nursing with an expunged felony is it possible

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hi i live in the state of Louisiana i want to got to school for nursing but i have a criminal record of theft that is a felony that is expunged from my record can i stll persue a career in nursing??

Anybody with similar experience are welcome to answer?

Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

Check with the BoN and consult an attorney.

Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

Check with the BoN and consult an attorney.

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BON stated they cannot answer with a simple yes or no. they handle each case on an individual basis. i would have to get approval from an approved nursing school first. Once the nursing schools approves me, then i would have to get approval from them. i would have to submit an application ( i can only get it from the nursing schools that approves me) and BON would let me know.

I wouldn't want to waste my time in school then get turned down.]

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Hi, there. Welcome to Allnurses.com!

Your thread has been moved to the Nursing Licensure with a Criminal History forum, which is filled with posts made by other nurses and nursing students in your situation. Good luck to you.

Specializes in Cardiac/Critical Care.

Any expunged issue is essentially a non-issue. You do not have to declare this as an arrest or otherwise on application. It no longer exists. Discrimination (if they could somehow find the information) would technically be illegal. I have a case that was ruled "not guilty" and then expunged. I never mentioned it and it has never been an issue.

I don't really have any experience with this but I thought that if your charges were expunged, they are erased off your record and will not show up on a background check?

Specializes in Cardiac/Critical Care.

Won't be an issue. Expunged it gone from background checks.

Specializes in NICU, Trauma, Oncology.

You do have to disclose expunged records to the nursing board

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