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I'm going to try to give a brief history so you can understand my situation without making this too terribly long, so please bear with me. I got my LPN license in 2009. Immediately went to work, everything was great. Then 2013 came and began the beginning of a few very difficult years for me. Problems in my marriage and injury to my back b/c of epidural led to a pretty bad addiction to pain pills. Let me be clear - I never diverted, I never got in trouble at work related to drugs. However, it did affect my work. I had a few different jobs, couldn't find job satisfaction b/c my mind was so messed up and my personal life was wrecked. At one job I had, I did get in trouble but to me it was a HUGE misunderstanding. I had to take an IV course for a week to become IV-certified. At the end of the week, the instructor told us all to go to the floor and begin our skills check-offs with our preceptors. SO I did. However since I had to leave early one day, I still had an hour to make up in the class before I was technically finished. But the instructor said I could make that up another day. So, okay, fine....I did what she said and went to the floor. Well, I began working with the preceptor with IV meds and long story short, they ended up kind of doing me dirty, saying I was dispensing IV medications (not necessarily narcotics...it was ANY IV meds) without proper certification. So I got in trouble and they called it a "Nurse Practice Act" issue. They wanted me to take a drug test following this incident, so I did...I mean, I couldn't really tell them NO, you know? Or at least at the time that's how I felt. And it came back positive for opiates. I'm not sure of all the details because it was 7 years ago, but I believe they suspected me of diverting or something even though I wasn't and they definitely had NO proof because I WASN'T (honestly...I was always way too scared to pull that). So one thing led to another and they recommended I join TNPAP. At the time, I was so naive. I didn't know anything, didn't have the balls to stand up if I felt wronged, didn't think to do my own research, I just trusted these people and now I regret that. However, I did join TNPAP. I don't believe I ever failed a drug test with them but I did get creative and figured out ways to pass the tests if I had to go take one. I was really messed up during this time in my life. Anyway, stupidly I dropped out of TNPAP...I honestly couldn't afford to do it anymore after I lost the last job that I had. Under TNPAP I had NO restrictions on my license and only had to do TNPAP for 2 years. So it was incredibly STUPID for me to drop out. But...I don't know, what can I say now....I was an idiot and my mind was screwed up. So in 2014 my license was revoked. After that happened, I was so down and depressed and felt really hopeless. BUT....I did end up going to rehab in 2015 and since then my life has slowly and surely gotten a lot better. Fast forward to now, it's 2020 and I am 4 years clean. I had another baby which gave me a brand new reason to turn my life around. I've just been a stay at home mother since I stopped my nursing job. But I am ready to get it back and do whatever I have to do now. I am ready. My baby is 3 now and I worked so hard to get my nursing license and truly, TRULY LOVED being a nurse. I took so much pride in it. I desperately want it back. I did contact the BON and explained everything and they said I would likely have to go through TNPAP again, probably this time for 5 years. And I will have to fill out an application for reinstatement, report anything more than a minor traffic violation since I last practiced (had a small non-drug related incident in 2016 involving theft...again, it was stupid) so I will have to report that, but otherwise there hasn't been anything. And since it's been over 5 years since I practiced, I have to take a continuing competency course, whatever that is. So, that's where I am at and I am really nervous. I am willing to do whatever it takes, I just have NO idea what they are going to ask of me. I am worried about the expenses related to TNPAP if they don't let me work at the same time. But have any of you here had a similar experience? Anyone able to get your license back after revocation and what was your experience? I would appreciate any advice, any stories, anything you can offer. I am really scared and nervous, but it's something I want so bad. ?

Well, the job search definitely was not as easy as I thought it would be but I finally got hired at my first job as a nurse!! I will be working at a Long Term Care facility. The pay is really good and it's about 5 minutes from my house, so I am happy about that! LTC isn't really my first choice, but I worked as a CNA for a couple of years right out of high school, so I am already familiar with that setting and I think this will be a great start to my nursing career and good experience for me. So I am very excited to get started. :) I will start orientation next week. Wish me luck!

Well it finally got posted! I took NCLEX on the 16th and my license number was posted on the 23rd. :) YAY! I am a licensed nurse!! finally!!

Well.........I PASSED!!! Woooo hoooo!!!

Good luck to you! I know the 48 hour wait is rough!! I just went through it! But I bet you passed! Mine cut off at the minimum too and I was freaking! But I passed!!

