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Hello! I submitted my application Oct 2014 w/ 2 felonies that were reduced to misdemeanors and a misdemeanor that was reduced to an infraction. I got a response Nov 2014 denying my application because my "criminal history deemed substantially related to qualifications and duties of a nurse." I submitted my appeal and had to sign a waiver to take the NCLEX. Basically, I'm not allowed to know my results until after the BRN reaches a final decision in my case. I took NCLEX in Feb 2015, and didn't receive the packet from the attorney general's office until 7/30/15. What I've learned about AB 2396 is that even if you have expunged your records, the board can STILL use the "behavior" that lead to the crime as a reason to deny you the license. So I'm here trying to figure out what I can do about going about a stipulated agreement with the board. I know I'm more than likely going to end up with 3 yrs probation and I really don't mind the time, it's the terms that sound scary to me. The "basic" terms that need to be done by most probationers includes drug testing, frequent in-person reports, written reports, authorization from the board to work w/a certain employer, having to notify your employer of your probation w/the brn, having to find a job AS AN RN and perform the essential duties of an RN for at least 24 hrs/week for six months in order to have probation terminated at the end of the 3 year term or else have your probation EXTENDED.

I'm in the same waiting game. I appealed my denial but with a waiver they allowed me to sit for the nclex. Took NCLEX 2/11/15. So they're holding my results and now I'm just sitting on my hands waiting for SOME kind of correspondence or instructions on what to do next. I hope I don't have to wait too long.

Don't you just hate it when no one replies? When I submitted my letter, I included a summation of my life history and what I did to correct my past errors. I included my education, reference letters, jobs I held, and I subtly included the fact that I would never commit a crime or anything illegal ever again. That I am a responsible adult and the person that used to be is no more. Basically trying to tell them, "Hey, I was a kid, young and irresponsible. But I'm a human being, I make errors, and I learn from those mistakes. I can be counted on now and I have the capability to be a responsible nurse."

May I ask, did you already go to the hearing? When did you submit your appeal? I'm in a similar situation. I had two felonies and 1 misdemeanor but they happened a decade ago plus I had them all expunged and I've been working as an x-ray tech for nearly 8 years. They denied my application but said that if I signed a waiver and submitted for an appeal I would be eligible to sit for the NCLEX. So I did, I signed the waiver, sat for the NCLEX but I don't know whether I passed or failed. Now I'm just sitting here, waiting to hear from SOMEONE to tell me what's going to happen next. I called Attorney General's office but they wouldn't give me any info, they said I needed to call BRN. I called BRN, I was transferred multiple times and eventually got transferred to someone named Crystal who, conveniently, didn't answer and required me to leave a voice message. Hope everything went well for you.

Hi everyone, I've been searching the internet and allnurses.com for a while now and I haven't been able to find this topic so I'm starting one myself. Here's the problem. I graduated from nursing school in June of this year. I have a background with 2 expunged felonies (which, yes, are closely related to the duties of a nurse) but knowing all this and knowing that I would have a difficult time with the board, I still applied to nursing school and finished. I knew I would be in this position after all that hard work and I did it simply because I love nursing and I felt it was my calling. Anyways, after I submitted my application to the board with all their requirements (letter of explanation, proof of rehabilitation, tons of letters of recommendation, certified court and arrest records, etc, etc.) I got a letter from them via certified mail (which by the way they sent to the WRONG address and thankfully my mailman knows me so he delivered it to me) and they told me that they were denying my application because my background was significantly related to the functions and duties of a nurse. They also said that I can appeal and if I sign a waiver I can sit for the NCLEX but wont know my results until after they have reached a decision. So the question is, how do I write an appeal letter without getting a lawyer? I don't want to hear that as an answer because I'm up to my neck in debt and I simply can't afford a lawyer. Pro bono or not I'm not adding to the pit of debt that I have. I just need to hear from the people that wrote an appeal to the board and WON. What did you include in your appeal letter?