Finger Prints

SBJustBreathe, ASN, RN · Jul 12, 2012

I think you better call your school to clarify this.

allnurses Guide · Jul 13, 2012

You had to get fingerprinted and cleared by the FBI for nursing school?!?!?!?!

NewRob · Jul 13, 2012

@de2013

I am literally in tears from laughing at your comment!!! :coollook: not to make light of the poster's situation- but as "justbreathe" said, contact your school for the correct info.

I:redbeathe this blog....

VictoriaMareah · Jul 13, 2012

@de2013- yes you also have to get a child abuse history clearance, annual check up, 2 part PPD test and antibody titer lab work for my school LOL:lol2:

But to reply to the poster- When I got fingerprinted I had to send my fingerprints to my school for clearance.

Bobmo88 · Jul 13, 2012

Sounds like a Livescan to me. I have had that done for EMT certification and as far as I can remember, you provide an address to the Livescan agency and they send the results to the address. You should be fine but I would clarify with school just in case.

gelibean · Jul 17, 2012

I had to get fingerprinted but it went to the Board of Nursing. I went to a clinic that the school recommended me to go and it was done electronically.

Haven't heard about it going to the FBI though :/

BloomNurseRN, ASN, BSN, RN · Jul 17, 2012

@de2013- yes you also have to get a child abuse history clearance, annual check up, 2 part PPD test and antibody titer lab work for my school LOL:lol2:But to reply to the poster- When I got fingerprinted I had to send my fingerprints to my school for clearance.

Child abuse history clearance??

Thujone · Jul 17, 2012

Yep, it's all state law I think.

NICUmiiki, DNP, NP · Jul 17, 2012

It depends on the state you're in. Some states, like mine, require approval from the BON to enter a nursing program. At least you won't be surprised at the end of nursing school that the BON won't let you take the NCLEX because of a criminal history.

To the OP, the FBI accepts manual finger prints and electronic finger prints. How your fingerprints are taken depends on the agency that you go to.

Stephalump · Jul 18, 2012

I had to get fingerprinted for nursing school, so I went to my county sheriff's office and they did it electronically and printed of a form with my fingerprints on it. I then mailed that form off to the FBI because that's what I did last time, but I did it manually last time. Did I mail off the form that I was supposed to give to my nursing school to the FBI?

Wow. That sounds official and downright scary. You really should ask for instructions from your school before doing things like that...saves a lot of trouble and wasted time.

I have absolutely no clue what you're supposed to do. I believe we have fingerprinting and an FBI background check done by an outside company and that company sends the results to the BON who sends our results to the school. . We don't get booked and send our prints directly to the Feds.

MoniqueS · Jul 18, 2012

you should call your school - when I was fingerprinted, I told them what school it was for and it was sent directly to that school. -- Call to make certain..