Can I challenge the RN boards?

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Mar 16, 2005

:offtopic: :) But I love your user name, I thought about using that for myself when I signed up...

hey Kingster,
I am currently on active duty working in an icu at a military hospital. My ncoic, another sgt I work with and I would like to find out how to challenge the boards for our RN. I've heard rumors about challenging tha Cali. boards, but I spoke with the state yesterday and they had no idea what i was talking about. You know for sure that military lpns can challenge the W.V. state board? If so how do i do it? Is it as easy as contacting them and telling them what I would like to do or will it take an act of congress to get this done? Thanks in advance for any advice you are able to give us.
This we'll defend!
SPC. G
United States Army

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Mar 16, 2005

alphabetical listing of state boards of nursing can found under "links" on top toolbar of website or https://allnurses.com/nursingboards-a-k.shtml

california lpn & rn, and ny lpn regs specifically addresss military training. no statement in ny rn regulations.

pa lpn regs state "equal training" nothing in rn requirement.

note that in july 1, 2008, califrnia's seperate lpn and rn boards joining under one board.

california lpn regs:

california board of vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/

2866. applicant's qualifications.

http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/pdf/vnregs.pdf

an applicant for a licensed vocational nurse license shall comply with each of the following:

(a) be at least 17 years of age.

(b) have successfully completed at least an approved course of study through the 12th grade or the equivalent thereof as specified by the board.

© have successfully completed the prescribed course of study in an accredited school of vocational nursing or have graduated from a school which, in the opinion of the board, maintains and gives a course which is equivalent to the minimum requirements for an accredited school of vocational nursing in this state.

(d) not be subject to denial of licensure under section 480. (amended by stats. 1990, ch. 520.)

2873. equivalency to graduation from accredited school.

any person possessing either the education or the experience, or any combination of both the education and the experience, equivalent to that acquired in an accredited school of vocational nursing may be licensed as avocational nurse under the provisions of this chapter, provided that he successfully demonstrates to the board that he possesses the necessary qualifications, and successfully passes such examinations or tests as may from time to time berequired by the board. (amended by stats. 1969, ch. 527.)

2873.5. effect of service in military medical corps. (pg 7)

any person who has served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces, in which no less than an aggregate of 12 months was spent in rendering bedside patient care, and who has completed the basic course ofinstruction in nursing required by his or her particular branch of the armed forces, and whose service in the armed forces has been under honorable conditions, or whose general discharge has been under honorable conditions, shall be granted a license upon proof that he or she possesses the necessary qualifications of this section, as set forth in his or her service records, and upon his or her passing an examination. (amended by stats. 1972, ch. 109; 1994 ch. 1275.

2881. requirements for accreditation. pg 12

an accredited school of vocational nursing is one which has been approved by the board of vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians, gives a course of instruction in vocational nursing of not less than 1530 hours or 50 semester units approved by the board pursuant to section 2882 whether the same be established by the state boardof education, other educational institutions, or other public or private agencies or institutions and is affiliated or conducted in connection with one or more hospitals.

one hour of instruction for purposes of computing the total hours of instruction or for calculating semester units as specified in this section shall consist of not less than 50 minutes of actual class time. (amended by stats.1985, ch. 36; 1997 ch. 759.)

article 4. licenses pg 22

see 2516. eligibility for licensure.

lpn application:

method #4 - military applicants (915 kb)

live scan fingerprint forms (565 kb) - required with method #4

this method requires no less than 12 months of active duty bedside patient care on a hospital ward, completion of the basic course of instruction in nursing while in the armed forces and proof that service has been honorable.

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california rn regs:

sbon http://www.rn.ca.gov/

nursing practice act

1418. criteria for evaluation of equivalent armed services training and experience

a military applicant who has met the qualifications set forth in section 2736.5 of the code and who has completed a course of instruction that provided the knowledge and skills necessary to function in accordance with the minimum standards for competency set forth in section 1443.5 and that contained the theoretical content and clinical experience specified in section 1426©(1) through (e)(7) is determined to have completed the course of instruction prescribed by the board for licensure.

1443.5. standards of competent performance

2736.5. qualifications of persons serving in medical corps of armed forces; records and reports

(a) any person who has served on active duty in the medical corps of any of the armed forces of the united states and who has successfully completed the course of instruction required to qualify him for rating as a medical service technician--independent duty, or other equivalent rating in his particular branch of the armed forces, and whose service in the armed forces has been under honorable conditions, may submit the record of such training to the board for evaluation.

