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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.

just found this:

-To verify whether a registered nursing program is BRN approved, please see the listing of Approved California RN Nursing Programs on the Board website at Board of Registered Nursing. For Further

information, you may also contact the California Board of Registered Nursing at (916) 322-3350 or via

email at [email protected].

-http://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/passrates.shtml

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just found this:

-To verify whether a registered nursing program is BRN approved, please see the listing of Approved California RN Nursing Programs on the Board website at Board of Registered Nursing. For Further

information, you may also contact the California Board of Registered Nursing at (916) 322-3350 or via

email at [email protected].

-http://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/passrates.shtml

Yes, have you noticed the pretty high of NCLEX pass rates of the schools? Wow! While I have read that the passing rate from most of the Phils schools is 30%, meaning a 70% failure rate, just the opposite from the CA schools.

Yes, I know there's always the cultural and language thing that might separate us, but there are plenty of previous smart Phils students who have passed the first time.

I'm not sure if most of these CA approved schools/colleges will allow us to just take the one or two deficiencies, without enrolling in the whole program again? If they do allow us only take the one or two courses, it's after the other students have enrolled in them and leaving a spot or two Phils to take the class, it's better than re-studying and losing another 2 years again. But with so many of us going after these precious openings, it will not be easy.

The big question who or which of these schools even offer a foreign student just the 1-2 courses so badly needed. I know that the regular classes are already limited and probably have a waiting list for just the local students.

People have talked about SFSU and Pierce College, but no one has said they are actually enrolled and probably so until they are in class since we're all going after the few spots open, if that's the case and don't want to lose their position.

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I’m a BSN graduate from a California university. I just want to share that it is not only internationally educated nurse applicants that’s having problem with the CABON. Many of my classmates still do not have their ATT (3 months post-grad) because the boards required them to submit explanation and supporting documents for every traffic violation above $300. Before, it was not such a big deal to have traffic violations and the boards do not usually hinder applicants as long as the violation had been paid. Now, it’s totally different where every little thing is scrutinized.

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yeah, i wonder what brought this on..

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hi how do I enrol at SFSU? thanks

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hi how do I enrol at SFSU? thanks

San Francisco State University - School of Nursing Frequently Asked Questions

Start here, but get in your application quickly. My PH friend's friend has been trying and found out there was more foreign students trying to fill in any possible open spots than the locals.

She said that it's not only students from the Phillipines competing and applying for these same spots, but you have a lot of students from the UK, Russia, Spain, Ireland, India and Slovenia and those are the countries she's heard of at the school's office and heard there's a lot more. These countries are also not meeting the CA BON minimum requirements.

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THank you Sally for this help. God bless!

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I received the same letter. My school is about to send the documents needed and honestly I am just preparing myself for the worst. I think nobody can help us regarding this matter. Maybe later on they will be able to resolve the issue. I am just sad because I feel like they are just delaying us. Any Pinoy from Ktown area or Los Angeles Area who wants to take class with me? Thanks! -Kristine

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Hey guys, I just completed 3rd year and I'm an incoming 4th year nursing student this June in the Philippines (born and raised in CA, however) and I'm in the same scenario as many of you here. I've only completed 2 of actual delivery, assist, cord care, scrub, and circulating cases concurrently with the theory. My question is, before I graduate next year, would it possible for me to retake MS/OB lecture for a semester in order complete the remaining cases to comply with CA BON's requirements? Would the CA BON accept it? And if not, what would you guys advise for me? Thanks

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What are the EXACT requirements for nclex? And most of you guys got denied ONLY because of the concurrency issue? please help. Gonna file for nclex this month. Im a fresh grad and im under the new curriculum. Thanks.

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I am really stressed out. Please help!! :(

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