kigh0710

That's correct, the State admitted this was an error at their level.

What I meant was the State is not willing to pay for the re-test and it can't just be waived since the Vendor (PearsonVue) administers the exam nationally. This would mean the State pays the Vendor...and that's not going to happen. I still have to Legal and the Secretary of the State about this, so we'll see what happens and I'll keep you updated. I did get some legal advice and it's unfortunate for me that not much can be done. Human error happens and since I'm the only case in years, there's no negligence or class action that can be enforced legally. Just because I'm sad and upset (and of course without a job right now) doesn't justify a suit on a legal circuit.

Actually the State is taking responsibility for this error. Pearson failed me on the exam, but someone on the state side typed a number next to my name that issued the license. It wasn't recognized until my file was QA'd (six days later) a second time that this mistake happened. This is a huge mistake for anyone to make, even thought I know people are human. The State is pretty confident that no cost will be absorbed for re-testing since the exam is issued on a National level and the error happened at the State level. I don't even know when I can test again, I heard a rumor from one of my classmates (who tried to re-schedule her exam) that the testing sites are booked until September. While I'm very upset about what happened to me, I would like to assure this doesn't happen to someone else. And more importantly I want my license to be corrected so I won't have to explain the reason for my license being suspended, inactive or revoked (whichever the State chooses to do) for an error that wasn't my fault. Failing NCLEX would have been better than actually seeing an RN license on my table everyday (that I have to return).

Thanks to everyone that's replied. Yes these are the same people who take your license off of you for a mistake. It's the State Board of Nursing. I also agree that's this is an inexcusable mistake and would like to make sure there is some action put in place to assure someone else doesn't experience the pain and suffer. This was not a simple mistake, I accepted a position as an RN, resigned from my current position and then find out the license was issued by mistake. The state has changed their story a few times (first not sure if it was a computer error or human), but after talking to the Dean of my school, the school has certainly deemed this a human error. I hope this has not happened to anyone else, but if it has, I hope they read this post and choose to reply with advice. Thanks again

Hello; I'm writing for advice and also to find out if anyone has experienced what just happened to me. I sat for NCLEX on June 19, 2008 in Pennsylvania and found out the next day a license was issued in my name. I was so excited to finally be an RN, but six days later I received a call from the State saying that they issued my license in error. The woman explained to me that I did not pass the exam, however, the person keying in the information made a mistake and issued me a license. I am so devastated over the news and scared to sit again. Not to mention I sat for the entire exam (265 questions). 1. Has anyone ever experienced this before? 2. Is there any recourse I can take to assure this doesn't happen again? 3. What happens to my license, will it say revoked, inactive...? If anyone has any insight or can help me to sort out what just happened, please advise Thank you from Philadelphia