Nybon Nursing School Under Investigation

I finished my LPN-RN program from Carleen Health Institute. I took the NCLEX under New York state board and passed the exam. I'd been waiting on the license a couple of weeks and decided to call NYbon, was told the school is under review - hence they would not be issuing any licenses till the review is done. They also wouldn't give a time frame. Does anyone have any idea how long these reviews usually take or what could be done in situations like this?

Donna Thomas said:

I don't know the outcome of people who got their licenses annulled/revoked with "fraud" discipline what's the course of action do they get to start over or they can't ever be licensed again as a nurse?  

If people actually committed criminal fraud - and it seems in some cases that is what happened (how could you think that handing over $17,000 and not attending classes was a legit way of becoming nurse???) - then they will find getting a nursing license a hard row. Fraud is one of the things absolutely looked at negatively by every Board of Nursing. If it is prosecuted criminally and as a felony, it will be reported to the FBI. Since most healthcare agencies who accept Medicare must do an FBI background check before they hire someone - most healthcare agencies won't touch them. And that is even if they manage to talk the Board into giving them a license in the first place. One of the things I read recently here really "stuck". Once a license is lost, it can be straightforward to get it back. (I don't think it's probably "easy" - but at least it is straightforward apparently and people do get licenses restored.) BUT - with a record they won't be able to find work easily.

America is not a land that believes in restorative justice. BONs believe in their version of justice and have the power to impose it with little recourse for the nurse affected.

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@mhlpn22 Hello, I hope all is well. Did you ever get your license from NYBON? How long did it take?

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@Paul Hosty Hello! I hope all is well. I can't send you a private message...Can you try to send me one? I would love to ask you a few questions please. Thank you in advance.

Idealista said:

If people actually committed criminal fraud - and it seems in some cases that is what happened (how could you think that handing over $17,000 and not attending classes was a legit way of becoming nurse???) - then they will find getting a nursing license a hard row. Fraud is one of the things absolutely looked at negatively by every Board of Nursing. If it is prosecuted criminally and as a felony, it will be reported to the FBI. Since most healthcare agencies who accept Medicare must do an FBI background check before they hire someone - most healthcare agencies won't touch them. And that is even if they manage to talk the Board into giving them a license in the first place. One of the things I read recently here really "stuck". Once a license is lost, it can be straightforward to get it back. (I don't think it's probably "easy" - but at least it is straightforward apparently and people do get licenses restored.) BUT - with a record they won't be able to find work easily.

America is not a land that believes in restorative justice. BONs believe in their version of justice and have the power to impose it with little recourse for the nurse affected.

Just to let u know. NYBON has not taken away anyone's license just who  volunteer to give it up, and that's very few. NYBON will tell u they did because they don't want the public to know. All these nurses are actively working in ny withe no negative action on there license. But with these nurse they cabt further there education thats the only negative so they have to go back to school which some are doing. But NYBON isn't all that fare like some would think letting people that brought a license keep it and continue working 

Any word on the schools investigated but not on the banned list? I heard one of them was cleared by FBI but they voluntarily closing their program after this year. NYS had approved my exam and I've been on hold ever since with this investigation. I wish they just let us prove we went to school legitimately. Inflation in this city is craziness and I just want to work. 

I want to thank you for your messages on here. I don't know what motivates you to be generous with what you know but I have been reading for months and I am grateful for you.

womensnurse22 said:

Any word on the schools investigated but not on the banned list? I heard one of them was cleared by FBI but they voluntarily closing their program after this year. NYS had approved my exam and I've been on hold ever since with this investigation. I wish they just let us prove we went to school legitimately. Inflation in this city is craziness and I just want to work. 

I want to thank you for your messages on here. I don't know what motivates you to be generous with what you know but I have been reading for months and I am grateful for you.

I personally don't know anyone who's school gotten release from hold. Which school is this that was taken off hold.

womennurse@22 Can I talk to you through email? I wanted to ask you a few questions.

anyone know what the situation is for FL grads who got their license in NY, and the school is NOT on the fraud list, if they want to endorse license to another state?

Lexus L. said:

anyone know what the situation is for FL grads who got their license in NY, and the school is NOT on the fraud list, if they want to endorse license to another state?

You shouldn't have a problem if not on list.

There are NY licensed nurses from fraud list going back to school.

the nurses I know from my school aren't getting att or if they have an att nybon is telling them that they may not issue them license. I got it before 4/18. This is why I'm nervous about trying to endorse it to other states. 

my school is not on the list and got national accreditation recently

Lexus L. said:

the nurses I know from my school aren't getting att or if they have an att nybon is telling them that they may not issue them license. I got it before 4/18. This is why I'm nervous about trying to endorse it to other states. 

my school is not on the list and got national accreditation recently

If there not giving students att now that went to your school I would trend lightly cause NY is most likely investigating. What state do u want to endorse if I may ask

CT and NJ

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