Graduate of Nsg in Philippines, trying to apply In CA

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Heeelp :( i just got here in CA and i dont know what to do to first in order to apply here. WhAt is my first step? Please? :(

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Decide what state or states you want to work in and go their Board of Nursing website and read the instruction, most have section for International graduates

What Visa did you enter USA on?

Good Luck

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

How long ago did you graduate? If CA is choice on where you want to work suggest you read the many threads in this forum discussing the issues many faced

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I am a green card holder.

I wanna take it here in LA. Do you have any idea where i can check for the requirements? Thank you so much :)

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I am a green card holder.

I wanna take it here in LA. Do you have any idea where i can check for the requirements? Thank you so much :)

It's called the internet, I would google "California Board of Nursing" If it was me

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I was asking so someone can give me a specific answer, if that wasn't so obvious. Try searching it, tell me if you find a specific one. Thanks.

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So you are asking someone to google, then post the link, so that you don't have to?

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Not that. I did search for it, their was A LOT that came back. I am simply asking someone who was/is in the same situation as i am and hey, maybe, just maybe, someone has an answer. Doesn't hurt, right? Don't have to answer me in woth "there's this thing called the internet" Doesn't mean i asked here i am not doing anything about it. Ya know?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

California Board of Registered Nursing application for licensing as a registered nurse by examination as an internationally educated nurse. You clinical/theory/and cases all must be concurrent and if off by one day you will be deemed ineligible.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

There are lots of threads in this forum discussing CA suggest a read

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Just in case you haven't started with your NCLEX-RN application.

I graduated BSN in the Philippines (2012). I was in the same confusion as you are when I was starting to apply for my NCLEX-RN. I didn't know where to start either. So to maybe give you some help, here's what I did: I applied for my NCLEX-RN, went to their website, downloaded their form, choose to apply by mail rather than online, it's much easier with our complicated status as an international graduate. Fill up the form and send it to the board. But before I sent my application form to the Board there are some forms that the board needs directly from your school, one of them is the "Request for Transcript" and if I remember theres this "Breakdown of Nursing Program form" you need to send those forms to your school and ask them to mail it directly to the Board of Nursing in California. So I sent these requests to my school 1-2 weeks ahead of time before I sent the application to the Board. So processing times won't be wasted. Also, The way I did it is, whoever I was asking to help me process my papers in the Philippines, along with my Request for Transcripts and Educational breakdown, I attached a letter saying specific instructions on what to do with my forms, For example: Please kindly mail the forms to the BON in Ca on this address (Provide the board's address) after processing. All fees needed will be provided. That's what I did so that they are aware of the needed process. Then you just have to wait for a response. The way they responded to me is that they needed more requirements (SSN, CA id, and my OR-DR Cases). I processed these things again and sent it to the board. Then they responded with the Denial letter that I cannot take the NCLEX-RN until I finish the Classes they needed me to take. It will say on the letter that you have to finish those classes within 3 years or they will abandon your application.

Since I already know that I will get denied due to the concurrency issues, rather than just waiting for my results with my application for RN, I applied for the NCLEX-PN at the same time I applied for my RN as to not waste any efforts. Now I am working as an LVN in California and I am now working towards getting into a school that will let you take independent classes, this is the challenge now because not many schools on the list that the Board provides with the denial letter will allow you to only take those classes that the board requires. Unless you live somewhere near San Francisco, good for you. If not, most of the schools will ask you to take the whole nursing program again. This is why I also applied for the LVN to have a back up plan if in case I get denied, which I did, that maybe being licensed as an LVN will help lessen the load of units when I go back to school cause you can have your transcript re-evaluated. I am on allnurses.com right now to see how I can work on getting into a school so I can take my NCLEX-RN, I only have 2 years before my application gets abandoned and restart the whole application process again:cry:, I came across your post and I just felt the need to give some help cause I feel your struggle. :)

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Thank you for taking the time to type all this. :) really appreciate it.

yes, i downloaded the form already. I'm going to submit it to my school in the philippines. Thank you so much for this :)

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