Starting clinicals soon, will my past hold me back?

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Specializes in Long Term Care and Dementia / Alzheimers.

Hi,

So I just got accepted into the "core technical" classes of the RN program and am going to be starting my clinicals soon. This is all contingent upon a background check and I am worried because I had a couple misdemeanor offenses when I was 18, which was 11 years ago. The specific charges were prohibited alcohol concentration and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. I am so worried about this. I was young and dumb and had an abusive ex-boyfriend that contributed to all of this. Do you think I will be okay?

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I spoke to my professor about my misdemeanor from 2011. (A&B) He is part of the board who accepts/denies nursing students into the program at another college though. Well, he said that is you get accepted to the program that your automatically accepted for clinicals. I had asked him this very question because I was also nervous. But I am in florida. Don't know if that helps. If anything ask you school advisor they will have to let you know truthfully! Good Luck :)

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I spoke to my professor about my misdemeanor from 2011. (A&B) He is part of the board who accepts/denies nursing students into the program at another college though. Well he said that is you get accepted to the program that your automatically accepted for clinicals. I had asked him this very question because I was also nervous. But I am in florida. Don't know if that helps. If anything ask you school advisor they will have to let you know truthfully! Good Luck :)[/quote']

Just because you are accepted into clinicals and graduate the program doesn't mean you won't have trouble with your state's board of nursing when you go to take NCLEX. I would talk to you BON sooner, rather than waiting til graduation

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I spoke to my professor about my misdemeanor from 2011. (A&B) He is part of the board who accepts/denies nursing students into the program at another college though. Well, he said that is you get accepted to the program that your automatically accepted for clinicals. I had asked him this very question because I was also nervous. But I am in florida. Don't know if that helps. If anything ask you school advisor they will have to let you know truthfully! Good Luck :)

Just because you attend clinicals in school and graduate school doesn't mean the board will allow you to sit for NCLEX. I would check with the BON

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I live in Florida and have contacted the BON here. They said in my case that I will be able to take the exam since the misdemeanor will be over one year old. But, it won't guarantee a job. I was told expungement will block all hospitals and it would be in my best interest to do that. All states are different.

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