dukes217

st louis

where were u interviewing at?

Yes this is good, but it takes a while for a response. Good for you, sounds like God is showing you favor love..

He's right! All I heard was negative, negative, negative also; However, I made it through and I'm working as a nurse with a felony conviction (agg battery) My best advice to all u out there wondering is it possible, is be confident, tell the truth, and apply any and everywhere. If you are one of those nurses that think, "Oh I can't work in a nursing home; I can't work anywhere but a hospital"! Forget it! Those places are all on a hiring freeze these days and you best believe your application is at the bottom of the stack. Real nurses just want to help people no matter where the good lord leads them. I'm not saying look for the worst; but ,dont limited yourself to where every other nurse in the whole city is applying for eithier. Especially all you Rn's with criminal history... Best wishes all, I know I'm a happy nurse, with where I'm at

I landed a job. Three to be exact; however, I only accepted one..Lol.. I finally am able to say, I'm a happy nurse!!! It was a struggle, but I made it!

Let me guess, you are from Indiana? That is the only state I know that is given out probationary license with those special stipulation. If you never find a job, you'll never get off probation. It's a total set up IMO. I know of one person out of 5 of us that walked into a Doctor's office and begged the Doctor's daughter for a job, she got it and now she can get off of that double jeopardy paper called probation. I say that because, IMO people that have changed their lives because of past mistakes where already on probation, court supervision, jail time,etc. WHY ARE WE PUNISHED AGAIN? I know the BON wants to monitor how each reformed person is doing on the job; However, there has got to be other ways, like maybe quarterly reports w/out the probated license. Indiana BON know of the trouble that new nurses are having while trying to gain employment with a past and a probated license. I heard that many people have written to them about it.WHYYYY even give it to us, hell, just say no, so that person can move on to something else. It's been 3 years + 200 application that = 2 interviews, honestly. I have moved to a different state, hoping that they are more forgiving of a 18 y/o felony. You are a RN you may just get lucky being that you have more options. Good luck sweetheart and I will pray for you and your family.

Yes in illinois they want you to explain arrest as well!!!

Don't you just hate when they post "The sky is the limit"! Anywho you would go to your circuit clerk office and ask for the NC(no complaint docket) and write up a statement explaining who, what, when where, how. The you would tell them how you made a stupid mistake and how you have moved on since then. It's that simply sugar. Make sure you have them to certify the back of the NC. Let me know if you need help. Don't worry you'll be fine. I've seen worst.

They don't go that far back sugar. They can't see juv'e records. Iv'e been to three bon's and not one brought up my juv'e rap sheet. Something is fishy here. What Springfield are u in? Mo or IL? What school did u attend nurse_ shyia?

Hey StudentNurse0. I'm praying that you get something soon. Have you applied in LTC facilities? Im in the same boat your in. I was living In Indiana and received a probationary license for one year. I hate the way they give out their discipline's. (like having a conviction isn't good enough, lets add more stipulation on her license, so we can really increase her chances on landing a job) because no one in Indiana will hire a person fresh out of school, a felony conviction, and a probationary license. NO ONE! Yet, you have to work and submit quarterly reports for a year to even petition the BON to have that probation removed. What a setup!! You don't even get a fair shot, this the board has to know. I'm not a quiter, so I'll keep moving around from state to state until I land a job. Nursing is all I know, I've been in this field since I was twenty. It's funny how I could land plenty of jobs as a CNA and known as a nurse in Indiana. Good luck StudentNurse0. I will add you to my prayer list. God is good, and I know he did not bring us this far to let us down. Have faith in him!

I read your post and you said you had misdemeanors not felonies, so which is it? I'm not being mean, I'm just not understanding what you said in other post.

Yes Ruby your correct. But what if one of your loved ones get punished for having one bad night of poor judgement. How would you feel then? especially if you know that was out of character for that person? I've personally worked with nurses and docs that has had poor judgement with their patients care,yet they are given a second chance to practice. Mistakes,poor judgements don't make you a bad person. Repeat offenders, patient abuse, crimes against patients, children and so on should lose their license to practice, but a bar fight that happened 20 years ago that had nothing to do with healthcare is ridiculous.

This law states that anyone with a forcibly felony will have their license revoked, not just against a patient, AGAINST ANYONE!! Personally I think the law sucks b/c law makers made the law to broad when they added any felony against anyone. This could be you, your loved one or friends(stuff happens) may get into a bar fight and gives the other person a black eye and was charged with a felony battery 30 years ago will be affected by this law.. That's bull, that person will be banned from healthcare for getting into a fight at a bar that long ago. Geeeeez whatever happened to reform, lets just put everybody in the world that has a felony in a boat and give them food and water and let them coast away, the hell with them, they can't be changed, hell their convicted of a battery felony!

I can vouch for what tiger is saying. I have a probationary license from Indiana and I cant buy a job. He's not lying when he's telling you that a probationary license In Indy is a set-up. I graduated 12-10 and I have put over 200 apps in with one job interview. Bump that I'm done and broke.. Maybe I'll have better luck in a different state. I'm a female with a felony probationary license so I know I need to find a new profession or move to another state. It's all about who u know these days anyway. Illinois started a new law that anyone with a forcibly felony was banned from nursing period. The saddest part of that new law was that I had two jobs waiting on me, got approved for licensure, and then a horrible phone call two months later, saying withdraw your application or else. I'll try one more state and that's it. However, I'm so tired of all of it.

