CA BON denies Phillipine graduate's NCLEX application

[Nurse Beth, MSN]

Yes, you can go back to your nursing school in the Philippines and take the courses in Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing that the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BON) has identified as deficient.

Foreign nursing graduates who need to meet the specific educational requirements set by CA BON have completed this process before. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON requirements is essential. CA BON may not approve the courses before you take them but only after you complete them and reapply for the NCLEX.

Here's what you can do: 

Contact your nursing school. Contact your nursing school in the Philippines and inform them about the specific deficiencies identified by CA BON. Ask if they offer the required courses and if you can enroll to complete them.

Confirm course content. Ensure that the courses you plan to take will cover the areas of deficiency as per CA requirements. It may be helpful to share the evaluation report from CA BON with your school so they understand precisely what is needed.

Get proper documentation. Once you complete the courses, obtain detailed documentation (such as official transcripts and course descriptions) from your school. This documentation must be submitted to CA BON to prove that you fulfilled their requirements.

Submit documentation to CA BON. After completing the courses, send the required documents to CA BON for re-evaluation. They will review your new transcripts and determine if you now meet the eligibility criteria to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.

This approach is usually more cost-effective than taking the courses in California, where tuition can be very high for international students. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON standards and the documentation is thorough and complete is essential.

Best wishes,

Nurse Beth

[Nurse Beth, MSN]

A less risky method is to attend a California-approved school, yes. But it's costly.

After you research and determine whether your nursing school offers the required courses, you can follow the steps outlined above. Again, this approach is usually more cost-effective than taking courses in California, where international students' tuition is very high. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON standards and the documentation is thorough and complete is essential.

The thing is, there are no guarantees. The CA BON will not promise ahead of time that your NCLEX application will be approved, and obstetrics and pediatrics are the most common deficiencies in California.

Something else you might consider is applying to another state.

 

Good luck, my friend,

Nurse Beth

[a n j]

Nurse Beth said:

Yes, you can go back to your nursing school in the Philippines and take the courses in Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing that the California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BON) has identified as deficient.

Foreign nursing graduates who need to meet the specific educational requirements set by CA BON have completed this process before. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON requirements is essential. CA BON may not approve the courses before you take them but only after you complete them and reapply for the NCLEX.

Here's what you can do: 

Contact your nursing school. Contact your nursing school in the Philippines and inform them about the specific deficiencies identified by CA BON. Ask if they offer the required courses and if you can enroll to complete them.

Confirm course content. Ensure that the courses you plan to take will cover the areas of deficiency as per CA requirements. It may be helpful to share the evaluation report from CA BON with your school so they understand precisely what is needed.

Get proper documentation. Once you complete the courses, obtain detailed documentation (such as official transcripts and course descriptions) from your school. This documentation must be submitted to CA BON to prove that you fulfilled their requirements.

Submit documentation to CA BON. After completing the courses, send the required documents to CA BON for re-evaluation. They will review your new transcripts and determine if you now meet the eligibility criteria to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.

This approach is usually more cost-effective than taking the courses in California, where tuition can be very high for international students. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON standards and the documentation is thorough and complete is essential.

Best wishes,

Nurse Beth

Hi!

Is this possible? Because it states in the Deficiency letter that go to California approved school. Would it be possible to go back to the Philippines? Thank you for answering :)

[a n j]

Nurse Beth said:

A less risky method is to attend a California-approved school, yes. But it's costly.

After you research and determine whether your nursing school offers the required courses, you can follow the steps outlined above. Again, this approach is usually more cost-effective than taking courses in California, where international students' tuition is very high. However, ensuring that the courses meet CA BON standards and the documentation is thorough and complete is essential.

The thing is, there are no guarantees. The CA BON will not promise ahead of time that your NCLEX application will be approved, and obstetrics and pediatrics are the most common deficiencies in California.

Something else you might consider is applying to another state.

 

Good luck, my friend,

Nurse Beth

Hi!

Also side note that I'm a US citizen so if ever I'm not going to be considered as 'International Student' but still going to a School here in Cali to correct a deficiency is expensive.

My Analyst said to go to California-Approved Nursing school and gave me the list of schools here. So I'm not sure if going back to Ph is the best option. Maybe this time they want me to take the Psych Nursing class here in the US?