12
Jun

Q & A Regarding Florida Nursing Applicants and Criminal Offenses

The following information was found on Florida’s Department of Health’s website.  We have summarized the information. These are a few of the many questions that the Florida Board of Nursing often receives from applicants regarding prior criminal offenses: Question: What types of crimes must be reported on the nursing application? Answer: All types of convictions, guilty pleas and nolo contendere […]

23
Aug

Foreign Doctors in United States Retrained as Nurses in Program at Florida International University

Irene Mahr, of the St. Petersburg Times, writes that if you check into Largo Medical Center any time soon, there’s a chance your nurse could be a former doctor.  The hospital is one of several locally that are joining with Florida International University to fund a unique program to recruit foreign doctors living in the […]

15
Apr

Florida Nurses and Nursing Students with Criminal Convictions

When the SB 1986 law was passed, it became much more difficult to get a license to become an APRN, RN or LPN, and keep it,  if the applicant has a criminal conviction.  Below is the link from the Florida Nurses Association website regarding SB 1986.  http://www.floridanurse.org/legislative/index.asp This is the cut and paste of the information available from the […]