I reckon it's time to consult the elders again. I'd put this in the OoT but let's be real that place is haunted.
I'll keep this short. Wife went to school and busted her *** and is now officially a registered nurse-- about a year ago this happened. Thing is, now she's stuck working at nursing homes instead of in a hospital like she wants. She hates her job intensely, but no one is calling her about better jobs. She thinks it's because of her felony she got back in 2003-- but everyone I've talked to about this says it shouldn't matter if it was that long ago. All I'm thinking is-- if a nursing home will hire her, why not a hospital?
She only has about 9 months work experience as an RN, and she needs to spend a couple of hundred dollars renewing her ACLS and BLS certifications-- I'm thinking that's all it is. She's ready to resign herself to the doom of working with old people all her life instead of delivering babies like she wants to. She says all her applications ask her if she's ever been convicted of a felony and she has to say "yes." I can imagine maybe she's right, but I really have no idea. I am fortunate enough to have never been arrested for anything on account of having spent my whole life hiding in my room, so I wouldn't know.