TN BON decides tomorrow

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I'm a nervous wreck! I completed my BSN in May and applied to take the NCLEX, but my past criminal history (2 driving on revoked in 1996 and a failure to appear in 2009) have caused my application to go before a board for review. The failure to appear charge was for a misdemeanor that was dismissed, a mistake that I explained in my self letter to the BON. I talked with a person from the BON yesterday, and she told me that my application was going for review tomorrow (Jul 24) at 10am.

I want to be hopeful, but so many threads with poor outcomes, it is difficult to maintain a positive attitude. The lady at the BON said she should know by 1pm tomorrow, so I will try to post the outcome. Wish me luck, and a few prayers wouldn't hurt either. I have worked so hard for this; it seems surreal that all my hard work may have been in vain.

Congratulations, Abbsy! I can imagine you're pretty darn stoked about all of it. Study like crazy and get that RN..

Specializes in Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC.

During my last semester in nursing school, we attended a BON meeting. It was sobering to watch the board discipline, suspend and revoke licenses (which, I suppose, was the point). During that same meeting one of my classmates had to appear before the board to discuss a prior criminal case for the board to determine whether he was going to be allowed to take the licnesing exam. I felt bad for him, for all of that to be laid out in the open before all of his classmates. The board approved him to take the exam.

Good luck on your hearing.

Laid out in the open, is an understatement. On the BON site, every detail about your friend is freely available to the public. Arrest record, conviction, details of every BON meeting/minutes, and every document to him from the BON, and from him to the BON. Many states also throw it out there to the web, as an added 'protection to the public', if you Google his name, see what happens? Yep- his dirty laundry from the BON. Consider it a permament gift of crucifixion. Misdemeanor, or felony, 20 years ago or last night- you're guilty as hell, and will be forever made aware of that. Good topic in fact, for every school to be required to cover- the disciplinary site of your state's BON.

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