[Eartha]

Hello;
At the age of 40 I am considering attending nursing school. Here is my issue. In 2001 I received a dui and in 2003 I was charged with drug possession (felony). I was never officially convicted of either charge, but had to attend alcohol and drug conseling, perform community service, and was on probation for a period of time.

Here is my question. What are the true chances of my license application being accepted when I apply? I will be in school for 3 years to become an RN, and am afraid that I would be hitting the books, only to be told no way when I it comes time to take the test.

I've contacted the California Nursing Board and they did not provide any useful information, other than directing me to their website.

Any thoughts.

[JAE56]

HELLO,

TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS, YES,YES,YES. HOWEVER YOU MUST DO ALL OF THE WORK. THE FIRST THING YOU MUST DO IS KNOW WHAT IS EXACTLY IN YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK. THAT MEANS GET A COPY FOR YOURSELF.

THIS WILL TAKE TIME AND MONEY (NOT A WHOLE LOT),HOWEVER GOING THE DISTANCE WILL BE YOUR REWARD, NOT TO MENTION THE
KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL GAIN ABOUT THE SYSTEM. AND YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, NOTHING WILL STAND IN YOUR WAY.

I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE IN SEARCHING THE SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER MATTER. I RECENTLY RELOCATED FROM FLORIDA AND HAD TO GET ALL SORT OF INFORMATION FOR A TEMP LICENSE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE PAPERWORK, HOWEVER IT WAS WORTH IT. I AM NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING NURSING SCHOOL AT TSU, AND I AM OLDER. AMONG ALL OF THIS WRITING I AM JUST TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT NOTHING CAN STAND IN YOUR WAY IF YOU TRULY HAVE A PASSION FOR NURSING. YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING IF YOU WANT IT, JUST DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND KEEP DOING IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS.

KEEP HANGING,
JAE56

[Shelly Levitt]

To get the most accurate information to your question call the Board of Nursing in the state that you want to get a license and make sure there will be no issues. I know that they run FBI clearances that involve fingerprints to check if you have ever been convicted of a felony. Good Luck.