I have a probationary LPN license in Indiana for a felony I caught eighteen years ago and I cant find a job. I tried getting my licensed endorsed to Illinois where I knew someone that will hire me, but b/c of their new law a withdrew my application. My probation status will not end until I get a job for one year and submit quarterly reports. Im willing to move to any state to chase my dream. I just never thought it would be this hard. I have worked so hard, and nobody will HIRE ME. Ive applied everywhere from nursing homes to doctors office and even homecare. I love nursing and Im willing to work in any nursing position. I dont mind crawling b4 I walk. I've been doing that for years. So my question is: Does anyone know any jobs in missourri that will hire me with a probationary license? Thanks in advance for any input.

OOh and I forgot to mention that my friends/co-worker's felony was over thirty years- old and mine is eighteen years old. So much for Second chances. I guess well make great advisers, especially if this goes nationwide.

Thanks you for the feedback, but I was not offended by your response. I actually agree that it is what it is. I actually do have a friend that is losing her license b/c of this law. She was in a bar fight with her ex-husband mistress and blacked her eye. The cops in this little area are always at the bar patrolling, b/c they have nothing else to do(IMO) and she was arrested on the spot. Now I don't know if she received tx for her eye, but I do know they both were able to overcome the past and raise their two children up as sisters, and not enemies. In my case I was charged with a felony battery for pushing mace out of a cops hand that was macing me for trying to get my kids from my mother's house. My story is a little deeper than my friends. I was in a family feud and cops were called out and w/out getting the full story he massed me in the face, so I pushed the mase out of his hand. When we got to court he accursed me of hitting him. Me being young and not wanting to tell the whole story in front of a court room full of people in a small town where everybody knows everybody. I plead guilty just to get it over with. I had a very compassionate judge. After hearing my mother speak out about what my problem was that night, what she saw on that porch, Judge Jean Scott kept asking me if I was sure I wanted to plead guilty to the matter. I was ashamed and wanted it over with,so I said yes. She went on to tell me how much of a mistake I was making by pleaded guilty to that felony. I just wanted out that court room w/out everybody in town knowing that my uncle had sexually molested me since I was a nine. So you see a aggravated battery does not have to cause great bodily harm, disability. or disfigurement of another person. Law enforcement have the power, not out of control, confused, young people. My friend has a license here in Illinois and I don't. I am however a licensed nurse in another state. I worked at the Regency with my friend and co-worker for many years off and on. SHE'S A HARD WORKER, and I'm more than ****** that they are going to dig up that dirt on her and throw it in her face for the third time. I on the other hand withdrew my application from Illinois and now can go back to Indy and work. She_(my friend/coworker) will have a hard time getting license in another state with a revoked license in another. NO OFFENSE, BUT I WOULD NEVER LIE ON A SOCIAL NETWORK WHERE NOBODY EVEN KNOWS WHO I AM, WHATS THE PURPOSE IN THAT? Thanks for stopping by...

Ummm I know of someone that had a fight at the bar,and she was charged and convicted of that bar fight with a felony battery. That fight was twenty years ago and she has turned her life around. I agree that people with crimes against patients should have their license revokes; However, there should be some kind of human rights law for people like my friend. She has had to pay for that felony three times for that simply mistake she made as a young lady. she was put on probations and paid fines to the state, she was put on probation from the BON, now she's losing her license after twenty years of being crime free. Like I stated b4. What a shame that a simply bar fight will cause her revocation of her license. WHAT A SHAME. After all my friend/co-worker has been through, she will be punished again and again. Her patients, myself and our DON are really sad about all of this. She's been so good to everyone here. No weapon formed against me shall prosper..

by dukes217 aug 3 a member since sep '09 - from 'indianapolis, in'. dukes217 has '15' year(s) of nursing experience. posts: 6 age: 40 i just heard from my lawyer today that there is a new law that will take affect soon. this new law states anyone with a forcibly felony on their record will have their license revoked. he also stated that it doesn't matter how long ago this crime was, it will still affect many nurses throughout the state of illinois. i hope this is not true, all the nurses that have turned their life around will end up out of work and on unemployment. this is unfair to let a bill pass with no hearings. this bill is hb 1271. please look it up and let me know what you think about it..now i can understand if you committed a crime against a patient,but to make this law apply to all people with forcible felonies is a shame. no one is exempt even if this happened while in college, fifty years ago, or without a weapon. a simply bar fight will cost you tour livelyhood. what a shame!!!!

Thanks for the response Ms. NRSKarenRN. Im just tired of waiting is all.It took 6 monts to even get a response to my application. Smh...

I called the office in chicago today and spoke with a lady and she basicly hung up on me, just before she told me to contact my lawyer. My lawyer stated that my number should be up. This is a wild goose chase. I did not have this problem in Indiana. It's crazy. Thanks for the response Meriwhen, I appreciate it..

I have a disciplined license in Indiana for a fight that I got into as young adult, I am now 40 years-old. I went in front of the Indiana board of nursing in 2010 and they granted me a probationary license, due to the fact that it was over eighteen years old. I recently moved to Illinois and endorsed that license over . Again I appeared in front of Illinois board of nurses and they too granted me a probationary license: However, it's been three months and I have yet to recieve my nursing license number. I appeared to BON on May 11, 2012, today is July 30, 2012. Can anybody out there answer this simply question for me, I would greatly appreciate it. How long does it take for Illinois to issue a diciplined nurse license? Thanks In advance... Signed, Tired

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