TN BON Unapproved applicant

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I have a question. I took the LPN Nclex on may 29 and I got the dreaded 205 questions. I checked with the Tennessee department of health to see if they issued me a license but I keep getting - Unapproved applicant and application in process. Does that mean I failed? I also tried the pearsonvue trick and I am afraid it went to the credit card payment screen. I guess I failed. If I did fail would it show it on the TN license website or will it sill say unapproved applicant?

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Sounds to me that they are saying they didn't approve the school you graduated from maybe? I've never heard of that, what is happening to your other class mates?

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Perhaps they are just in the process of updating rhinos. I know it's tough, but give it a few days.

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Well I decided to pay the quick results thing and I discovered that alas I had failed the test. Which doesn't really surprise me per say. Everything I studied was nothing like the test so I felt under prepared. At least when I take it the second time I will have a better knowledge of what it is like. I am still unsure why the TN license site would still say Application in progress if I would not be receiving a license. It is a very poor choice of words that gets people's hopes up, if you ask me.

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I know this is an old thread, but I just want to say that seeing "Unapproved Applicant" is normal for TN. All applicants are listed on the TN BON licensure website with this status until they are issued a license. If no license is issued then it will continue to say "Unapproved Application" and "Application in Progress." I have a friend I graduated LPN school with who's status has been this for 3 years because she has never passed the NCLEX. I just passed the NCLEX-RN on friday and my status is still "Unapproved Applicant" on the TN BON website, because my license # has not been issued yet even though I passed. Usually takes the TN BON about a week to issue license numbers after taking the test.

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Well I would like to thank you for posting this because I took the NCLEX Tuesday and I have the "unapproved applicant" status. I wasn't sure if I had passed because it cut off on me at 85. I took the PN so that could mean I passed or failed really bad! But anyway your post helped me a little, still nervous though!

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What if it says "closed application"?

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