I graduated with my ADN in late July. Our DON told us that if we did not continue to do practice questions (100 a day) she would withhold our information from the BON & we wouldn't be able to take the NCLEX.
I have been having some "personal issues" (don't we all LOL) that have prevented me from doing them every day. However, I have done a LOT of them.... she has not sent in anything to the BON & claims that the fees have been paid (when I logged in it says I still owe $$...does that get paid when they send my packets in or something?)
Now, she just told me if I "keep it up", she will send in the packets, & it typically takes 2-8 weeks for confirmation. I start my new nursing job on October 7th, putting me in a pickle.
I am studying, I HAVE BEEN studying (just using alternate forms), & need to take the NCLEX.
Is this legal? Can they withhold that stuff? As far as I know, I am the only person in my graduating class that this is happening to. Everyone else has received confirmation emails.
I am extremely upset & feel deceived, as she never indicated that she hadn't sent my packet in until today (everyone else had their packets sent out weeks ago!).
And never forget the power of the Fourth Estate. Call your local newspaper/TV station and speak to the health reporter or the education reporter. This is a patient/customer protection issue.
nurseprnRN, BSN, RN
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And never forget the power of the Fourth Estate. Call your local newspaper/TV station and speak to the health reporter or the education reporter. This is a patient/customer protection issue.