Are there any ex-convicts with a long criminal record working as a nurse?
Please help me shed some light in the judicial system of the United States. Will ex-convicts be able to turn their life around by going to college and becoming a nurse?
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Usually violent, drug or sex crimes are a NO for becoming a nurse. Even if your long record is for minor crimes, a "long list" doesn't speak well about you and they might not want to take the risk (Hospitals are very sensitive areas so they want to reduce the risk of any safety problem).
Just ask on your area to the people in charge of licensing nurses, they see every case by its own merit so they'll tell you for sure if you can be given a chance or not.
But there are still many other things you can study and work at. Just avoid jobs that require have no criminal record.
Probally not `cause the justice system is retarted sometimes. The want you to be rehabilitaed there`s supposed to be no double jeporady but then they brand you for 7 years or however it works. Then when they go back to crime people wonder why
well I`m just guessing
Definately not if their records were for drug abuse, murder or assisted suicide.
The laws both federal and state are pretty stringent regarding felons and the medical industry. A long criminal record, depending on the criminal activity will have a lot to do with employment. There are MANY jobs that are available to ex-offenders and checking with your local workforce development agency is a good place to start. The thing to remember is that just going to college and getting a degree, although admirable, is not usually enough to show that a life has changed.
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