisions. Thinking your life is over in this denial is certainly NOT the emotionally mature response the board is looking for.

One of my favourite quotes.....

“The brick walls are there for a reason. :banghead: The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”

― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Iwish you the best.

Bigmaine33 · May 22, 2012

Yes you do have a reason to live. I'm going through something similar. I was convicted 10 years ago of a felony... it was such a bad decisión but anyway I was able to take my nclex but Now I'm waiting for approval for the license. Its been four months and still no decisión. So I know how you feel but you have to stay positive and find out your options. Do everything in your power to get that license and dont take no for an answer. Its going to take time but you have nothing to lose and everthing to gain.

nurseface · May 30, 2012

Uh...not really. Unless you have given everything, then you have no idea.