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I was eligible to sit for the nclex for California.

Wow.. so I took my exam this September, went the distance all 265 questions. Unfortunately I didn't pass. Got my results and "near passing standard" all across the board so the news of failure basically tore me apart.

Now what makes it worse is after submitting the reapplication form and waiting for four weeks for a reply from the board, I get a letter today stating

:::: The Board has determined that the program you completed in the Philippines is not equivalent to the minimum requirements for licensure set forth in California Code Section 1426(d).

You may be able to view Section 1426 (d) and all other codes of the California Code of Regulations by going to our website at: www.rn.ca.gov. Once in the website there will be 'Tabs' at the top of the screen. Go to Regulations then to Nursing Practice Act and finally to California Code of Regulations.

California Code of Regulations Section 1426(d) states that theory and clinical practice shall be concurrent. The documents received state that some of the training was completed several semesters after the theory classes. ::::::

I email the evaluator in charge of my application and she explains ::::

You have options and that is to apply to the LVN Board or in another RN Board in a different state or go for your master's degree in nursing but in California you are not qualified as a RN without the Master's degree.

According to the RLE and the school's curriculum you should have completed the scrubs in NCM 101 and 102 but they were completed in NCM 104, 105 and 103. I am enclosing a copy of the letter that was sent to you yesterday.

I'm angry and sad at the same time. How is it possible that I was eligible to take the nclex the first time I applied and not eligible to retake now? I went from meeting the requirements of an RN to now meeting the requirements of an LVN. How is this possible?

They are saying I'm ineligible based on the dates of completion of my cases. The school requires 5 major, 5 minor, 5 assisted delivery, 5 actual delivery, and 5 cord dressing clinical cases which I completed or else I wouldn't have been able to graduate. All of a sudden Ca board is being technical about the completion dates of these cases. The school is well aware of the fact that completion of these cases is impossible to be concurrent with the theoretical classes. It is not always guaranteed that students will complete the needed cases in concurrent with the theoretical because there are times when there aren't any patients in the hospitals that we are rotated in. It is for this reason that the school allows completion of the needed cases through out the following semesters. We took the theoretical classes before we were allowed to go on our clinicals but the lack of patients made it difficult to complete those 5 cases during that semester. That's why some of my cases were completed one or two semesters after the theory classes.

Am I understanding this correctly? I thought all that matters was that my cases were complete regardless if it was completed in concurrent/along with theoretical or after theoretical. I learned what I was suppose to learn it just so happen that exposure to the actual thing came a semester later.

So now they are saying I can't sit for the nclex in California and I need to complete a masters degree to be qualified as an Rn in California. Is this possible? I went to school graduated with a BSN and in the end I'm told that I only qualify to be a LVN after submitting a reapplication for nclex. .

Clarification would be nice and I would appreciate any advice. This just makes me question if nursing is even the right fit for me cause it's been obstacles after obstacles.

guess what? i have the exact same situation.

retaker.

same time frame.

same letter.

same answer.

same rebuttals.

and back to being ineligible.

HOPELESS case. its a dead end.

believe me I have done everything, and right now Im just applying at Nevada. Im done with California, too much stress and hassle. I have always had problems from the start with them. They're too strict now.

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Starleviosa..did your school also send a justification letter explaining why your cases are dated the way they are??? and your analyst still denied you eligibility?..this is very discouraging news =0(.

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It sucks that they are being technical with the dates .

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It sucks that they are being technical with the dates .

hi.. how is ur situation right now?? did u got a reply from the BRN??

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Yes, my school explained everything. And my analyst was firm with the decision. Im done with it. Its just too much, it will stress you out. Let's go to Nevada. They have cgfns, it has less strict credential evaluation that dont ask for all these crap. I graduated from a nursing school which has been up for years now and has a good reputation in the Philippines. And its really very frustrating that all of the graduates in my school were able to get the exam and I cant? Bu lls hit! I hope I graduated last year so that I wouldnt have to undergo all this new requirements, but well there's nothing I can do about it now. I can't sulk.

My plan is to apply for licensure in another state then move back to Ca after a year too based on licsensure by endorsement. Sound like a good plan right? :)

You guys, California is hopeless. You guys gotta believe me, I've spent so much money for fedex for the mail to submit requirements and mail from school with explanations blah blah. I have a very big file with correspondence with BRN. haha. :) It's a dead end. It will burn you out. There are so many states out there.

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OMG!!!! sucks!!!! pm me [email protected]

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@ starleviosa: OMG!!!! it's really depressing....got the same situation...

@ melai12: can i pm you... thanks

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Yes, my school explained everything. And my analyst was firm with the decision. Im done with it. Its just too much, it will stress you out. Let's go to Nevada. They have cgfns, it has less strict credential evaluation that dont ask for all these crap. I graduated from a nursing school which has been up for years now and has a good reputation in the Philippines. And its really very frustrating that all of the graduates in my school were able to get the exam and I cant? Bu lls hit! I hope I graduated last year so that I wouldnt have to undergo all this new requirements, but well there's nothing I can do about it now. I can't sulk.

My plan is to apply for licensure in another state then move back to Ca after a year too based on licsensure by endorsement. Sound like a good plan right? :)

You guys, California is hopeless. You guys gotta believe me, I've spent so much money for fedex for the mail to submit requirements and mail from school with explanations blah blah. I have a very big file with correspondence with BRN. haha. :) It's a dead end. It will burn you out. There are so many states out there.

im thinking to have a back up plan just in case they will not make me eligible after submitting my requirements.. i dont know where to start... want to try LVN.... and try to apply to another states like nevada as u mentioned.. can u pls tell me what u did step by step in ur application??? i went to the site but little confused about the process.. so after filling up the application form and money order u will work on the live scan??? then how about school credentials?? do we have to call cali board and transfer them all the requirements have been submitted???

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@ starleviosa: OMG!!!! it's really depressing....got the same situation...

@ melai12: can i pm you... thanks

yes u can.. hope i can hear from u soon..

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My plan is to apply for licensure in another state then move back to Ca after a year too based on licsensure by endorsement. Sound like a good plan right? :)

Not really, when you endorse to California, they will ask require you to submit the same things, you will basically continue where you left off.

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dec 10, '11 by bsnjojo

i got my reply from the boards today and they want an explanation from my school why my 101 clinical cases where completed during 103 and 104.

hi bsnjojo!

did your school already sent an explanation why your 101 clinical cases were completed during 103 & 104?

what was your evaluator says about the letter from your school?

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dec 10, '11 by bsnjojo

hi stacey, i mailed clinical cases last nov 17 and got their reply yesterday dec 9. the clinical cases that i submitted are copies of the original documents and have all the signatures that your going to submit to the prc if your going to take the local boards in the philippines.

did you also receive an additional requirement from the brn? was it the copy of your clinical rotation schedule for 5 cases only: assisted/actual deliveries, cord dressing & major/minor surgeries. they're also requiring me to submit that. you said that you mailed them the ones that you submitted to the prc, the prc cases. coz i'm also thinking if they are asking for that one. but i have read other threads that it should be from the school & not that prc cases.

what reply did your get from your evaluator re prc cases?

are your prc cases concurrent w/your theories?

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