Felon seeks jobs in Nursing

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a convicted felon. On March 13th, 2003 I was convicted of felony theft scheme in the state of Maryland. I was 20 years old at the time. I am not 27 soon to be 28 years old. I just finished my associate's degree in nursing. I applied to the Maryland Board of Nursing to sit for the NCLEX RN examination. Within the application I was honest about my conviction and included a cover letter explaining the nature of the incidence. I explained in the letter that since the conviction I have been an honest and trustworthy person and have worked hard at my job and had managed to start and finish a college degree in a very tough and competitive nursing program. I was given my authorization to test, I sat for the NCLEX RN exam and passed. I have yet to be granted a license number.

People in my class that have taken the NCLEX RN exam after me, have already received their license numbers. Would they have allowed me to sit for the exam even if I then were not going to be eligible for licensing? I'm worried that I have gotten this far through this and will then not be granted a license. Do I have any rights here? Why would they take my money and authorize me to test then to tell me "NO" you can't be an RN.
Also, if they do decide to finally give me a license number... Do you have any suggestions on how to go about getting a job?

John