Hi everyone, I wanted to know if anyone has had a similar experience. I was arrested in 2006 (18 years old) in PA for possession of paraphenalia. I just passed my NCLEX 12/2017. When I checked the MBON website I noticed that my license had not yet been posted-- about a week later. I called the board to find out why. I had checked "no" when it asked if I had ever been arrested. Honestly, I completely forgot and overlooked this arrest because I was never actually taken into custody. It was stupid, I know. My issue is that I have a job offer that is to begin January 8. Has anyone had a similar experience with background checks? Do you know how long it will take before my license is posted? I have sent over all of the required documents. I actually drove the 8 hour round trip to retrieve all of the court certified documents and have them sent to MBON. The woman I spoke to on the phone told me that this will NOT affect me getting my license, but offered no help as to a time table and said there is nothing I can do to expedite this process. If anyone has had a similar experience and can offer a better time table, please let me know. My only concern is that I have already had to delay my start date for this job once because I failed NCLEX the first time, so I doubt they will allow for a second extention (Plus I'm 5 months pregnant...)
Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Hi everyone, I wanted to know if anyone has had a similar experience. I was arrested in 2006 (18 years old) in PA for possession of paraphenalia. I just passed my NCLEX 12/2017. When I checked the MBON website I noticed that my license had not yet been posted-- about a week later. I called the board to find out why. I had checked "no" when it asked if I had ever been arrested. Honestly, I completely forgot and overlooked this arrest because I was never actually taken into custody. It was stupid, I know. My issue is that I have a job offer that is to begin January 8. Has anyone had a similar experience with background checks? Do you know how long it will take before my license is posted? I have sent over all of the required documents. I actually drove the 8 hour round trip to retrieve all of the court certified documents and have them sent to MBON. The woman I spoke to on the phone told me that this will NOT affect me getting my license, but offered no help as to a time table and said there is nothing I can do to expedite this process. If anyone has had a similar experience and can offer a better time table, please let me know. My only concern is that I have already had to delay my start date for this job once because I failed NCLEX the first time, so I doubt they will allow for a second extention (Plus I'm 5 months pregnant...)
Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated!!