Lifelong predicament, PLEASE help!!!

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This may be the wrong place to ask this, I just don't know where the better place would be. I have 9 months left of nursing school and am anticipating problems obtaining licensure due to 2 theft misdemeanors (expunged but may still be an issue). I made two terrible decisions and deeply regret them but I must move forward with my life. So here's the big problem: I am preparing myself for the worst (being denied a license) but I am trying to figure out how to plan my life if that happens. Getting personal, I will be graduating when I'm 27. I have had endometriosis for 7 years and my Dr. told me to get pregnant the sooner the better because my fertility will fade as I age. Time is not on my side. My husband is adamant that I have a RN job and insurance before we try. If the situation were different I would be 100% okay with that, but it is not. Given my criminal history, I am anticipating licensure will be delayed, if given at all, and I will most likely not have a final answer for a year, making me 28. He doesn't want to try until I am a RN with a job and insurance...what if that never happens? Let's be real here, it is a possibility. We are financially stable now, he has a great job which provides both of us with insurance. Why can't we try to get pregnant when I only have a few months of school left, that way, if my license get denied, at least one dream will come true?? Please offer some advice, maybe I am not seeing this correctly... Please, please help!

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Specializes in Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC.

One day at a time , it seems like you're worried about things that may or may not be true. (I'm prone to this myself too). I don't know much about criminal charges and nursing licenses , but I wonder if it would be helpful to call or email your board of nursing and ask them if they think it will be delayed. This could ease some of your anxieties?

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There may be a possibility...a very small possibility that your license may be delayed. But it does vary state by state, some states don't punish you if it's expunged and it happened 5+ years ago. Others factor in your age, how many times it occurred, and if you paid your dues or not.

I would do some research on how your state would handle these things. Also I don't why you should delay your pregnancy on whether or not your license will be delayed because you never know. If you feel like you are truly come to end or whether you will get pregnant then I don't see why you can't just get pregnant while still in process of getting your license, criminal record or not.

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What state are you in?

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Carrie, I am in MI

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