Hello, I have read several posts about people who had questions about Challenging the NCLEX-PN here in California, and I would like to share my two cents on the matter because I have sucessfully challenged the NCLEX-PN in California.
I was inclined to challenge the NCLEX-PN because I had finished a fundamentals of Nursing course in a traditional 2 year ADN program and had five years acute care experience as a CNA/Tech. In January 2012, I sent in my application to BVNPT to challenge the NCLEX-PN. I had my manager sign off my work experience form because I had successfully met all criteria in terms of clinical requirements at my hospital over the last five years. The BVNPT requires 48 months paid bedside experience on a Med/Surg floor, and then 6 weeks in pediatrics and 6 weeks in Maternity. I have worked on Med-Surg since being a New-Grad CNA back in '07, and have been cross-trained to float in the Emergency Department and in the OB. If you take care of any patient 17 or under in the Emergency department (or in any setting) they are considered a pediatric patient. Over the past five years, I accumulated all of that, and in my first semester of Nursing school in the ADN program, I took a separate pharmacology course as part of the program. I sent in a signed work experience form by my supervisor sealed in an envelope with our hospitals stamp on it, and I sent in an official transcript from my University to meet the pharmacology requirement.
In addition, I had to pay to have my live scan done and had that completed(and send in a copy of the completed livescan form to the Board with my application), I sent in a passport photo and a check for $150. The BVNPT cashed my check three weeks later and Exactly 16 weeks from the day I applied, I received an envelope in the mail approving my application and directing me to register with pearson vue and pay the additional $200 to them in order to receive my ATT (authorization to test). I immediately did so online, and received my ATT via email moments later. I scheduled my NCLEX in San Francisco online via the pearson website, and set the date for July 21, 2012, giving me two months to prepare. I did the ATI NCLEX review course online, and did tons of Saunders practice questions. I went in feeling very nervous and took the test and it shut off at 85 questions (the minimum amount). To date(three days later) I have not yet received my official results, however I do get this message when trying to re-register:"Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Please contact your Member Board for further assistance. Another registration cannot be made at this time."
I have read multiple people's testimonies online regarding challenging the LVN boards based on work experience. I have heard things such as they think it is "unsafe", "ridiculous", and the list goes on. I would just like to say that I would feel much more confident working with a new LVN that has had the five years experience that I carry and has seen what I have seen, over a new-grad LVN. I am not trying to toot my horn, but the Board does not just hand over an LVN license to any incompetent person. If you have the experience, and you can actually pass the NCLEX, then I believe that one is ready to start out as a new LVN. The NCLEX is designed to determine the level of Safety of the applicant, and I know multiple graduates of an Accredited LVN program who have failed the test more than once. And these people are all, for lack of a better term, clinically incompetent individuals as CNAs, so it doesn't surprise me that they have failed a test that requires critical thinking.
I worked very hard to learn this material and to pass this test, and I am happy that California offers this to applicants. In May 2013, I'll be finished with my ADN and ready to take my NCLEX-RN, and believe that I am that much more prepared by achieving the LVN license. Next, I will have to pay another $150 to the BVNPT as an inital license fee, for a total of $600 between the application fee, the NCSBN NCLEX-PN registration fee, and initial license fee. All I can tell people is that if you think that you have the background, get it signed off and mail it in and do it. I did, I took the risk not knowing ANYONE who had done this, and here is where it has gotten me. If you have any questions on how to achieve your LVN license this method, I am very knowledgeable and prepared to answer any questions.
Can someone please help me I paid for my LVN application on 6/9/2020... I did everything that option method 3 required me to do. But I having this one issue? my evaluator at bvpt keeps rejecting my jobs nursing experience/ job verification forms??♀️. Ever job that sent my evaluator the verification application said that there getting tired of resending the form be at no one is telling them what they are doing wrong on it??♀️. I’ve been a CNA with critical care experience for 10 years out the 17 years I’ve been a CN/PCA I also have 2 Associate degrees ??♀️. It’s been 9 months and I still have not been approved to take the exam do to the miscommunication that me and my evaluator has been having with the rejection on my nursing experience application ?. If you bvpt can not tell the job how the firm should be documented how will the no what to do??♀️... it’s not like the give a sample of how it should be filled out and sent in??♀️! If anyone have had this problem or got any type of information on how to help me with this issue please comment or email me. I have got so frustrated with the whole situation where I’m looking into giving up and starting an RN program this April of 2021! I just didn’t won’t to waste my 299.00 I spent and all the information I submitted throughout the course of all my efforts. Please help with any advice? Even if someone can help me or my employer no how the forms is supposed to be filled out because apparently my evaluator has a problem with emailing my job that??♀️!