(b) if such person meets the qualifications of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of section 2736, and if the board determines that his education and experience would give reasonable assurance of competence to practice as a registered nurse in this state, he shall be granted a license upon passing the standard examination for such licensure.

© the board shall, by regulation, establish criteria for evaluating the education and experience of applicants under this section.

(d) the board shall maintain records of the following categories of applicants under this section:

(1) applicants who are rejected for examination, and the areas of such applicants' preparation which are the causes of rejection.

(2) applicants who are qualified by their military education and experience alone to take the examination, and the results of their examinations.

(3) applicants who are qualified to take the examination by their military education and experience plus supplementary education, and the results oftheir examinations.

(e) the board shall attempt to contact by mail or other means individuals meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) who have been or will be discharged or separated from the armed forces of the united states, in order to inform them of the application procedure provided by this section. the board may enter into an agreement with the federal government in order to secure the names and addresses of such individuals. http://www.rn.ca.gov/npa/pdf/b-p.pdf

application for licensure by examination

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ny law re lpn's:

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?cl=30&a=133

s 6906. requirements for a license as a licensed practical nurse. to

qualify for a license as a licensed practical nurse, an applicant shall

fulfill these requirements:

(1) application: file an application with the department;

(2) education: have received an education including completion of high

school or its equivalent, and have completed a program in practical

nursing, in accordance with the commissioner`s regulations, or

completion of equivalent study satisfactory to the department in a

program conducted by the armed forces of the united states or in an

approved program in professional nursing;

(3) experience: meet no requirement as to experience;

(4) examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner`s regulations, provided, however, that

the educational requirements set forth in subdivision two of this

section are met prior to admission for the licensing examination;

(5) age: be at least seventeen years of age;

(6) citizenship: meet no requirements as to united states citizenship;

(7) character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(8) fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department

for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial

license, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of

seventy dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring

admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of fifty

dollars for each triennial registration period.

pa practical nurse law

section 5. fee; qualifications of applications.-no application for licensure as a licensed practical nurse shall be considered unless accompanied by a fee determined by the board by regulation. every applicant for examination as a licensed practical nurse shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she is eighteen years of age or over, is a citizen of the united states or has legally declared intention to become such, is of good moral character, has completed at least twelve years of education with diploma in public, parochial or private school, or its equivalent as evaluated by the department of education; and has satisfactorily completed a program in practical nursing prescribed and approved by the board in a school, hospital or other educational institution, of not less than fifteen hundred hours and within a period of not less than twelve months, or has completed a program considered by the board to be equal to that required in this commonwealth atthe time such program was completed.

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/lib/bpoa/20/10/pnact.pdf

stevenking, BSN, RN · Mar 16, 2005

hey Kingster,
I am currently on active duty working in an icu at a military hospital. My ncoic, another sgt I work with and I would like to find out how to challenge the boards for our RN. I've heard rumors about challenging tha Cali. boards, but I spoke with the state yesterday and they had no idea what i was talking about. You know for sure that military lpns can challenge the W.V. state board? If so how do i do it? Is it as easy as contacting them and telling them what I would like to do or will it take an act of congress to get this done? Thanks in advance for any advice you are able to give us.
This we'll defend!
SPC. G
United States Army

I like all the quotes about particular state's regulations. I have the packet in my hands from WV. I have confirmed with their Board of Nursing that this is acceptable. I have read it line-by-line for myself.

Email me: [email protected] for details.

The Kingster

tonicareer · Mar 16, 2005

I like all the quotes about particular state's regulations. I have the packet in my hands from WV. I have confirmed with their Board of Nursing that this is acceptable. I have read it line-by-line for myself.
Email me: [email protected] for details.
The Kingster

I know Indiana doesn't allow any challenging either of LPN or RN or anything else. I spoke to some idiot at a CC here who told me to begin an RN program at a state college and then challenge the LPN exam after 2 years - I told him Indiana doesn't allow this. Why do they put idiots who know nothing in charge at these CC's? He still didn't believe me even when I showed him the licensing site for Indiana. Now I don't know if other states allow this and then you can move to Indiana - that would seem unfair to those who have lived in this awful backward state their whole lives.