Worried about SLED

You may want to move this to the General Nursing forum. This is the SCHOOL NURSE section. Good Luck.

I'm just about to enroll in the CNA program with hopes of working as CNA while I go back for my RN & I'm aware of the SLED background check. 6.5 yrs ago I was pulled over by a SC Trooper b/c I swerved. I had taken my son who is an amputee to the Shriners Hospital that day & he was with me. The Trooper was NOT nice at all, charged me with DUI, b/c I had in my purse a bottle of prescribed to ME pain meds. He also charged me with misdemeanor child endangerment. It's outrageous. This is all I have as far as even traffic violations in the state of SC. Does anyone know if this will prevent me from getting in ?

Thanks in advance for your help!

What was the result of the arrest and charges? Were the charges dropped? Did you plea out? Were you convicted or acquitted?

The answer to these questions will direct the answers. If the charges were dropped, or none filed, you need to be ready to explain to the school and the BON the circumstances of the arrest and have all documentation to show no charges were filed (you may want to see a lawyer about getting the arrest removed from your record). If you were charged and convicted, or accepted a plea of 'no contest', you may have a bumpier road to obtaining a license (or getting a job in the medical field).

People DO become nurses with criminal records.. there is a forum here with lots of people that can give you advice and support, if you indeed have a conviction on your record. Good luck to you.