JerryDdot

They say that every case is different and must be judged on it's own details. I recently got awarded my license to practice as an LVN in CA. I lived a terrible past between the years 2001 and 2008. In that time frame I had 3 misdemeanor convictions all of which they said would be substantially related to be unfit for nursing. I had each of them expunged in 2010 and have never had another charge since. I took real measures to change my life, though most of those measures didnt have a verifiable paper trail. I submitted 3 letters of recommendation with my application and a letter explaining the circumstances of each crime of which I took full responsibility, didn't act as if I somehow had a valid reason to be an exception to my punishment, showed my remorse for those crimes and showed how I was not a threat to repeat through demonstrating how my life was truly different today. I had a teacher early on in school that told me they would be likely to side with the courts on the expungements as long as there were no violent crimes. This was not legal advice, but off the record opinion. The demonstration of change was huge too. In the end, they granted my license due to the fact it had been 10 years since I got in trouble and had no repeat offenses. I had contacted a lawyer prior to finishing school and it was their opinion that I would eventually be granted a license, but that i might have to fight for it. I am happy to say that never was the case for me. Ask yourself if you have truly made changes in your life and how bad do you really want to be a nurse.Tthen proceed!!!

I got the good pop up yesterday after 85 questions. I think we passed!

I'm 44 and just about to take NCLEX today. It's possibly the era we grew up in, with the manners we were taught. I found the same thing in clinicals, much to my dismay. I was shocked, appaled, and bewildered at the things I heard come from the mouths of supposedly caring compassionate nurses. I felt like I was on recess in Jr. High. anyway, we have a mission to also be an example and not let this affect us too much. You are not alone in this!

do what you have to do to get over it. I have a couple friends that make fun of me every now and then, but we do an important job. One calls me a buttwiper and teases me about giving bed baths, but for the people we do that for, it's pretty important for them while they cant do it for themselves. that's where I try to keep my focus.

i bet that 7.95 granted you a lot more sleep that weekend. congratulations!

I'll be 44 years old next month, I just graduated an LVN program in Dec. I used to live a horrid lifestyle 10 years ago and for some years prior to that. I've had 3 misdemeanor convictions that I've gotten expunged and I am currently using U-World as my review. My life is completely different today than my last conviction 10 years ago. I'm still waiting on my ATT. some of my classmates have gotten theirs, but I spent a lot of time writing letters to the board, so mine should come in the next month. My point for writing this is to tell people that i have a lot working against me, but i'm not discouraged because this is a dream that i will chase until the board tells me i don't have another opportunity to chase this. i'm going to make this happen!!! thank you God for this opportunity!