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Thanks so much for your response. I was hoping to find something on my the BON site that would indicate I might be alright. No info there so I will call.

Hello and thank you in advance for any input you may have. I want to be a nurse and I am at the very beginning of this journey. Before I start down this path and get crushed I am trying to do as much research as I can. I have read many posts on here regarding convictions and I know that it will all come down to the BON. I still can't help but look for reassurance that it's going to be ok and that I can in fact be a nurse. I went through a very ugly divorce that lasted quiet sometime. We have been separated for 5 years and the divorce was finalized just over 3 years ago now. My divorce was so ugly that I was accused of child abuse. I was arrested and I took it to trial. I was advised against doing this because if I lost the trial I would face 5 years in prison. I couldn't take a deal, I couldn't be quiet or scared I had to fight because I did not abuse my children and to me anything less than a not guilty would make people question otherwise. The fact that this even happened still makes me feel shameful. You would think that was enough ugly for a lifetime, but my ex husband did not. I ended up arrested again but this time for domestic violence. I was technically guilty of this charge because I threw an empty shoe box at him during an altercation that we had and by FL statute that was enough. I was given pre-trial diversion, completed the requirements and adjudication was withheld. Can anyone point me in the direction of resources or the steps I should take to make sure I will be able to get a license before I start down this path? Do I have to go through nursing school and then wait to find out?