Endorsement in California

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I attended a state approved RN program (not accredited). I carry a compact state license and I would like to apply to have my RN license endorsed in California. I am wondering has anyone been in a similar situation and gotten their endorsement approved in California? 
 

California seems to be very particular and I hoped to get some feedback on how to go about obtaining a license there before I apply. 
 

any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

Your best bet is to call the board of nursing and ask specifically about your school. You will most likely be asked to leave your contact information and someone from the board will return your call. 

The California BON is notoriously picky and slow. It took them about 9 months to issue a license via endorsement for me and that was without any hiccups. I have known people who have had to retake a course because it did not meet the requirements of the Cali BON.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

CA BON has strict license requirements: Licensure by Endorsement

Education requirements:

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A.  Prelicensure content: not less than 58 semester units (87 quarter units)

  • Nursing: Theory – 18 semester units (27 quarter units
  • Clinical – 18 semester units (27 quarter units)

• Communications: Oral, Written, and Group 6 semester units (9 quarter units)
• Behavioral and Natural Sciences: 16 semester units (24 quarter units). Usual courses include: Anatomy with lab, Physiology with lab, Microbiology with lab, and behavioral and social science courses, such as sociology, psychology, cultural diversity.
B. Courses include five content areas: Medical-Surgical, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Psychiatric-Mental Health [CCR 1424(d)].
• Theory instruction and clinical practice for each of the content areas (Medical-Surgical, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Geriatrics and Psychiatric-Mental Health) must be completed concurrently, I.e., both classroom and clinical experience must occur during the same instructional period.
• Instructional outcomes will focus on delivering safe, therapeutic, effective, patient- centered care; practicing evidence-based practice; working as part of
interdisciplinary teams; focusing on quality improvement; and using information technology. Instructional content shall include, but is not limited to, the following: critical thinking, personal hygiene, patient protection and safety, pain management, human sexuality, client abuse, cultural diversity, nutrition (including therapeutic aspects), pharmacology, patient advocacy, legal, social and ethical aspects of nursing, and nursing leadership and management.
• Content to integrate: Nursing process; Basic intervention skills, Human development (birth to aged); Communication and interpersonal skills; Cultural patterns and diversity issues; Health and Illness concepts [CCR 1426(e)].
C. Hours of instruction: Minimum hours for nursing curriculum [CCR 1426(g)]:
The course of instruction shall be presented in semester or quarter units or the equivalent under the following formula:
1. One (1) hour of instruction in theory each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one (1) unit.
2. Three (3) hours of clinical practice each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one (1) unit.
• Nursing Theory (For example 18 semester units – 16 wk semester) = 288 hrs.
• Nursing Clinical (For example 18 semester units – 16 wk semester) = 864 hrs.

https://RN.ca.gov/pdfs/education/edp-I-35.pdf

 

See if your nursing school transcripts have enough clinical hours and required courses to decide if you want to submit endorsement application.


Submission of Transcripts:

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Out of State Nursing Programs: If you attended a nursing program in another State, you may have your transcripts sent to our Board electronically from a certified third-party electronic transcripts vendor such as Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse*, or directly from your school. Electronic transcripts must be sent to [email protected].

 

Per members posts here, Florida nursing programs approved but not accredited are undergoing lengthy review due to Operation Nightingal, especially if program closed.  One can check status of FL RN programs here

Best wishes in securing CA license.

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Specializes in Internal/Family Medicine.

Hi! I'm also looking to get licensed in CA. I graduated from Canada and took the NCLEX here. I started my endorsement application at the end of Sept 2022 and I received my deficiency letter in May of this year. Does anyone know if everyone who received a deficiency letter had to take the courses or is there a way to appeal? 

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My nursing school is nationally accredited, but I still had problems getting a California license. What seemed to help was getting my fingerprints (live scan) done in California when I was there. Then the certain class that I definitely took, but that the California Board Of Nursing could not find in my transcripts (it was there), did not seem to get in the way of me getting a  California RN license.

I think, perhaps, that the California Board of Nursing is (or was) a little short staffed. Now that Washington State is in the Compact and Oregon has passed "safe staffing legislation", California may be interested in  joining the Compact; a lot of this red tape could then probably be eliminated.

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N.Scb said:

Hi! I'm also looking to get licensed in CA. I graduated from Canada and took the NCLEX here. I started my endorsement application at the end of Sept 2022 and I received my deficiency letter in May of this year. Does anyone know if everyone who received a deficiency letter had to take the courses or is there a way to appeal? 

no appeal, you have to take the nursing course

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