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It's been 6 months since I sent my money for the declatory order, but they kept sending me letters saying they needed more paperwork. For supposedly doing FBI checks on everyone, they sure can't find out anything on their own. It was so horrible, I felt like I could have checked no and they wouldn't have known the difference. Their so-called FBI check is non-existent in my opinion, considering I did all of the work and they did nothing. The enforcement department isn't very helpful either. They would hang up on me, not return my messages, etc. And I went through the paperwork I was about to send and ask if that was all they needed. They said yes, but sure enough, a month later I would get another letter saying they needed something else. Then this whole evaluation and polygraph test came up and I had never heard of it before. I cried to my mother, I was so upset. I kept thinking it was all over, but then they gave me another obstacle to overcome. I told my mother that I honestly feel like the board has mentally and emotionally raped me. I can't describe it any other way. I'm just so sick of it all, but hopefully this is the last thing I will have to do, and I will get my license. I am going to complain to the governor and the board (after I get my license of course, lol!) about their almost-incompetent way of doing things. Anyways, I'm getting off my soapbox now.

I want this more than anything in the world. I am just worried that I will pay all this money and they will say no. Then I will think, "I could have used that $1000 to buy stuff for my daughter." ya know? I'm a single mom, so money is very tight. My parents told me they will let me borrow the money, as I don't have $1000 just laying around. I hate to owe them money, because I am responsible now, but if it means I get to be a nurse, it will be worth it. I can pay them back with my tax refund, so I wouldn't owe them for long anyways. I just can't wait for this to be over and sit for my boards. At least now, after all I've been through, the NCLEX won't be so nerve-racking, lol! If I can make through the BNE interrogation, then I can make it through anything!

Could you find out who she went to for me? Dallas is the closest to where I am, so I would like to go there. If they lay out all the questions, then it shouldn't be so bad. I'm just nervous about the polygraph test because I've heard you can still fail it even if you are telling the truth just because you are nervous, and I know I will be tachycardic the whole time I'm doing it, lol! If you could find out that info for me, I would be greatly appreciative. I'm so ready to get my license! All my friends that I graduated with are RNs now and we work at the same hospital. I hate having to explain why I haven't gotten my license yet and having to work under them as a nurse's aide. I'm just ready to start my dream career. Thanks for the info, you have made me feel so much better!

I got a DUI and had a theft charge back in 1999. They were both misdemeanors. I sent all my stuff to the board. Now they want me to get a forensic pyschological evaluation and do polygraph test. I don't understand this! They have been leading me on for over a year, saying "we need this, no we need that, no we need this other thing." They are driving me crazy! Now this evaluation and polygraph test will cost me $1000. I want to know if I even have a chance of getting my ATT, because I don't want to waste $1000 for them to tell me I can't take the NCLEX. Has anyone gone through this? What should I expect during the evaluation/polygraph test? I'm losing all hope that I will ever be an RN and that is my passion. I can't erase the fact I screwed up when I was 19, but I turned my life around and now I'm model citizen. I just hate this! Please, can anyone help?!

Did you ever find anything out about the psychological evaluation and polygraph test? I have to do that, and I am terrified. Did you/your friend get your license? Please let me know, so I know if it's worth the $1000 it will cost me. Thanks! JoAnne P.S. You can pm or email me. ++Edited for email address++

I've already graduated from nursing school. All they said when we got into the program was that if we got arrested for anything, we would have to report it to the board when we applied, which we didn't do until our last year. I talked to a lawyer and she said it shouldn't be a problem since it wasn't a felony and it happened so long ago, but I'm still afraid that I did all that work for nothing.

I know it is a case-by-case thing with the board, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice for me. I got a DUI in 1999. I was also arrested for theft that year. Both were misdemeanors. I was 20 years old at the time. I am now 26 and a single mother to a 3 year old girl. I want to know if I even have a shot at getting to take boards in texas. The whole FBI check has me freaked out and I haven't even sent in my money for it, since I don't want to waste my money if I can't take boards. I just need some reassurance. I'm a responsible, law-abiding citizen now. Do you think I can still get licensure? Thanks for the help.