keriharper

I wanted to update everyone who was wondering, or wrote me with their help. Thank you! And my file has cleared VA, which is awesome, and only took 2 weeks to do so. So, so, so, SO much better than the TX BON. I did find out that typically, if you have already been approved as a Nurse by one BON, then you typically will be approved by the other BON. Only newer offenses that have occurred after you've already been licensed should pose any type of problem. But you do have to go through the process of re-submitting to each new state. Annoying, yes, especially as a military spouse, lol.

Floxy, yes, it is a pain!! TX is the SLOWEST BON I have ever dealt with. They "stopped processing" my file even like 4 separate times and have messed up my mailing address, told me things that weren't true, and overall delayed my file by several months. If you're processing in TX, stay on top of them. Get a contact name and follow up. I ended up having to write a letter to the Governor of TX, in order for them to get my file correctly processed. No joke.

Yes! Sorry, I just saw this, but DEFINITELY report EVERYTHING. Even though it is a pain, I did, and my friend didn't......and 6 months later I'm licensed & she is still waiting because she is now being investigated for lying to a federal agency.

Yeah, I was licensed in TX, perfectly fine (they obviously had to "review" my file), which is a compact state, so I was thinking I did NOT have to re-declare, yet b/c we are military and my permanent state of residence is GA (stay with me here, this gets confusing) TX issued me a non-multi-state license (no limitations either) b/c that is standard practice when you are a permanent residence of a non-compact state (GA). So I'm applying for endorsement in VA, and declaring it my permanent state of residence and I had to resubmit all my "declaratory" items. Nothing *that* tarnished, basically some underage drinking charges (all misdemeanors) when I was young and dumb and underage(ah, the good ol' days). I'm just concerned because I do have a job offer (& a damn good one), contingent upon obviously getting my LPN license here in VA & I'm wondering if I should be concerned at all that what one state said was "ok", another state would say "no-way"? & thanks all for the input so far, I'm feeling better....but I'm still keeping my Xanax close by.....

Have you ever been licensed in one state and not been able to get endorsed to another? I graduated in Oct 2012, husband is USAF, so I moved literally the day after grad. The state we moved to is a compact state & am in the process of endorsing my license over to my new home state. I did have items to declare in my original state as I had a "tarnished halo" and have declared the items to my new state as well. I'm just wondering if anyone has had trouble endorsing a license over with the same declared items? Like, will my new home state maybe put restrictions on my license when my original home state had none?? I'm worried sick about this. My halo was tarnished 10+ years ago, so it's been a while. But I do have a job offer on the table, and I'm worried about what the new state's BON will say.....