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Does anyone know if a Navy Corpsman can challenge the LVN/LPN board in Massachusetts?

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possibly if:

chapter 112: section 74a. registration of practical nurses; examinations and re-examinations; certificate; fees; cancellation of certificate; rules and regulations

an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof that he is of good moral character and that he is a graduate of a school for practical nurses approved by the board or is a graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing or was a student in good standing at an accredited school of professional nursing before completing the program of studies and, at the time of withdrawal, had completed a program of study, theory and clinical practice equivalent to that required for graduation from an approved school of practical nursing, shall, upon payment of a fee as determined by the secretary of administration pursuant to chapter seven shall be examined by the board and, if found qualified, shall be licensed, with a right to use the title licensed practical nurse and to practice as such, and shall receive a certificate thereof from the board.

application for determination of eligibility for practical nurse reciprocity or to write the nclex-pn for rn student withdrawn in good standing (pdf)

eligibility criteria (general law, chapter 112, section 74a):

the eligible licensed pn seeking reciprocity or nclex-pn applicant must complete, at the time of official withdrawal from a professional nursing program, a program of study equivalent to that required for graduation from an approved practical nurse program. practical nurse program requirements include completion of a minimum of 945 hours in

theoretical and clinical practice in medical, surgical, pediatric, and obstetrical, as well as mental health nursing concepts, of which a minimum of 540 hours will be allocated to clinical practice.

board policy requires the completion of all course work a minimum of five years prior to submitting a completed application for determination of eligibility for practical nurse reciprocity

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Thank you for the info. I am going to look further into it. I know in California where I was stationed there was a huge packet you had to fill out.

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