Do they check to see if you have your BSN/Masters degree ?

[lumbarpain]

I had seen many Nursing positions that require a BSN or Masters degree.....Do they check this information out before you get the job? Outside of putting all the letters after your name which most nurses that have achieved this, how would they know?

[wooh, BSN, RN]

IEDave, it can't be that difficult. I've watched many movies. All I do is find a dead person. Then the DMV will give me a drivers license with their name. Easy. Peasy.

[IEDave, ASN, CNA, LVN]

Wooh:

My late brother tried that with my late dad's DMV record - and did time for it.

The point of the whole screed is that at some point - someone's going to do some checking. When they do - they gotcha. And, it's just way too easy for an employer to confirm things like professional license numbers, dates of employment, etc. And, typically if they're getting a set of transcripts they're sealed documents - even if they're faked, checking the student ID # with the school's going to show something's up.

Big Brother's Watching You - and he's hanging out in your local HR department!

Good thing is - he likes cookies!

----- Dave

[IEDave, ASN, CNA, LVN]

And, most of this was directed at anyone that actually thinks any of this is serious.

Beats doing psych homework - which is what I'm supposed to be doing right now.

G'night!

----- Dave

[CapeCodMermaid, RN]

I'd say IEDave has spent WAY too much time thinking about ways to scam a degree! Get back to your homework, Dave.PS. We don't check on a stated degree before we hire someone. We do,however, check their license, the CNA board, and their criminal background.

[Cathylady]

Medical students with 4.0 GPA's don't automatically make the best doctors, it just proves they know how to take tests.[/quote

I hear this all the time as a teacher. My response is that when a student has studied, is prepared, and knows the material taking the test is easy but when they don't, they have 'test anxiety.'

I don't buy it,never have.

PPPPP: Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.

[student987]

Medical students with 4.0 GPA's don't automatically make the best doctors, it just proves they know how to take tests.[/quote

I hear this all the time as a teacher. My response is that when a student has studied, is prepared, and knows the material taking the test is easy but when they don't, they have 'test anxiety.'

I don't buy it,never have.

PPPPP: Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.

How about a student who reads before class, after class, before the exam, does the work book, goes to every tutoring session available to them and still gets in the low 80's because of the testing problems you dont believe in. Ya thats me.

[schoolnurse09]

This thread is hilarious..thanks for the laugh. But, really, I am disturbed that anyone would ask this. Makes me wonder what else they would falsify if they were desperate. Just sayin...

[Cathylady]

I know I sound harsh but I'm sure many teachers will agree with me. My daughter who is in a BSN program at a university called to tell me that she scored an 86 (this is a C in this university's program) on her Pathophysiology test. She said she had put in about 15 hours of studying and she said.."Mom, I don't know what more I can do." I'm a math teacher mind you, and I believe grades are often times proportional to the amount of study time. Had she put in 20 hours over a period of weeks in preparation it may have made the difference between a C and a B.

Sometimes doing all that you think you can just isn't enough, you have to do more.

Again, 'test anxiety' is a term loosely thrown around for an inadequate amount of preparation. That's my belief and I'm stikin' to it.

[watersamy]

Just an FYI, every HR office will check to see if your RN license is current and up-to-date. When they check this on the BON site, it will list the name of the school where you completed your RN degree and the degree you've acquired whether its Associates or Bachelor's, at least that's the way it is in Mass. It will not say if you have a Bachelor's in another field though.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

I love the PP comments - great stuff. I didn't realize that white-out was such an essential element to criminal enterprise - LOL

My organization has a contract with an outside agency that does comprehensive background checks as a part of the hiring process. They check everything including what's called a "true identity" check. You just wouldn't believe how many people are using the wrong SSN - either accidentally or deliberately. They also check all educational credentials that are listed on the application, military service, criminal record, credit history (for jobs that handle $), etc.

[klone, MSN, RN]

I agree with CathyLady about "test anxiety". A person who has "test anxiety" is probably a person who is just as likely to have anxiety under other types of pressure, and that's not a person that I want taking care of me when I'm sick.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

But, really, I am disturbed that anyone would ask this. Makes me wonder what else they would falsify if they were desperate. Just sayin...

I had the same thought. I hope I'm wrong, but it sounded as though the OP decided against doing this because of the likelihood of getting caught rather than the fact that it would be ethically WRONG to do this.

Thanks, I was just wondering. I wouldnt forge anything...although I was tempted to because of desperation. But its not worth losing my license or my reputation doing something like this. so much for my desperation.

I hope things turn around for you soon. Even if the place didn't check your credentials and didn't know you'd lied, YOU would know you'd falsified your resume. Your conscience would likely bother you, and you'd always have a fear in the back of your mind that your misdeed would be discovered. Not worth it.