Got my RN license in CA with 5 felonies and 3 midemeanors

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That's all fine and dandy and while I applaud you for getting y our act together, I find your post to be very misleading. Many nursing schools won't admit students with previous drug offenses and the vast majority of employers would rather pick the new grad with a clean sheet than someone with multiple felonies and misdeamonors on record. I say this as gently as I can. I hope you are able to find a job as well as others in your situation, but honestly, I'm very iffy about former drug abusers going into the field of nursing.

I will say this again... Please read the rest of the comments that I have posted. You will see that I will not have any problems finding a job. In my case, my record is clean. Not to mention the statute of limitations in California for criminal and civil background checks is 7 years. My school, like most, did a background check prior to entering school. It had not been 7 years since my last conviction and I had not yet petitioned for dismissal on 2 of my charges so they showed up. I was still allowed to continue with school. Now, after graduation, it has been more than 7 years AND I have petitioned to have all of my convictions dismissed, and they were.

Look, this is just one case of one individual. Every situation will be different and will have different variables. I posted this to give others in similar situations hope, NOT to mislead. When I was going through the licensing process I wold log onto allnurse.com to read stories of people who were in similar situations and it gave me hope that I could do it too. I hope someone as closed minded as yourself can find it in yourself to trust people who have made bad decisions one day.

Please read the rest of the comments. I will have no problems getting a job and I will have no restrictions because of my past.

I dont mean to be a hater and dont wish any more hardship on you but unless it is expunged from your record, obtaining employment is not the easiest thing to do when you have that past and having to be around narcotics.

I dont mean to be a hater and dont wish any more hardship on you but unless it is expunged from your record, obtaining employment is not the easiest thing to do when you have that past and having to be around narcotics.

It is expunged. Actually, It's more than expunged. As far as the courts are concerned "the arrest and conviction are deemed never to have occurred." I quote the California penal code on that [pc 1210.1(e)(1)]

I say read the rest of the comments because I explained this a few comments back...

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It is expunged. Actually, It's more than expunged. As far as the courts are concerned "the arrest and conviction are deemed never to have occurred." I quote the California penal code on that [pc 1210.1(e)(1)]

I say read the rest of the comments because I explained this a few comments back...

I am so impressed by your struggles and you perseverance to move forward.

However, right now California has about a 47% unemployment rate for new grads...and while there are laws preventing employers for certain practices it doesn't mean it won't influence them. Just because your criminal charges will be gone you have reported to the board where they will remain forever....your future employer will check.

Hospitals are notorious cheats but they are very good at not getting caught...and have built up a reputation of being unsympathetic an ruthless.

If you are HR and hve 200 applicants for one position....who do you hire....the nurse with no reporting on their license...or one that does....I hope I am wrong...but you might find getting hired a challenge. What the courts consider expunged or expired...doesn't mean your employer will. HR department in hospitals are shrewd and have the morals of alley cats.

statute of limitations in California for criminal and civil background checks is 7 years.
But that does not mean that the hospital will hire you....I so hope I am wrong.

Praemonitus praemunitus or forewarned is forearmed.....

I wish you the best!!!!

It is expunged. Actually, It's more than expunged. As far as the courts are concerned "the arrest and conviction are deemed never to have occurred." I quote the California penal code on that [pc 1210.1(e)(1)]

I say read the rest of the comments because I explained this a few comments back...

I'm not a lawyer so I don't plan on reading a bunch of legal jargon. No need to get butt hurt. Again, I hope I am wrong but I still don't think it's going to be as easy as you think. People with no criminal or drug past can't get jobs.

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