Donald208

This is very interesting and I'm in the same boat. My felony marijuana charge/case in Oregon was dismissed due to a withheld judgement and I had my record sealed afterwards. This was 7 years ago and I live in Idaho now and about to graduate nursing school in May. It has yet to come up in any local, state, nationwide or FBI background check. I've done background checks through Health and Wealthware for CNA jobs (who do fingerprint background checks) and it was clear. I'm doing another personal FBI background check right now (the same one the BON does), sending my finger prints in tomorrow, to make sure it doesn't show up. The reason why I don't want to disclose this info is because I got a misdemeanor DUI and I don't want to have to explain both of these charges to the BON. I feel like it would make my chances slim to none with a charge of marijuana and a DUI. I think the risk is worth the reward if I don't disclose the previous charge. (I personally believe we shouldn't have to if we've gone through all the loops to get it dismissed and sealed) I know this sounds stupid, but I've worked too hard and have turned my life completely around, albeit having one stupid lapse of judgement with the DUI...

I made the most stupid decision to drive after drinking 3 drinks and not eating any food.. I thought I was good and allowed enough time to pass, but the breathalyzer said otherwise. I scored a .10 and the limit here is .08. I was arrested for a DUI less than 1000 feet from my house. I shouldn't have been driving and I made one of the worst decisions of my life. I regret it so so much. I honestly don't know what to do about my future. I just hired a lawyer and he said I can get a withheld judgement because it's my first offense but that will take up to a year of probation before it's all said and done. I graduate in May, I still have to apply for the board of nursing to take the NCLEX in the summer, aaaand I have a job interview this Friday for an RN position at the biggest hospital in the valley. Should I even go to the interview? I'm 99% pretty sure I'll get denied the job with a pending DUI charge. What do I tell the board of nursing when I apply?? They tell you to disclose all information about your criminal background, even withheld judgements. The thing here is, I've already had a previous withheld judgement 7 years ago in Oregon, a different state, for a Felony Possession of Marijuana. That case was dismissed and the arrest record has been sealed by the courts and it has never showed up on any background checks, even the state background checks I've done. Should I disclose that info, or only disclose the pending DUI?? What else should I do when I apply, what can make my case better for the BON? Is my career already over..? I'm so damn scared that I can't pursue my passion, this is my life and all I've wanted, I really don't know what else I can do.