Hey Joe!
I’m Jen, a RT from Chicago (land) and I’m so freaking upset right now… UGH!!!! I want to drive to Kansas right now and make some misery at NBRC headquarters, they suck sooooooo much!!!

I graduated from an RRT eligible program in 1992 with honors, took my CRT exam in Nov of 1992, and my RRT exams the following year. I’ve worked at some of the best hospitals in Chicago, and faithfully completed my CEU’s and licensure every year. The state of Illinois requires 30 CEU’s every two years with the license renewal.
About five months ago, I received a post card from the NBRC about submitting my CEUs to them before my “credentials expired”. it was very vague and contained no dates. NOTE: I HAVE ALL OF THE CEUS required!!! Stupidly, I went and asked everyone what this meant, and was told over and over that I shouldn’t worry about it as long as I had fulfilled the requirements for my state CEU’s, I was covered for the NBRC. I admit- I didn’t pursue it, kept forgetting about it, should have looked it up on the internet to see what the hell they were talking about!!The stupid postcard disapearred into oblivion, although I did start digging up proof of five years worth of CEU’s last month, with the intention sending them in.

ApparentlyMy credentials “expired” June 30th, eight days ago.

I casually went on line today, DUG through the NBRC’s site to find out how to fulfill their CEU expectations, paid them $25 for the pleasure of what? I don’t know, and then was looking for where I would have to submit the CEU proof.
Guess what? My credentials have expired- and the #@!!?**^ conniving (sp) back stabbing soul-less bastards at the NBRC require that I :

(A) RETAKE ALL OF MY EXAMS
(B) PAY $190 FOR THE CRT, $300+ FOR THE RRT, AND $300 LATE FEE TO THEM OR I CANNOT WORK IN THE FIELD!!!!
(C) I HAVE TWO YEARS TO PAY NEARLY $900 AND RETAKE BOTH OF THE EXAMS (RRT IS REQUIRED IN MOST CHICAGO HOSPITALS).

Quite the punishment for not typing in some information, isn’t it!!??

I am just sick, sick, sick!!! I’m a single mother who’s killed myself in this field, for half of the pay that our nursing buddies are making!I made a great effort to better myself and become an RRT before it was required of me, and the cost of these exams was no small feat back four years ago when I was just making my way into the field. I was NOT and have not been rewarded monetarily for making that RRT effort.

I think this must be a sign from God to get out of this field- we are not and have not been rewarded for our hard work… we have a board that does not support us and has been widely known for constantly trying to suck suck suck more and more blood money out of its members… blood sucking soul-less vampire bastards- I hope you all burn in hell!!!

EIGHT DAYS!!!

Isn’t there anything that can be done about this?? Does anyone know of another way? I honestly won’t retake and repay these ?*#@!! PEOPLE another blinking DIME of my very hard earned money… I would rather crawl in bed with my next MRSA infected patient and french kiss them than give these bastards ANYTHING!! I really really understand what people have been saying about the NBRC all along- And what kind of national board FORCES you to pay annual dues? The desperate disliked kind, that’s what….

Anyhow, Joe- thanks for letting me beef- I’m not the gun-toting violent kind, don’t worry. I never thought I’d call myself an Ex- RRT, but as said, it looks like the gods have a different career in mind for me….

Sick in Chicago