bibliophile

JON, I hope you and the rest of the group hear very soon! I did want to let you know that a fellow classmate of mine took the test in Redding, CA on Mar 13th and her results are up now too so maybe the BRN is just a little behind (pun intended!)

Hi all, My license was posted this morning! I think my phone call yesterday helped. I was fairly assertive and reminded them of my many, many phone calls in which I received conflicting information each time as well as their history of losing my paperwork (I had sent everything registered return receipt or Fed Ex and had proof of delivery every time). Finally I was transfered to someone who put me on hold and got my actual 'paper' file instead of refering to what the computer said. The computer was saying that my file was still incomplete, my final transcript with the degree had not been received (sent it several times). However, when the gal took the time to look at the real file, my final transcript was right there. She must have clicked the 'complete' button on the computer allowing my NCLEX results to post today. I think what happens at the CA BRN is that the paper file sits on someone's desk until they get around to it. If you take the NCLEX but the computer says your file is incomplete for any reason, your results will not post and no one is going to make the effort to look at the paper file unless it works it's way to the top of the pile or you insist. So my advice to those of you still waiting, is to call and make sure your file is marked 'complete' in the computer and if it is not, find out why and fix it. Then, insist on talking to someone who can physically touch your paper file to double check. Be friendly but assertive, ask to be transferred to a supervisor. Explain your situation. I told them that I was working on a critical care unit (true) and my boss was breathing down my neck for me to have my RN. Best of luck to everyone still waiting, you will get there. I was so sure I was going to have to pull out my books and get busy studying again - I am so grateful that this part is over and now the real learning begins!

Jon, Did you get an IP to work when you graduated? Did it dissapear from the web before or after you got the dreaded fail letter? My IP is still up and I'm still working... If I fail, I lose the IP and can't work until I pass. Also, according to the CA BRN it last updated yesterday March 24... wondering if it will update today or if they are a day behind??? Best of luck to all!

Hi, Does anyone know if you fail the NCLEX in CA does the IP listed on the web go away immediately? I took the NCLEX March 14th (75 questions) and have been dutifully checking the site for results every day trying not to freak out. My IP is still up and the license isn't showing. The CA BRN drives me insane! I called a week ago and was told that they never received my final transcript with my degree. I called the college and confirmed that it was sent on Feb 22, I asked the college to send another copy (they did). I waited a few days and called BRN to see if they got the 2nd copy. They said it could take up to 4 weeks to process. I reminded them of when I was waiting for my IP, they 'lost' my fingerprints back in January (I sent them three times via registered mail, Fed Ex and finally by fax!). I was told to wait a few days and check again. I called today and after being transferred a few times, I was told that my file is 'complete'. I said, "Wait, what? Complete. What does that mean? My license isn't showing up on the website. Does that mean I failed?" She was pretty cryptic and said that the website only updates once a day "keep checking the web and the mail". Soooo either I passed but it hasn't posted due to the transcript/degree paperwork being completed just today, or I failed and they're stalling me until the letter goes out in the mail. If I failed would my IP still be up? The waiting is killing me! Thanks!

True story: I was having a discogram to evaluate three cervical discs under IV sedation. The doctor injected dye into the "control" disc - which was supposed to be the healthy one by which to measure the suspected injured ones. I hear from my deep fog of drugs "Oh Sh*t!" and then blackness. The recovery nurse said he had good news and bad news: Good news, "You are not crazy, your pain is legitimate and one of the discs we thought may be bad is fine." Bad news, "You have three ruptured discs and one of them was the control we thought was healthy"