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As long as you disclose it, you should be fine. Call the BON and ask what kind of documentation they want for you to send them. My problem was that I didn't even consider an article 15 a "charge" that's why I didn't check yes on my application. So I got in trouble for falsifying my application.

Traumaholic- I took the reprimand. I wanted to get my license, so I didn't fight it. I had to take a a one day class and I have a reprimand on my license that will stay with me forever. But I'm happy, I'm working in ICU doing what I love and it hasn't hindered me at all. What's your story?

Secretions

Tell me what you did to not get the reprimand? I'm facing the same thing but mine is for my disclosing an article 15 I received while in the military. A completely non-judicial and administrative punishment. I'm considering fighting it, but I don't want to wait for my nclex any longer. I graduated in June and it's looking like August before I can get my Att if I accept the reprimand. Did you have to wait long to test? Any guidance is appreciated! Glad you're not stuck with the reprimand.

I guess I didn't think of it in that aspect. It makes sense though. I really don't think the board will side with me anyways and at this point I just want to get my license. I feel defeated already and don't want this to drag out until whenever the board decides they'll hear my appeal.

I am in a new BSN graduate who applied for my nursing license in March in OK. I've never been arrested or anything like that. I answered no to the arrest/convictions question for the background check without a second thought. 2 weeks after sending in my application I received a letter from the BON stating that I did not disclose an arrest on my record. 13 years ago while serving in the Army, I received a field grade article 15. It's a non-judicial administrative punishment for coming up positive on a urinalysis. I was not arrested, I was not charged with a crime, I was not tried in a court of law, I was simply given a punishment by my command and continued on with my army career. I've had at least a dozen back ground checks done over the years. I've worked for the army as a civilian in 2 different states, I work with children in my church, I had to have a back ground check to get into nursing school. I have never been told that this article 15 was in my back ground. I answered no on that question in good faith and with a clear conscience. When I called the BON after getting that letter, I was made to feel like a piece of crap who lied on their application and received no guidance on where to even look for the documentation they were asking for. They wanted court minutes, arrest record, officer's report, all of which did not exist since, again, I was never arrested. It took me a month to locate the form with my article 15 on it. I included a letter in my own words of the incident, as well as character letters, and an explanation of what an article 15 is. Finally after a month of not getting though to anyone at the BON, leaving messages and not getting a call back, I finally found out that my application was back with an investigator. What the board is offering me to move forward so I can take my NCLEX is stipulations. I have to take a 4 hour course on Nursing Jurisprudence, and I will have a public reprimand on my license right out of the gate. In reading the nursing practice laws and violations for the state I found this: C. Any person who supplies the Board information in good faith shall not be liable in any way for damages with respect to giving such information. I want to fight this. I don't deserve a reprimand when I honestly didn't think I was lying. Any advice on moving forward with an appeal would me so appreciated. Most of my class has taken NCLEX and I still don't have an ATT. I was president of my class, 3.8 GPA, I even gave the student address at convocation. I teach Sunday school and spent the last year serving as PTA president. I'm also a military spouse and very much would like to uphold my reputation. Having this public reprimand opens me up to unfair prejudice.

Do any of you know what the class schedule is like for Lawton? I've seen sample master schedules, but for OKC only.

Congrats!!!

Congrats KoKo! My letter just came. I'm in at Lawton! So excited!

Nothing but junk in the mailbox, again.

Yes! The suspense is killing me! Let me know if any of you get a letter today. My mail comes late afternoon.

pmh91- If they are done entering the admission decisions in the system, and yours is still there, I think that's a good sign. From the email I got, letters were supposed to go our yesterday.

Ok, I broke down and emailed someone earlier. Letters go out tomorrow! And she did confirm about the other programs coming off the application means you're accepted into the program that is left! RELIEF!!

Not cool! I would've been so ticked! I'm sure you were. Nothing from the mailman but junk today. Waiting is stressing me out...big time

secretagent~How long after your application status changed did you get your letter? My mail comes late and it drives me nuts... waiting all day, then nothing! grrrr