CNA or LVN ??? help please!

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hi every one! :D

I am new to this forum , I'm hope someone can help me.

I took BSN here in the Philippines , unfortunately I only finished 4th yr 1st sem so I am undergraduate. I am going to CALIFORNIA next year, So I join here to seek some answers, is it possible for me to take LVN or CNA ? am i qualified to take those exam even if i didn't finish my degree? cause I'm wondering what work am I qualified for if I am undergraduate? I want to go with medical field still ,

can someone give me a good advice please ..

Thank you in advance :cat:

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Specializes in pediatrics, School LVN.

I'm sorry I don't really have a good answer. From experience I have worked with CNAs that were RNs in the Philippines, and going to school here in California for their RN. I don't know if they were eligible to take the NCLEX for LVN or not. here is a link to the BVNPT (LVN board) they can give you the information you need.

Contact Us - Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians

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I'm sorry I don't really have a good answer. From experience I have worked with CNAs that were RNs in the Philippines, and going to school here in California for their RN. I don't know if they were eligible to take the NCLEX for LVN or not. here is a link to the BVNPT (LVN board) they can give you the information you need.

Contact Us - Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians

i appreciate you time glitternurse do you have any idea what work am i qualified, for an undergrad like me ??

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Specializes in pediatrics, School LVN.
i appreciate you time glitternurse do you have any idea what work am i qualified, for an undergrad like me ??

I'm sorry I don't know

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I'm sorry I don't know

uhh ,, that's bad news for me , well thank you anyway ,,

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Because you have partial nursing education and therefore do not have a diploma or Philippine license, I suggest that you will need to make sure that you have official/certified? (I don't remember what they call it) copies of your TOR before you leave the Philippines. You should also be in contact with at least 3 professors or clinical instructors who you can ask to be a reference for when you apply for jobs and ask for Letters of Recommendation.

I don't know your immigration/U.S. residency status, but as long as you have a Valid U.S. SS# or ITIN, you can work in the U.S. as a CNA or sometimes, as PCT without listing your nursing education but will have to go through a training program. You don't need a BSN to work as a CNA or PCT you just need proper training.

You can apply to work for Davita dialysis as a STAR Patient Care Technician or maybe Fresenius as long as they train. I've heard of one instructor that offers CNA classes somewhere in Northern California for a discounted price as long as you work with the affilated nursing for, I think, 2 years.

I'm not sure if you will be able to take the NCLEX-PN for LVN without taking classes, because now for California for internationally-educated nurses who graduated with a BSN, they require your TOR, diploma and other records to be submitted through CGFNS before it will be even evaluated by CA BVTN. California's even stricter now in that those who still do not meet concurrency and are applying for the NCLEX-PN need to retake MCN/OB and Med-Surg.

Demand for PCT's are higher than CNA's and LVN's from what I've observed in Northern California.

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Double posting error-ignore

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Correction: BVNPT

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I don't know your immigration/U.S. residency status, but as long as you have a Valid U.S. SS# or ITIN, you can work in the U.S. as a CNA or sometimes, as PCT without listing your nursing education but will have to go through a training program. You don't need a BSN to work as a CNA or PCT you just need proper training.

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do you know how long does it takes to complete the training ?

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Because you have partial nursing education and therefore do not have a diploma or Philippine license, I suggest that you will need to make sure that you have official/certified? (I don't remember what they call it) copies of your TOR before you leave the Philippines. You should also be in contact with at least 3 professors or clinical instructors who you can ask to be a reference for when you apply for jobs and ask for Letters of Recommendation.

I don't know your immigration/U.S. residency status, but as long as you have a Valid U.S. SS# or ITIN, you can work in the U.S. as a CNA or sometimes, as PCT without listing your nursing education but will have to go through a training program. You don't need a BSN to work as a CNA or PCT you just need proper training.

You can apply to work for Davita dialysis as a STAR Patient Care Technician or maybe Fresenius as long as they train. I've heard of one instructor that offers CNA classes somewhere in Northern California for a discounted price as long as you work with the affilated nursing for, I think, 2 years.

I'm not sure if you will be able to take the NCLEX-PN for LVN without taking classes, because now for California for internationally-educated nurses who graduated with a BSN, they require your TOR, diploma and other records to be submitted through CGFNS before it will be even evaluated by CA BVTN. California's even stricter now in that those who still do not meet concurrency and are applying for the NCLEX-PN need to retake MCN/OB and Med-Surg.

Demand for PCT's are higher than CNA's and LVN's from what I've observed in Northern California.

I greatly appreciate your response, it lighten me up . thanks for the information :)

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I don't see my other post, so if this double posts, I apologize.

Davita Dialysis STAR PCT training is 9-10 weeks and it is paid.

As for the CNA program, I believe the training is in Napa and you will be contracted to work for a nursing home there.

If you live in Northern California and are willing to train/work in Napa, I will look for the information for you.

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If you live in Northern California and are willing to train/work in Napa, I will look for the information for you.

I would love to :) however I live here in the Philippines. is it possible if they will sponsor me ? so I could have a working visa?

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