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Nursing school and felony conviction
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Posted almost 6 years ago Hello All..
The house was rented in my name so that is why I was given a possession charge. I never had any jail time and it's been ten years. I have two children now, back in school and trying to find out if I can go into the nursing program. Please don't send me messages about what I did wrong. I am now with my daughter's father for ten years, have a daughter with special needs, and am looking to get into this field and secure a future. Please tell me if you all think I have a chance or not with this felony. The charge came from another state from which I live now. I live in Lehigh Valley , PA. |
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| Posted almost 6 years ago Hi, prissynikki
I am a proud mother of three beautyful daughter. I currently live in Los Angeles California. I've worked as a heathecare provider for almost 10 years. I am curently in school to pursue my MSN in nursing, and wants to work as a pediactric nurse, in public health. |
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| Posted almost 6 years ago Thanks for the info! Going to read now! |
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| Posted almost 6 years ago Good. Hope you find that you can start. SOunds like you've put things in order, and your experience will actually help you when you care for patients. |
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| Posted almost 6 years ago http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432869 start here. If you can't find what you are looking for email the secretary of state's BON contact for details. Good luck. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago Hi Sasha, You may also want to consider having you records sealed or expunged. This means that the conviction will not show when they investigate your background, it is 100% legal ,you can get the documents you need to statrt the process at your local Court house (clerk of the court office). Good luck and God Bless |
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| Posted over 5 years ago Sasha, you can start a nursing program, and even graduate with a felony conviction. Nursing schools, as a general rule, do not do criminal background checks. But the Board of Nursing does, in all states now. Policies on granting licensure vary from state to state. As a general rule, Boards are not inclined to license anyone with a conviction on a violent crime. Drug possession is a different story; they may be more lenient. Check with the PA board and see if there is a time limit on the conviction. As a felon, there may or may not be. Getting your record expunged could help since it's been such a long time, or applying for a pardon from the Governor. That would also restore your voting rights, btw. If the Board does take issue with your conviction, you can request a hearing before the Board to plead your case. They may want you to undergo a treatment program and be supervised when working with controlled substances for a period of time. I would get the issue resolved in writing before applying to nursing school. |
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| Posted almost 5 years ago hi everyone i'm from pa attending nursing school currently. I have a felony drug possession on my backround check it was 10 yrs ago. I never been in any other trouble again. I was wondering if anyone has ever known anyone who has successfully otained the Board Of Nursing approval and able to use it. |
