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I have just recently been accepted into nursing school and nervous of the background check and being turned down. Checking the states statutes it only states you can not have a conviction of any kind.

3 years ago the police were called because a woman witnessed my ex husband being violent towards me. When the police arrived I wrote a statement saying i didn’t want to press charges and the situation was a misunderstanding because i knew what a charge would do on his record. Well that backfired and supposedly under GA law they had to make an arrest and arrested us both for simple battery family violence.

I never went to court and the prosecutor dismissed my charge as nolle prossed. They expunged/restricted my arrest and also the state court sealed. If you run a check on me everything is clear of a criminal record but nervous the fingerprinting FBI check will show different. 

 Does anyone have any experience with this? 

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I was arrested a few years before nursing school. Case was dismissed. It wasn't a problem getting into nursing school, but when it came time to take the NCLEX the board of nursing required a letter with an explanation of events, the police report, and court documentation. It was all easy to obtain and complete. It just set me back a few weeks on being able to take the NCLEX. (I remember freaking out at the time bc I heard horror stories of others in a similar situation and the BON taking months to respond.)

I hope it will be as easy for you. Good luck!

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When you applied for your program, did your application contain an affidavit that you signed regarding criminal history?

Depending on how detailed the questions were on the form, how much was asked, and how you responded, there might be a concern if you answered "No" to everything.

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No, my application for the school i decided to go to didn’t ask any specifics regarding criminal history, but another asked only about convictions.

I just signed up for the castlebranch process and will have fingerprints.

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On 6/22/2019 at 8:10 AM, daniellea484 said:

No, my application for the school i decided to go to didn’t ask any specifics regarding criminal history, but another asked only about convictions.

I just signed up for the castlebranch process and will have fingerprints.

So, what happened? Did anything show up on the fbi fingerprint scan?

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