......how long will it be before I am issued a license number?? I took NCLEX on September 16th and found out through Quick Results that I passed on Sept. 18th. Now, I am just wondering how long it will be before my license number is issued and shows up on the license verification website. I looked on there today and it still says "Unapproved Applicant" "Application in Process" under my name. Anyone know approximately how long it takes from the time you pass boards until you are issued a license number? Thanks

Okay I looked up what the Peason Vue trick is and I tried it and I got the pop up that supposedly means I passed....I PRAY that the trick really does work!! I'll find out in about 24 hours. It sure helps relieve some anxiety!!

No, what is the Pearson Vue trick?

Well, I took the NCLEX-PN today and WOW...it was harder than I thought it was going to be! Very challenging questions. But it cut me off at 85, which is the minimum so I guess that's a good sign. Keeping my fingers crossed and will be sitting on pins and needles until I get my results!!! I felt so sorry for one of my classmates....she had to go all the way to 205 questions. She is so worried. I felt awful for her. So...it's a good sign that I cut off at 85 right?

Hello everyone :) I graduated from LPN school this past Thursday.....I was valedictorian!! What a great feeling!! Now that the school part is over, my focus is on taking the NCLEX and finding a job. I have submitted my resume to several places already and actually have an interview tomorrow at a pediatric clinic. I really would LOVE to get this job, but am super nervous about the interview. Do any of you have any advice for me in regards to the interview? What kinds of questions will they ask? Is there any way I can prepare myself for this interview? I really want to make a good impression. I want this job so badly, but I know there is a lot of competition for it. I just really want to do well. Any advice or tips would be GREAT. :) Also, where online can I go to find practice questions with rationales for the NCLEX? I should get my ATT card in the mail in a couple of weeks and plan to schedule the exam asap...but in the meantime I want to prepare myself for the NCLEX by doing practice questions and reading the rationales...this was my instructor's advice. Anyone know where I can find practice questions?? Thanks so much.

What I am asking is.....in what situations would this IV fluid be used?? Dehydration??

What is the IV Fluid D51/2NS?? The order says IV of D51/2NS @ 100cc/hr So, what is D51/2NS and what would this IV fluid be used for? Rehydration? It's for a patient with a Dx of Urosepsis. But this pt. is not NPO. He is on a soft diet as tolerated. Can someone help me out? I am having a hard time finding information about that IV fluid. Thanks. :)

I have limited information on 3 different patients and I have to take this info and do the following: 1. Identify abnormal lab values and specify whether it is low or high, slightly or critically. 2. Give specific names for deficiency or excess of the values. 3. Which ones are reportable or not and to whom? 4. List possible reasons for abnormalities. 5. What further data is needed? (Pt. assessment, head-to-toe, subjective and objective data, Hx, questions to ask, etc) And here is the 3 patients and the info I have on them. Patient #1 - 67 y.o. Male Hx of colon cancer and diverticulitis WBC 20.55 Neutrophils 75% Monocytes 12% RBC 4.93 Hgb 8 Hct 34% Platelet 100 Bleeding time 11 sec Patient #2 - Dx Urosepsis, anorexia x2 days WBC 16.98 Neutrophils 60% RBC 4.6 Hgb 18 Hct 52% Platelet 300 Bleeding Time 9 sec Patient #3 - 71 y.o. Female Hx of glomerulonephritis Sodium 126 Potassium 6.9 Chloride 92 BUN 28 Creatinine 1.2 I am just kind of stuck and not sure what to even look for....can anyone help?

Ugh...I have a test tomorrow on A&P of the Nervous System. (I am in LPN school). There is just SO MUCH info to know and no other system that we've studied so far has made me this anxious. I just don't know what to study b/c there is just so much information. The Nervous System and Special Senses covers four chapters of our A&P book. I have read them all, but still just do NOT feel like I know it well enough to take this test. I'm really worried that I will do bad on the test. I just don't feel prepared. Anyone have any tips? Are there any websites out there that will help me learn the Nervous System better??

For my graduation next August, I am going to have to wear the whole traditional nurses' uniform...the white dress, the white stockings, white shoes and the nurse's cap. And we have to pay over $100 for this uniform....a uniform that I know I will only wear at graduation and never again. Does that bother me? Heck no. I will be so proud to graduate and finally call myself a nurse, I'd wear a paper bag over my head if they wanted me to.