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i don't want to cast stones because i wouldn't even be reading this forum if i'd never done something stupid in my past, but i have been through the process of getting licensed/certified in my state with a black mark on my record (misdemeanor crime of dishonesty). it was a big pain in the glutes but i did it and i'll be doing it again for another, more lucrative license and every day i thank myself, the legal system, the medical establishment, and my friends and family that i'm still here doing what i love so much. i've been reading this forum because like i said, i was stupid but i also think a lot of people deserve second chances. and so here's my criticism, not just directed towards the OP but towards a lot of people in this forum: we. screwed. up. all of us did, really bad. there isn't much else to say about it than that. and when i see people going on and on and on about the various extenuating circumstances that led to their conviction and how unfair it is and blahblahblah just... just stop, okay? there's no one to blame but yourself in almost all of these cases i've read. whether you were ignorant, greedy, or stupid, it's your own fault you got here. so admit it! admit it freely. own up to your mistakes. if you can't admit you made a mistake writing bad checks or driving when you shouldn't have, how are you going to admit it to the MD when you make a med error? i know i don't know you, and i don't judge you, but that's how it would look to me if i were in a position of power. so listen, get your record expunged. if it's just a misdemeanor, you can basically fill out a form online and it will happen. or pay a lawyer to do it. from what i've read, in texas if you get your crimes expunged, you can actually answer "no" even on the BoN application. in my state, you can't. but the judiciary council also stated that if you answer honestly that you've been convicted but it's been expunged, the reviewing board must consider it as a "no." that doesn't mean you can say "no" of course. i don't let a lot of people in my life know about what i did (they don't need to and i'm ashamed), but those that do also know how far i've come since then. you probably have people like that too. get them to write letters for you. whether or not you think you were wrongfully accused, just say you did it and you blew it really hard. and learn to mean it. because ignorance is no excuse, in fact it's probably even worse. i realize this seems like i'm coming down hard on you, OP, and i'm sorry because i didn't mean it that way. i am sure you really did make a genuine mistake. i didn't make a mistake, i did something willfully pretty bad and i have a hard time dealing with that. but i think nursing is a way to pay it back. that's what i truly believe, and that's what i let anyone who needs to know about my past know as well. anyway, i wish everyone in this forum well. you can do it! this was probably a really rambling and nonsensical diatribe but i just got done with 12 hours of clinicals and i'm a little bit addled. good luck everyone

Hi everyone! I graduate from my lvn program in may. I love school, I love the lectures and the labs and the clinicals and I love the work and I am just annoying excited about nursing. I even love the 4:15am alarm clock because it means I get to do patient care. I'm probably really annoying to be around. Anyway, I am super excited to be an lvn as you may have guessed but I also know that my career opportunities are limited and I want to be able to work in more an acute setting eventually. Would it be foolishness to take an anatomy or physiology class this summer while also studying for my nclex-pn? I test well, especially on standardized testing and my proctored ATI exams thus far have all been passing. Do you think either of those classes might actually supplement my nclex studying and vice versa? thanks!