Convicted of murder as a teen and now a nurse

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I know of someone who was convicted of murder as a teen. I won't go into details because the case is somewhat famous due to the fact there was a made-for-tv movie. The person in question did their time and is now in their 40's and is a RN. They legally changed their name but because some website had this information posted the new name has been discovered.

My question is how does someone who has a murder conviction become an RN. I know that the person was tried as a juvenile and sentenced as one but don't they have to disclose this information to the BON?

I looked at the link and am pretty sure I figured out which movie was made after this murder...wow this person should have never been licensed since she killed someone in cold blood, no accident or self defense

When she was paroled one of the people who sit on the committee was staunchly against it because she still had anger issues. The funny thing is that she has not been in any trouble since. When people found out who she is now she started up all these social network accounts in which she is supposed to live somewhere other than where she really lives. People have posted her real name on her FB page which is quickly deleted by her. Her name that she has now is so unique and there is only one person in the US that has that name.

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Specializes in Pediatric.

Seems that person should never have obtained licensure. Wow!

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

It appears that this person was probably licensed prior to the requirement for an FBI background check and fingerprints.

That nursing school photo is also tagged as Czech nursing students on google.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I know someone who disbarred as a lawyer for embezzling from her client who then changed her name and went to nursing school. The employer was aware and I heard the board of nursing was also notified and didn't seem to mind. This was only about 8-9 years ago so not before the background checks. FWIW she was one of the worst nurses-coworkers I have ever worked with and from what I have heard this was a shared sentiment from nurses at other places she worked. :(

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Specializes in LTC, med/surg, hospice.

She paid her debt to society...though the sentence seems quite minimal for killing a teen classmate in a violent manner.

I don't think she should be a nurse but it appears she has gone of to live a full life.

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Is this person a good nurse now? Why do you know or care what she did as a teenager. There is this new word I've been hearing about called forgiveness. Maybe you should look it up? WWJD?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

My understanding was that if a person had felony convictions then you could not be licensed. Her name is incredibly easy to find and I imagine co-workers would also have this information.

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Is this person a good nurse now? Why do you know or care what she did as a teenager. There is this new word I've been hearing about called forgiveness. Maybe you should look it up? WWJD?

In my world, there IS no forgiveness for murder, as the person she murdered cannot possibly forgive her.....and as the victim is the person harmed, it's not up to ME to forgive her. Don't live my life by what Jesus would or wouldn't do; it's irrelevant IMHO.

I don't care if this happened when she was 16 or 22. She killed someone in cold blood for nothing more than her own selfish desires. So yes, I think I would be allowed my opinion that I wouldn't want her anywhere near helpless patients, lest one of them decide to call her "weird"! :cyclops:

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Is this person a good nurse now? Why do you know or care what she did as a teenager. There is this new word I've been hearing about called forgiveness. Maybe you should look it up? WWJD?

Nursing has high standards. Not everyone gets to be a nurse, and I'm sorry, but if you killed someone in cold blood, you should not be able to hold a job that entails caring for peoples' health. There are countless Joe-shmos out there who can't even get into a program (with a decent GPA) because of how competitive nursing programs are. I would rather Joe-shmo with the 3.6 GPA get in rather than the 4.0 murderer.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
She paid her debt to society...though the sentence seems quite minimal for killing a teen classmate in a violent manner.

I don't think she should be a nurse but it appears she has gone of to live a full life.

Agree, but to makes me wonder if she has had some issues in the past with her anger, and if it interfered with her work...

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Is this person a good nurse now? Why do you know or care what she did as a teenager. There is this new word I've been hearing about called forgiveness. Maybe you should look it up? WWJD?

I care because the victim doesn't have the same opportunity to be "good" as an adult (or even bad, for that matter). Maybe the murdering teenager should have been a more forgiving person, herself, instead of stabbing someone to death over a few hurtful words.

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Very interesting... I wonder if her history just has not caught up with her yet?

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