Any advice! Disorderly Conduct Violation! Male 34 yrs; I want to be a nurse!

[Esclark]

So, I have passed the C-Net test and also the Tabe Level 9 test to get into Lpn school/program in my city. The problem for me is in 2008 I was wrongly accussed of various crimes during a domestic dispute. I was going thru a messy break up; I was accussed of threatening my wife at the time. While I was packing my things to move out of our apartment she went outside and called the police and told them I had threatend her. Police returned with her and I was arrested. May I add also at the time I had shattered femur and was in a wheelchair. I was released without bail and issued a state temporary order of protection against me. A year of court procedures went bye, my leg healed about 70% of the way where I could return to work and to seek some closure to the situation in 2009 I excepted a plea of Disorderly Conduct which is a violation and not a crime. Besides this Violation I was convicted of Disorderly Conduct Violation in 2003 which was not for anything related. Neither of these Violations are a crime. I have no criminal record, I have not serve anytime in jail and I have not been on probation or parole in my life. Should this and can this keep me from getting accepted into Nursing school?

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I got one of those the weekend before school started. Received mine in a very similar situation too. I got in and made it through no problems. Makes for a fun story to share with the other classmates since the girl that got me arrested not only was in my class, but now works with me too ha ha

[Esclark]

Wow that's crazy (lol), I can only hope that I will end up laughing about it down the road also... Thanks for the words of wisdom... What state did your incident occur in....?

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Going to move this to the Nursing Licensure with Criminal History forum.

I do want to add though that each case is handled individually. We can't provide legal advice but do advise you to consult an attorney.

[ChristianBranson]

Esclark- it sounds like all will be fine; however, TraumaRus is correct in noting that we are not qualified to really tell you what is best. One thing you can do that will help immensely is to contact your state's BON and ask how the incidents will affect your getting your nursing license. As far as utilizing an attorney, should you go that route, I recommend talking to an attorney that specializes in professional licenses as he/she will likely have experience with your state's BON history regarding criminal backgrounds. Good Luck! It sounds like you should be fine from what you've stated.