GingerManCCRN

Thank you for the great article! I am fat, with a bmi of 32, and I can say it is all due to my lazy lifestyle and lack of willpower. I've had all my labs done, and the only thing out of whack is my triglycerides. I can easily blame my fat on my envir...

So you found a study with some schools one it, and you think this info means only those schools give the best experiences? I graduated from a community college, and I can tell you it was intense. I learned more in my ADN than I did in my original Bac...

I agree 100%. I respect the Drs, but I don't tolerate the yelling and insulting behavior. In fact, I had one literally rush toward me, yelling that I didn't know where my pt's family was (I work in PACU, my pt had just arrived, I was performing my i...

This is exactly how NOT to view the new generation of nurses. Calling someone a BURDEN doesn't help anyone, ever. STUDENTS: you are NOT a burden. You are, in fact, going to LESSEN the burden by adding to our workforce. DO NOT let jaded nurses defe...

THIS. This is how we should view students. We should do all we can to educate them, including letting them see all the extra stuff we have to do that takes so much time. I have worked in a couple industries, and I am telling you all that nursing is, ...

@Cheesepuff- I restarted my life during the '08-09 recession, in my mid 30s, with a Bachelors degree. I am in Dallas, so my results may differ from others...I worked full-time (40+ hours/week) and went to cc to get my ADN, got hired full-time as an ...

Hello All, Here is my story: back in 2001 I was arrested for a dirty/unclean/fictitious license plate (was selling my car, and the person I sold it to put a registration sticker on the car that did not in fact belong on my car, I was driving, so I w...

Update: I got my ATT and my GN from TX BON finally! And it was 3 months from start to finish, from the initial Letter from the BON to my GN permit! Now, on to my NCLEX! Thanks all!

I don't want to duplicate my earlier post, so I won't tell all the details, but here's my situation followed by my question. I was arrested eleven years ago and immediately released (license/registration issue) and it never went to court. I checked...

No, I have not received my GN or my ATT to test for the NCLEX yet. They told me I will wait 4-6 months to get an answer, the last time I called the Board. Does not having my NCLEX yet change the situation any? I agree, I need to contact the OK BON...

Boomertx, Do the declaratory order now. Get it out of the way, and keep copies of everything (I heard when we renew our licenses we may have to explain it again and again...) and call the BON if you have questions. I didn't do the declaratory order...

My problem was the opposite: I applied for nursing school and completed the background check with no problems. I got a job as a tech in a hospital, and that background check came back clear as well. Previously, I had worked for Homeland Security, ...

Referring to my questions posted, does anyone know if I can apply to Oklahoma or another non-compact state while Texas is doing their investigation?

Morte, thanks for your questions, and I apologize if I sound just as confused as you are. I worked for Homeland Security over the past several years in two areas, and I had two background checks from them. Neither of those found the arrest. That, ...

Thanks babiiphatt, that does really calm my nerves. It sounds like a very similar story to mine, and I really appreciate you taking the time to tell it. I pray and pray that I won't lose my dream job, but if it happens as quickly as it did for you,...

Per the court documents I received from the courthouse, verbatim, "there is no record of criminal Misdemeanor charges filed for...from 1990-2012...". This is all there is. No charges were ever filed. The arrest is the only record that exists! It ...

Per the court documents I received from the courthouse, verbatim, they read "our records do not reflect any criminal "A" or "B" Misdemeanor Charges..." I am telling you exactly what was told me. The ONLY thing in my FBI record is an arrest. NOTHING w...

The only thing that they found was the record of the arrest, which apparently the FBI has a record of any arrest ever made. Since it has never shown up on anything else, I didn't think it would ever show up at all.