BSN's only can get a PHN in CA

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Specializes in Community & Mental Health, Sp Ed nursing.

Because of the economy the public universities no longer grant a 2nd baccalaureates in Californaia. So if you have your 1st one and get an ADN from a community college, how are you supposed to get a Public Health Nurse license?

Why isn't there a program to take what amounts to semester 7 and 8, the Public/Community Health rotation as a separate certificate that qualifies to get the PHN?

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read carefully the requirements for a phn. you do not have to have a bsn, you can have a bachelors in another field along with an adn rn with the phn classes. look under transcripts:

c. submission of an official transcript for a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln. work experience is not acceptable.

http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/phn-app.pdf

the same hold true for school nurse in california-a bach in another field plus a 2 yr adn and the school nurse classes to become a certified school nurse.

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Specializes in Community & Mental Health, Sp Ed nursing.
read carefully the requirements for a phn. you do not have to have a bsn, you can have a bachelors in another field along with an adn rn with the phn classes. look under transcripts:

c. submission of an official transcript for a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln. work experience is not acceptable.

http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/phn-app.pdf

the same hold true for school nurse in california-a bach in another field plus a 2 yr adn and the school nurse classes to become a certified school nurse.

you list the problem right under c. " completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln." have to be accepted into the bsn as there are no separate programs that i can find. i talked to 2 different nursing program administrators who said it will never happen, either. it's what sets bsns apart from adns.

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you list the problem right under c. " completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln." have to be accepted into the bsn as there are no separate programs that i can find. i talked to 2 different nursing program administrators who said it will never happen, either. it's what sets bsns apart from adns.

ok, so if california does not allow for post bach to their bsn programs, then get a bsn from a school out of state. both state and private universities around the country offer rn-bsn programs online (i have a ba and an mba and attend one). you may need to do some clinical related projects and skill related projects offline, but this may not be the bulk of your program. gl!

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It is possible ! You probably will have to pay for your education though. Isn't school free for California residents? That is probably why.. Go out of state and get it done. ADN to BSN programs are short 12 months and online. GREAT STUFF from what I read.

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If you have an ADN you just have to take the Child Abuse and Public Health coursework.

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There are still several schools that offer accelerated BSN programs. I'm not sure what part of CA you're from, but check out the nursing websites for CSU Northridge, CSU Bakersfield, CSU San Marcos, Loma Linda University, Mt. Saint Mary's, National University, and Samuel Merritt College. I know some of the schools I listed are private, but if you're thinking about going out-of-state, the tuition may be the same as going to a private school in CA since you won't be a resident.

Also, some of the public schools that don't offer accelerated BSN programs anymore (like CSULB) still offer entry-level MSN's for people that have a degree in a different field.

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It is possible ! You probably will have to pay for your education though. Isn't school free for California residents? That is probably why.. Go out of state and get it done. ADN to BSN programs are short 12 months and online. GREAT STUFF from what I read.

No, it was never free for CA residents! There is the Board of Governor's tuition waiver (but it did not actually GIVE you money and it doesn't cover books or campus fees). Anyways, the BOG is for community college (not university) and you'd still have to qualify under a certain income.

I know your post is from 2010, but I've been in college ince 2005 and it was never free unless you got the Pell Grant AND the BOG tuition waiver, and other scholarship/grants.

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Zombie thread :(

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