Georgia Help!

What reason did they give you for denying your application?

You can't retake the NCLEX at this point. I work with a lady who lives rather far away so she works two doubles (16 hours each), two days in a row and stays in a local hotel. That may be an option for you while you work on meeting GA's requirements for endorsement. Good luck, hopefully the following will help you figure out what you need to do!

NOTE: By Georgia law, a Georgia Board approved reentry program must be completed if educational and practice requirements are not met as required.
If applying by endorsement and graduated from a nontraditional nursing education program, the applicant must be licensed as a registered nurse in another jurisdiction and must have graduated from a nontraditional nursing education program approved by the Board which meets the requirements of O.C.G.A. 43-26-7 (e) prior to passing a licensing examination recognized by the Board as valid for licensure as a RN. The applicant must submit the following:

• A completed application with a fee of $60.
• An official College transcript from applicant’s LPN nursing education showing clinical training in pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, medical-surgical, and mental illness
• An official college transcript of applicant’s non traditional nursing education.
• A certificate showing completion of program for a paramedic or military corpsman.
• A completed criminal background check.
• Provide verification of current RN licensure in another state.
• Provide verification of original licensure obtained by NCLEX-RN in another state.
• A verification of employment as a RN documenting licensed practice as a registered nurse at an acute care inpatient hospital for at least a minimum of 1800 hours or (l) year in the three years preceding the date of application.
• Any additional information requested by the Board as needed for licensure.

NOTE: By Georgia law, a Georgia Board approved preceptorship must be completed if educational and practice requirements are not met as required. Please refer to the Georgia Board of Nursing website at www.sos.ga.gov/plb/rn under “Download Forms” to review Instructions for Nontraditional Nursing Education Programs Applicants.

We work in a nursing home! I work two 16's myself (but I only live 1/2 a mile away) I have heard of other people on here that do the same in Hospitals, particularly on weekends. I think it's called a Baylor shift. Another option is a federal facility. Your license can be from ANY state, it doesn't have to be GA.

I would call them and tell them you have applied and that you realize you don't have the required experience and you need to do the clinical preceptorship. How many hours you have to do depends on whether you were an LPN first, how long you were an LPN, and what kind of clinicals you did.

You may get lucky and have a hospital that will do your preceptorship and hire you on afterwards.

“Preceptorship” means a program of clinical experience or practice that is approved by the GBON in which an applicant for RN licensure gains a stated number of hours of
clinical experience or practice in a health care facility located in Georgia. The applicant must be under the supervision of a preceptor who is a GA licensed RN who is: 1.
located in Georgia; 2. has a minimum of 18 months of experience in an acute care practice setting; and 3. has no history of disciplinary action with a licensing board. Prior to
GBON approval of the preceptorship, a written letter of agreement between the applicant and RN preceptor must be filed with the GBON that: 1. is written on letterhead
stationary of the Georgia health care facility; 2. clearly states the location of the preceptorship; and 3. is signed by the RN applicant, preceptor, and a health care facility
representative. Successful completion of the preceptorship must be verified in writing from the preceptor prior to licensing.

But if you are still denied by GA, at least you will have that experience if you work in another state. Lots of people are doing not so common things to get into the workforce. Tell you husband that hopefully things will settle down once you get established. Good luck.

I agree, and as long as you can pass their background check, once you have the experience I don't think they'll deny you

according to the board you can still be required to do the preceptorship. I am a RT and I had to do 500 hours of clinical. I will be finifshed this week.