Fail NCLEX--notify job???

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My friend took her board before she started her GN orientation/position and failed. She wanted to know if she's required to let them know that she failed the boards. Her job is offering a huge loan forgiveness program and she's afraid of losing it. I believe she should tell but I don't honestly know what the protocol is. If anyone knows please reply. TIA.

Just curious ... why isn't "your friend" the one posting these messages? It seems to me like she is the one who should be asking these questions directly, as this issue affects her as a professional and really has nothing to do with you. Just wondering why "your friend" isn't taking a more active role in her situation, and why you seem to be a bit overly active in trying to help ....

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Specializes in Pre-hospital, & E.D..
On the West Virginia temp permit it states that you have 2 days from the notice of failure of the nclex-pn to mail back the temp permit to the Board of Nursing of penaltys will result.

Just to make certain:

This is a Connecticut thred.

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Just curious ... why isn't "your friend" the one posting these messages? It seems to me like she is the one who should be asking these questions directly, as this issue affects her as a professional and really has nothing to do with you. Just wondering why "your friend" isn't taking a more active role in her situation, and why you seem to be a bit overly active in trying to help ....

Thank you Kitty that is why I also used the quotes in my original post on this thred.

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Specializes in med-surg, L&D.

I asked ONE question for a friend and passed on the information, I don't believe that's being overly active--it's what friends do. We all have friends that are internet savvy and others who aren't.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f197/i-passed-92-questions-163246.html

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Specializes in Home Health, Primary Care.
Just curious ... why isn't "your friend" the one posting these messages? It seems to me like she is the one who should be asking these questions directly, as this issue affects her as a professional and really has nothing to do with you. Just wondering why "your friend" isn't taking a more active role in her situation, and why you seem to be a bit overly active in trying to help ....

I don't see what the problem is in asking advice on behalf or friends and family. People do it on here all the time, whether it be NCLEX advice or health issues. I guess when people ask about health issues for a father or aunt or sister, and the like, we should assume they are talking about themselves. I don't think that is a fair assessment. Just my humble opinion.

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I agree that it is generally not a problem asking a question for a friend and family member. But when the issue at hand involves one's own nursing license, shouldn't one take a more active role in the situation rather than relying on advice from strangers via the internet? Not being "internet savvy" really has nothing to do with it. The "friend" could have picked up the phone and called her BON to discuss the issue and implications.

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Specializes in Home Health, Primary Care.
I agree that it is generally not a problem asking a question for a friend and family member. But when the issue at hand involves one's own nursing license, shouldn't one take a more active role in the situation rather than relying on advice from strangers via the internet? Not being "internet savvy" really has nothing to do with it. The "friend" could have picked up the phone and called her BON to discuss the issue and implications.

This is true but you never know, maybe the friend is contacting her BON as we type here. I believe the OP mentioned that she hasn't heard from her friend in a while, so she probably doesn't even know if the friend is still working. Let's not jump to conclusions and be so judgmental.

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CT. General Statues Sec. 10 P.A. 04-221:

"Graduate Nurses cannot practice for a period greater than 90 CALENDAR days after the date of graduation."

"...all temporary practice privllidges shall automatically cease upon notification that the graduate nurse has failed the licensure exam."

As the other posts have stated, if "your friend" continues to work s/he may be putting their carreer in jepordy.

There could possibly be criminal penalties as well. It would probably be unlikely to do jail time, but why open oneself to the whims of a DA?

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JadedSoul, could you tell me which employer your friend works for? i'm interested in tuition forgiveness but haven't been able to find out much info.

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The job will eventually ask for her license. What is she going to tell them when they ask? After the 90 days, she will need to bring a copy of her license. I hope she told the job before jeorpadizing her career.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

This all happened in July, so hopefully it's all worked out now

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My friend took her board before she started her GN orientation/position and failed. She wanted to know if she's required to let them know that she failed the boards. Her job is offering a huge loan forgiveness program and she's afraid of losing it. I believe she should tell but I don't honestly know what the protocol is. If anyone knows please reply. TIA.

Like R Kelly Says -- "Keep it on the down low!!"

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