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I seriously doubt that you are trying to go from RN to LPN. That being said, failure to disclose is grounds for refusing to grant you a license.

And Minnesota is next up for an Obamacare failure!

First of all, having a child die is tragic, no matter how much time, care or contact you had with them. First responders, no matter how long they have been working in the field, know this, and they never get used to it. You know how sensitive you are, and that is probably the main reason that you chose your specialty. Try to seek some counseling from you employer, even though you were not at work when this happened. Next, sounds as if you did everything correctly and you did all you could. My last point is that if a child has that type of medical emergency with no apparent cause, there was a severe underlying medical condition that was at fault, and there was nothing that you could have done to save that child. I'm sorry to put it so bluntly, but we cannot save everyone. Try to seek some counseling, and if you can't use your employer resources, try your church, local fire or police department, hospital, social services, or perhaps a local hospice organization. Try to talking to co-workers and see if they have any suggestions. Take care of yourself.

Technically, no. You have not released any type of information that would allow someone to identify the patient or his family. However, circumstances could turn that into a violation, if, for instance, that was the only patient you had and their identity was known. For instance, if you were a private care nurse for a wealthy family.

There are degree programs that allow you to obtain your take the NCLEX with an ADN. Many of those programs are associated with community colleges and are accredited. I retired from being an Air Traffic Controller at age 53 with several advanced degrees, including a PhD, but because my degrees were more than 10 years old, I needed to take all the pre-requisites again, except for my Freshman English courses and the course related to HIV/AIDS. I did take CLEP tests for several of the course requirements, but not all courses have CLEP exams available. I took courses through three different Universities and Community Colleges, about 1/2 of the courses were online, and finished up all the pre-reqs in about 6 months. It just depends upon how much free time you have to go to school. The one nice thing about having a Bachelor's, or more, is that you may be accepted into many MSN programs once you have your RN license and a bit of experience. I am currently working on my MSN in Clinical Informatics, and I am about halfway through the program after only two years as an RN. I guess the best course of action for you to take is the one that is most available to you in your area. I don't want to put a damper on your aspirations, and it sounds like a cliché, but Nursing is a calling, not jut a job or profession. Not everyone, even many of those who are currently working as Nurses, should be Nurses. I hope this helped. Thanks.