Any nurses out there hired by a hospital after a minor felony on their record?

If you didn't go to court, you're not convicted and they more than likely dropped the charges. Take it upon yourself to get a complete background check (go to your local cops and robbers office and submit a request). Some take a number of months but at leas you'll have in your paws what they see. In your case I suspect charges were dropped since you never went to court therefore you can say NO.

Call the police in that jurisdiction and they'd be happy to help you. It's a common question.


In closing, "Everyone likes a bad boy until they have to call the cops." Nice guys finish last.

Castlegates...it's all fun and games until the cops get involved. (well not really though! lol)

The charges were definitely dropped. Thank you for your input! I just hate having to explain the situation. If I only knew then, right?

This posting has given me some hope, I'm 19 years old and I got caught shop lifting a year ago iv wanted to be a nurse for 3 years now and I mess it all up in one stupid act. I’m terrified I wont even be able to get in to a CNA program let alone an RN program. I know in my heart a lot has changed with me, when the theft happened I had just moved out and it ruined a lot of things for me. I lost my job I had court fines and finding a job to pay rent as an 18 year old with a record is not an easy task. I regret it every day still after having found two jobs and getting my life back in order a year later. I started doing research on nursing and i found out that theft can disqualify me from even taking the classes that I need to start on the path to be a nurse. I regret my decision but I know that all the hardship I suffered though helped me grow up a lot. Until I saw this posting I had been freaking out the past few days frantically looking for advice on how to handle it all, so thank you...

call the BON and ask for an exception if they state theft is on the nono list. Most states it's no big deal.

Rules and reg do vary by state. There are Federal Medicare regs for CNA 's that are stricter than nurses due to protection for elderly. Many states make no determination until graduation and application made for certification or licensure....Colorado is one such state: Colorado: CNA program background check In PA it is a BIG deal: theft conviction prevents one from getting CNA certificate.