I was arrested and for shoplifting abt $30 worth of items from a grocery store in 2009. my first offense, I am in NEW JERSEY
It was lowered to township ordinance, disorderly persons
I am in the nursing program and I had a background check in 2008 when i began clinicals so my school was not aware of this charge but I thought they did a check every year so they knew.
my school knows now bc i mentioned it when referring to something else.
Since my school has has affliction with the hospitals they made an an agreement none of the students have a positive background check.
I dont know if my school would wants someone wants a thief in there a nursing program and if they did. They would have to advocate for me because the clinical sites might not want me there because of my charge.
Does anyone know if clinical sites allow student with someone with a positive background in their hospitals...
I am able to apply for expungement next year but i dont know if they would wait until it was expunge to let me continue.
Also I was dismissed from the program in 2009 after the semester bc i fail a class but was readmitted bc i requested re-admittance in 2010( i was back in the program after I was arrested ) so this nursing program has already been gracious to me. I am not sure if this may effect their decision..
i dont intend on ever doing something like this ever again and i am sorry .. i dont know where my head was at when i did this in the first place. If I told anyone I this this the would be in disbelief and completely shocked and it does not reflect who i am but I dont know if the nursing school or clincials sites will see it like this... is anyone familiar with this???
and why does this go on my criminal record if it is not a criminal offense???
To the OP...go deal with this straight on. Keep it short and simple. Don't go on and on. Admit what you did and how sorry you are. Ask what steps you need to take to stay in the program. I believe you will be okay. When the two years goes by hire a lawyer to get it off your record.
Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
QUOTE=PhoenixTech;4306228] . . .As far as my situation goes, a RN left a banana in a pt.'s room instead of removing it because the pt.'s K+ was too high. As I was making rounds doing my vitals, said pt.'s call bell was ringing and said RN was standing at the desk eyeing the room. I go in and hand the pt. the banana after I did vitals and the RN incredulously told me that I shouldn't have. Later, I heard him explaining to the physician that I went and gave the pt. a banana, while conveniently leaving out that the banana was left in the room, when in reality it shouldn't have been in there if the pt. couldn't have it. I could have easily been a family member, not to mention if the RN had answered the bell instead of waiting for me to do it................
Are you sure he saw the banana in the room? Or did he bring the banana into the room and set it on the table himself, and blame you when the doctor questioned why this patient had a banana in her room?
"Are you sure he saw the banana in the room? Or did he bring the banana into the room and set it on the table himself, and blame you when the doctor questioned why this patient had a banana in her room? "
For real???
Personally, I blame the banana for this whole thread:lol2:
Bortaz, MSN, RN
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Shame on me, for reading this stupid thread.