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I did and all the did was email me a copy of a pdf about criminal convictions, which pretty much said it wouldn't necessarily bar me but it also said I might not be able to obtain the license :/

When I went to nursing school the program told us straight up that anything asides from a minor traffic violation had to be reported on our applications. I had a friend who wrote a bad check (it was her account) and another had been caught in his car doing something inappropriate and was charged and pled guilty. The school wrote letters of recommendation to the state board for them. They both got to test and are licensed today. From what I understand from reading on my state's website is that the list that they show is what is current and because their rules can change at any time regarding who can test depending on what the conviction is, they cannot say for sure if you will be allowed until after you apply and your documents are reviewed. Hopefully someone will have a similar experience that could help answer your question and the likelihood of being able to pursue a career in nursing.

It's a shame that the only way to get a concrete answer is to go through with the whole program, pass it, and then wait and see if you can do anything with your education after your application is processed, but this is unfortunately how it works right now.

I applied in AZ with a 15 y/o felony charge the was pleaded to a misdemeanor. My school made me jump through a few extra hoops, and the bon took a little extra time reviewing my app after passing the nclex (two weeks). I'm an rn. That said if you look at the states registering laws, and you don't qualify, you will not get licensed. So pick through your stars laws with a fine toothed comb

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