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I am not but am considering doing and would like this question answered! Thanks!

Oh well. Okay as long as you are not doing any important classes for your master's degree. LOL

Diploma mills not "meals"! Same version as puppy mills which are not puppy meals! LOL

If they got real permission to do tests documents then the BON is compliant too or maybe someone in the BON community involved with the schools. Something doesn't smell right. Why the time to detect this? In my state Virginia, the BON is very proactive and I have seen instances where there are issues with a school and they quickly try to shut it down or straighten it out if possible.

Hey ANN2016, ASN, CNA, LPN. I am confused. Are you a RN or a LPN?

What is 120? Well which state are you in?

I still think you are okay as to the LPN license and sounds like you did not actually pass the board or get the RN license. I mistakenly put in another answer you should be in trouble but I meant you should not be as you acted in good faith. I agree with delrion as to what was said in that post.

I understand. You should contact the Board of nursing and get a list of schools that are approved. I was a CNA before I was a RN. I do know in this state which is the state of Virginia there are bridge programs at community colleges like where I went that will give the nurse credit for being a LPN and may mean can do it quicker. Not sure if there is one there. Usually on the state BON website has approved programs. Sometimes there is a time lag when investigating programs and I know of other programs that were in trouble because they had students attending classes at times without having a teacher. I have a friend who went to a LPN school that did that and she found out classes were not accepted by the state BON. So there are lots of scams as they recognize these sorts of things bring them lots of money. They appear very legit but they try to not follow the rules. So you say you got an ATT and did not pass on the first time. Is this a real ATT or not? Perhaps you should contact your Board of Nursing to see what is what. Also was it one of the schools found to be doing illegal stuff? If you did not actually get your RN nor act as one then you are probably okay but call the BON of nursing and see what they say. I do not think you should be in trouble if they were not following rules as you did what you did in good faith. Sorry this happened. There are so many people out there just trying to scam folks for the almighty buck. It is a sad but true situation. Take care and if you need help or advice just send me a message. I have been a RN since 1990 and have mentored lots of folks. Good luck.

Yes sometimes circumstances create victims. I can tell you I was a mother of two disabled children, most of the time I was without a person to co-parent and had two other smaller children. I think if you are caught up in it then you need to own up to it and find a solution through whomever is the party trying to do something since as the board of nursing or a law enforcement one. I have been victimized but more so by people I trusted. I am not perfect but I strive to be a person of high moral character. I was not raised to be otherwise and strive everyday to be at the highest level of honesty and trustworthiness I can be. If you are a victim often those who are looking to investigate these situations will give you some latitude and forgiveness as they are more interested in pursuing the individuals who profited from this. You can in fact testify to what occurred and not be specifically charged with fraud but that is up to the person in charge. That being said if one is educated on the pathway to get a nursing license then one must also be aware that you have to go to school, take courses, do clinicals, and then take the boards. A simple check of the local board of nursing shows this pathway and which schools are compliant with doing it the right way. Some schools feed on people's desperation and desire to do the easy way and sometimes people overlook the fact that what are doing is not legal and makes them face scrutiny. I am not judging anyone. These are the facts as clarified by this question I remember from my school of nursing which was an associate degree program: Can you take the NCLEX without going to nursing school? You cannot take the NCLEX without going to nursing school. You either have to get an associate's degree in nursing (ADN), a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN), or pass a diploma program. A real degree or diploma from a school recognized by the board of nursing. So when you do not take classes or clinicals you cannot set for the boards to get your RN. If you do the required work-classes, clinicals, when you finish you are a RNA which is an RN applicant and stay that way till you pass the boards. Honestly no hard feelings or judgements and I feel for you but I worked hard for my license and it was a huge challenge and I felt like giving up plenty of times but I kept on keeping on. That's all you can do. You have to be diligent because there are lots of scammers trying to say there is another way. It is sounds too easy then something probably is wrong. If you think it is wrong then find someone who has been the same pathway to learn the truth. The local state board of nursing, the ANA or an established nurse. That's all I can say.

Wow! I worked my butt off to get my ASN initially and then passed the boards. Then back to get the BSN. I work every day to keep up my knowledge base and skills. I have worked in multiple settings and was worried enough about making mistakes but knew I did the right thing as going to school, doing clinicals, getting precepted and would never in a million years chosen to do what some folks seem to have done. First the ones who sought to gain monies to do this and potentially put patients at risk. Plus the ones who wanted to take the easy but fraudulent way to be able to sit for boards thus basically cheating. I can not fathom the motivation except trying not to do the hard work. Yes! Nursing school is hard and working and going to school will test your stamina but I could not do as they did as I do not want to be a fraud and I am a responsible trustworthy person. I hope all are prosecuted within the full extent of the law. There is a pathway to becoming a nurse because of how important it is for well trained people to be the individual providing care. This can not be tolerated for all our sakes.

I got accepted to EKU and am super excited. All online and I will just deal with the clinical hours. I think the more the better as this program is super competitive and the more hours one does the more they can show their accomplishments to prospective employers.

Trying to see what those who have actually attended the PMHNP at EKU have to say. I am applying currently for the fall entrance 2019. I already have an ASN, BSN, and MSHA and might get some credits from my masters. I have had a statistics and research projects up the ying yang and so it probably will be fine.