Becoming an NP after discipline

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Hi everyone,

so I was reprimanded with restrictions and served my time. I have been clean and licensed and working for over a year now. I'm currently applying at NP schools and was asked about my disciplinary history. Sigh. I'll be honest, I have to. But, has anyone else had experience getting into NP school with a history? Also, if accepted and if able to finish, what about getting credentialed and insured? I haven't been able to get insurance as an RN due to my disciplinary history. Sigh. Any insights will be much appreciated.

Specializes in Mental Health.

Hey all! I was accepted to a NP school with prior discipline and will be done in May ? for what it’s worth, the school I applied to didn’t ask about prior discipline. The one that did, I didn’t get into. F Them, lost my $$.

Regardless, I am not sure what will happen yet when I try to get licensed and insured... I’m gonna keep trucking along.

I may have made mistakes, but I have grown and persevered through them... I have learned from them and strive to better myself. If this is not the definition of nursing; having faith that a person can grow and change and do better for themselves despite their past, then IDK what the hell is.

My advice, GO FOR YOUR DREAM. Keep fighting for your life and what you want. I’d you wanna get into school, you will.

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4 minutes ago, njnRN said:

Hey all! I was accepted to a NP school with prior discipline and will be done in May ? for what it’s worth, the school I applied to didn’t ask about prior discipline. The one that did, I didn’t get into. F Them, lost my $$.

Regardless, I am not sure what will happen yet when I try to get licensed and insured... I’m gonna keep trucking along.

I may have made mistakes, but I have grown and persevered through them... I have learned from them and strive to better myself. If this is not the definition of nursing; having faith that a person can grow and change and do better for themselves despite their past, then IDK what the hell is.

My advice, GO FOR YOUR DREAM. Keep fighting for your life and what you want. I’d you wanna get into school, you will.

Thank you! Please let us know how you fare with licensing and credentialing. That's my main concern. 

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Specializes in Mental Health.

Sure, I plan to! If I get denied, I will get a lawyer and keep trying. If I have a hard time (which I don’t anticipate), I will just go into administration (DON, nurse manager) or education. 

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Specializes in psych, med-surg, oncology.
2 minutes ago, njnRN said:

Sure, I plan to! If I get denied, I will get a lawyer and keep trying. If I have a hard time (which I don’t anticipate), I will just go into administration (DON, nurse manager) or education. 

Curious, what is your NP specialty? 

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njnRN what school did you attend?

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Specializes in Mental Health.

Psych. Local brick and mortar 

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I was in NP school and have about a year left.  Taking a break for now.  My school didn’t have an issue with it, but we needed for clinical, and literally nobody would insure me.  I found a broker who found a company to do it, but its crazy expensive, like 2500.    I have heard of people not being able to get in while they are in monitoring, but I think it depends on the school.   I worry about getting credentialed and insurance after I’m done.

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42 minutes ago, forever humble said:

I was in NP school and have about a year left.  Taking a break for now.  My school didn’t have an issue with it, but we needed malpractice insurance for clinical, and literally nobody would insure me.  I found a broker who found a company to do it, but its crazy expensive, like 2500.    I have heard of people not being able to get in while they are in monitoring, but I think it depends on the school.   I worry about getting credentialed and insurance after I’m done.

Don't give up yet since you've made it so far.  How long is the 2500 insurance good for? A semester, a year?

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Insurance was good for a year, which would cover my clinical rotations.   There was all kinds of exclusions, etc. but it satisfied the school’s requirements.   I finally got a job and need to recover financially a bit before I go back.   Even if I finish I can’t practice until I’m done with my monitoring contract, which is 3 years.  ?

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On 12/11/2020 at 9:12 PM, njnRN said:

Hey all! I was accepted to a NP school with prior discipline and will be done in May ? for what it’s worth, the school I applied to didn’t ask about prior discipline. The one that did, I didn’t get into. F Them, lost my $$.

Regardless, I am not sure what will happen yet when I try to get licensed and insured... I’m gonna keep trucking along.

I may have made mistakes, but I have grown and persevered through them... I have learned from them and strive to better myself. If this is not the definition of nursing; having faith that a person can grow and change and do better for themselves despite their past, then IDK what the hell is.

My advice, GO FOR YOUR DREAM. Keep fighting for your life and what you want. I’d you wanna get into school, you will.

Have you been able to obtain NP licensure and insurance?

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Specializes in Mental Health.

I haven’t taken the exam yet. I’m thinking I shouldn’t have a problem with licensing; I completed all my terms and it’s been years. If they try to give me new terms, then they’re admitting that they don’t feel I can practice safely, which they have been allowing me to do as a RN. That would look really bad on the BON. As far as insurance, I’m not really concerned about that right now? Most jobs here have umbrella coverage for providers. It’s like not a requirement to have your own. I know I should get my own for safety, but that’s down the line.
I’ll keep this post updated when I know. 

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Update for everyone, I was able to obtain my NP license and DEA ! So it’s official :) I’m not sure how the credentialing process will go, but the biggest hurdles are over for now. Once again, my RN consent agreement terms had been completed for a few years and I had no restrictions. So every case is different. I hope this post can encourage others to follow their dreams. I can’t tell you how many times I felt so discouraged and had a sub threshold level of PTSD that I would be punished over and over. I had to remind myself that despite my mistakes I worked a *** ton to better myself and my life, and that I’m a great nurse and will be a great NP. Just have to remind yourself of that sometimes, because this discipline stuff can really put you down. Also family and friends help keep you going. Best of luck for others out there, there is hope.

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