DevinTheGirl

Hello, I don't want to spend too much time explaining my DUI because I'm afraid that comes off as making excuses. Please know it is the biggest regret of my life and I fully understand how deeply I may have impacted my life and the lives of others the time I decided to drive drunk. I take full responsibility. I own it. But it is in the past now. The event occurred out of state and has never shown up on any of the 5 background checks my school has conducted. It occurred in February 2017. I applied in May 2017. Convicted July 2017. Accepted in October 2017. Began January 2018. Graduating August 2019. From what I've read, I need to obtain documents in sealed envelopes to present to the board. I do not understand if this is before or after I apply for NCLEX. I'm not sure who to go to first for guidance during this process. I normally would go to one of my instructors, but I fear otherwise avoidable judgment or even punishment. If you are wondering, I've completed all requirements including Drug & Alcohol classes, 72 hours of community service, 18 months probation, all fines and fees are paid. I live in South Carolina, my license was never revoked (just driving privileges in the state it occurred in). A misdemeanor DUI is the only conviction or arrest I've ever had. Never even a traffic ticket. I'm just wondering what did you guys do? Who did you tell? Who did you tell first? Who guided you through the process? I don't know if I should go to the BUN, an instructor, or even try to get in touch with my (insane) lawyer from way back then. The assignment this week for one of my classes is to apply for the NCLEX and I just feel a little stuck on how to go about that. Any personal stories on the process of doing this are greatly appreciated. I'm trying to balance my transparency with my reputation and just don't want to tell someone I don't need to about this. Thank you in advance!

Wow! I didn't have to take TEAS or HESI, just took and aced all of my pre-reqs and recommended pre-reqs for extra bonus points (and all other courses supposed to take during nursing but weren't NUR courses) and was able to get in on my first try. Compared to some friends' stories it sounds like I got away with murder just about! Luckily now that I'm in the program I only have 1-2 courses per semester for all 5 semesters (though these do meet collectively 4x/week)

I'm curious about how colleges contrast in their mandatory qualifications. My school only required you either get a top TEAS score, or have a top GPA. It was a point based application (5 points for a GPA ranging from 3.54-3.61, 1 point for being a county resident, etc). I wasn't required to take a TEAS exam, it was the student's choice to either take pre-req courses, take TEAS, or both and choose which gives you more points. Do some schools require you to take TEAS? Or require both TEAS and pre-reqs? Are there school-designed qualifying exams required? I've also heard of other requirements such as having a job in the healthcare field or being an LPN. I found that surprising for a 2 year program. I've heard of getting bonus points for completing volunteer hours in a hospital or doctors office. Anyone mind sharing the specifics of their program's application requirements and options? Thanks

I have not yet started my program yet, but my schedule will be seemingly light because I took care of so many pre-reqs. Semester 1: Fundamentals of Nursing Basic Concepts of Pharmacology Semester 2: Basic Nursing Concepts Semester 3: Chronic Health Problems Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Semester 4: Family Centered Nursing Human Growth & Development Semester 5: Trends & Issues in Nursing Advanced Nursing Concepts Clinicals are Semesters 2-5, 1-2 days/week, up to 50 miles away.

Hey y'all! This is my first time posting! This will be my last pre-nursing semester. I'm taking: -Health Calculations in person every Monday May 22-Aug 11 -Religion online May 22-Aug 11 -Nutrition online June 5-Aug 11 Loving them all so far