FutureNursingDude

I am a 7-year first responder in Pennsylvania, and I decided to take the step to become an RN after years of emergency scene runs. My issue I am running into is with the board of nursing and their background check. This story may be a bit confusing, ...

What I said to the board was I can be a paramedic and be licensed through the DOH with my conviction, I deal with PTs daily already at wrecks, and I can be a law enforcement officer if I went to college for it. I have my LTCF (conceal carry permit) a...

This was the exact email: The Board has the authority to refuse a nursing license where an applicant is: Convicted/plead guilty/receives ARD for all felonies or misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, Convicted/pled guilty/ARD of a crime that refl...

Hey! So nursing school #1 said they have to check with HR to see. Nursing school #2 said it shouldn’t be an issue. And Nursing school #3 said I can enroll and do clinical with no issue! I applied for an LPN program so hopefully there’s no issue with ...

Exactly! The BON is closed now... because of COVID-19. The student handbook only says felonies could prohibit you, but the BON says when you go for the NCLEX and apply with them, you must disclose everything, including ARD. The only thing you don’t h...

My state police RAP sheet is hit or miss. Sometimes it shows up, sometimes (most) it never does. My FBI shows the arrest and conviction of the simple misdemeanor so I think it’s best to disclose it. My student handbook says only felonies could prohi...

Thanks for the help guys! I spent the nearly $100 for the state police background check and FBI fingerprint order and got the results today (they never worked this fast). My misdemeanor does show up, and in my student handbook it shows only "felonies...

I agree! I am getting my federal FBI check done this week, I am getting digital fingerprinted today to just see what comes back! If it comes back spotless like my state police one, I will include both copies into my nursing school application with a ...

I have a question! If you knowingly took a misdemeanor plea deal several years ago, but it doesn't show up on any state or FBI checks, do you still have to disclose it or no since it can't be found?