Can I still go to nursing school with an academic dishonesty charge?

[anonymoussss]

Hi everyone,

I am a junior getting my degree in psychology. I was a pre med student; however, I began working as a CNA a few months ago and realized my true calling is direct patient care. I genuinely look forward to going to work and feel that becoming a nurse is what I was put on the earth to do. I was caught with my phone in a precalculus exam and I owned up to the mistake. I would like to note I was sexually assaulted 3 weeks prior to my exam and had been having a difficult time focusing/attending class. I had never gotten in the slightest bit of trouble through out my 16 years of education and deeply regret having made this lapse in judgment. I received a zero on the exam and the charge will be on my conduct record (not transcript) for 7 years. It is my dream to become an RN and I was planning on applying to ABSN programs but I no longer feel like I can possibly have a future in this field and I am really scared. I feel like everything is falling apart and this is sending me into an extreme depressive/anxious episode. If anyone has any advice on what I can do, or if you know any peers who had a similar situation I would greatly appreciate your input? Is it worth it to take pre-req courses, would an LPN program be more likely to accept me? Do ABSN programs ask for conduct records/academic dishonesty? 

I appreciate you reading my post and if anyone could take the time out of their day to respond I would be beyond grateful!

thank you ❤️

[JKL33]

I do not know the answer to your question, just wanted to say

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deeply regret having made this lapse in judgment.

I believe you. Though it's a hard thing to admit I would imagine most of us have done something we really, really wish we wouldn't have done.

You made a mistake. You know integrity is important.

I hope things are looking up for you, soon. Take care of yourself. Try to focus on moving forward one day at a time ~

 

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

Contact the school you want to apply to.  I would be honest.  Hiding stuff will get you nowhere.  Better than wasting time and money if they won't accept you. A lot of worrying is because we don't get answers and we wonder.  If they say no then either check with another school or maybe find a different career.  

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

If it is not on your transcript, then it doesn't matter.  You can request a copy of your official transcript to be sure there is nothing on there.  The nursing schools just get your transcript and that is all.