States that will license a RN with a criminal background

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Hey guys,

Does anybody know which states are more lenient than others, when it comes to licensing someone who has a criminal background for a RN? I have made mistakes in the past and I'm not trying to run from them, nor would I lie on an application and I always disclose everything to the best of my knowledge. I'm not stupid I know which offense will automatically disqualify you like drug related charges, felonies, and things like that. In my case I have two petty theft charges, once convicted and another time adjudication withheld. I can't take back the things I did, but it's made me who I am today. I currently live in Florida but from what I've read they're definitely a lot stricter I guess you could say than others (I could be wrong). Nursing is my dream, any help would be much appreciated, thanks guys:)!

18 minutes ago, Nurseboi101 said:

I am also in the same boat to. I plan on starting in August of 2019, but want to know if it’s worth it. Hey JbiebLovesYou, can you pm me too? I would like to at least have a buddy I can go through this with lol.

I haven’t heard back from newnurse but I’ll let you know what he says once I hear from him. I also read your post about the petty theft incident and I don’t see why you shouldn’t try to apply to the university and technical schools concurrently, it’s worth a shot imo. Worst case scenario is they say no and maybe you could contact the institutions or a lawyer and see what you can do from there. Some of the members on here, who have committed crimes much more serious than yours, have been admitted to nursing programs, were allowed to sit and take the nclex, and received their state license without any restrictions. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for everyone across the board. If it makes you feel any better, I have a handful of serious felonies as a juvenile and a few misdemeanors as an adult, all of which have been sealed or dismissed, but I still plan on applying to nursing school after completing my pre reqs. Imo, i figure my chances are slim to none, but I rather keep on the path until I’m completely at a dead end. In any case, I hope everything works out for you.

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And for anyone who might find this information useful, I’ve sealed my juvenile records in California and they do not reflect on my livescan or fbi background check. The BRN may have access to the records regardless, and the wordage on the criminal history portion of the nursing application explicitly states that you must disclose EVERYTHING.

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On 4/15/2019 at 6:27 PM, JbiebLovesYou said:

And for anyone who might find this information useful, I’ve sealed my juvenile records in California and they do not reflect on my livescan or fbi background check. The BRN may have access to the records regardless, and the wordage on the criminal history portion of the nursing application explicitly states that you must disclose EVERYTHING.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/convictionfree.com/becoming-a-nurse-after-a-criminal-conviction-faq/amp/

Read this. I found it very informative and interesting. I think it will answer a lot of questions for Californians trying to become a nurse with a criminal history - and give you some hope!

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