I am having the same issue with regards to the work experience form. My employer filled it out as best as they could but I am still waiting for a response. Does someone know how to fill this form out correctly? Here is my email [email protected]
I am having the same issue with regards to the work experience form. My employer filled it out as best as they could but I am still waiting for a response. Does someone know how to fill this form out correctly? Here is my email [email protected]
Thank you in advance!
Who’s your evaluator? I don’t know how to full it up the form either
Thank you for sharing this. I just submitted my application to see if I can sit for the LVN certification in hopes to taking this exam, passing, then applying to a job then being able to afford the RN program and then bridge to a BSN program. I went to a university for my BSN and I was shy away from two courses due to some family issues. I hope reaching out to you from you post may have hope that my evaluator will approve my courses to take the LVN test. The only issue I have right now is my school is not school sealing my hours which I have done over 528 hours. It says clinical hours for " vocational nursing and registered nursing, but if I went to school for my BSN, won't I have to submit my clinical hours too? If you know, please definitely respond back, this would be super helpful! Thank you in advance!
I had absolutely no trouble at all finding a job as a "Method 3 LVN". There is nothing on my license that indicates that I took this route to obtain my License and I found a Job 2 weeks after receiving it. They ask where you went to school, but just lie, they won't actually verify where you went to LVN school!
Why would you manufacture cover up about your school? Please explain the angle of your predicament if you don't mind. I just don't get your rationale.
There's nothing wrong that you passed the LPN or LVN without going to a formal nursing school. Be proud of it.
Hi there, I know this post is old but I am currently a Licensed Psych Tech here in CA. I would like to get my LVN by method 3 but have heard that you could not bridge to RN with method 3. I would love any info on this please. Thank you!
Specializes in Behavioral Health, Float pool- in all areas.
Hello, I've been asked by my Nurse colleagues to challenge the boards because of my 33 plus experience as CNA, can you please give me the information for obtaining the right 54 hour Pharmacology course that's available online and if it needs to be accredited? Please send it to my email: [email protected]
Hi! I know this thread is old, I'm hoping someone will still reply.
So I'm a Canadian RPN / LPN, and I'm looking to get Licensed in California and then get endorsed to Michagan as I've previously passed the mark to be eligable to sit for the Michagan NCLEX due to the border closure for COVID ?
Unfortunetly, there was no action in place for this, and I'm sure many people are in my same boat. Anyhow, Can someone explain to me the process of the Method #3? I've been an RPN since 2015 but some of the qualifications of this method sounds like I would of had to work in a hosital setting to even submit an application. ie: I've never worked in peds/maternity. Although, I obviously have the scope of practise from graduating. As well as ER. ALSO, theres an additional Pharmacology class that needs to be taken? outside of the one taken in the program?
So, I'm just confused as to how to go about this Method #3.
I am currently in second semester of RN school, I am taking OB and PEDS right now, I also took mental health, pharmacology and fundamentals. I want to take the NCLEX-PN via method 3, but I am not sure how to start or if I am qualified to take it with the experience and education I have. I also worked as CNA for 3 years at a hospital.
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Can someone please help me I paid for my LVN application on 6/9/2020... I did everything that option method 3 required me to do. But I having this one issue? my evaluator at bvpt keeps rejecting my jobs nursing experience/ job verification forms??♀️. Ever job that sent my evaluator the verification application said that there getting tired of resending the form be at no one is telling them what they are doing wrong on it??♀️. I’ve been a CNA with critical care experience for 10 years out the 17 years I’ve been a CN/PCA I also have 2 Associate degrees ??♀️. It’s been 9 months and I still have not been approved to take the exam do to the miscommunication that me and my evaluator has been having with the rejection on my nursing experience application ?. If you bvpt can not tell the job how the firm should be documented how will the no what to do??♀️... it’s not like the give a sample of how it should be filled out and sent in??♀️! If anyone have had this problem or got any type of information on how to help me with this issue please comment or email me. I have got so frustrated with the whole situation where I’m looking into giving up and starting an RN program this April of 2021! I just didn’t won’t to waste my 299.00 I spent and all the information I submitted throughout the course of all my efforts. Please help with any advice? Even if someone can help me or my employer no how the forms is supposed to be filled out because apparently my evaluator has a problem with emailing my job that??♀️!
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Sincerely
Alethia Gamble,