International nurse seeking California RN licensure

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Specializes in Management Nurse.

I have a bachelor's degree in nursing in Brazil since 2015, a postgraduate in Infection Control and a Master's in Science in 2018. I am applying for my RN license in California via Breeze. I am unsure about the minimum hours for each subject required in the "Breakdown of International Nursing Programs". Is there any legislation that I can consult in advance and check if it would be suitable for this?

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

See: CA RN LICENSURE QUALIFICATIONS FOR GRADUATESOF INTERNATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM

Hope this helps your application.

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Specializes in Management Nurse.

Thanks for the response. I have already accessed this document. The total number of hours is required is this: nursing Theory - 288 hrs and Nursing Clinical - 864 hrs. Is this correct?

However my doubt is for each subject individually, what is the minimum number of hours to be approved to take the exam (ex Microbiology, medical nursing, surgical nursing etc... ). There is a minimum requirement for each subject?

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

As you know, the goal is to make sure your education matches the minimum requirement established for pre-licensure nursing programs that already exist in California. In your country, are programs grouped into semesters or quarters? That's how California determined the hours based on this info.

California Required Curriculum

 

 

 

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Specializes in Management Nurse.

Thank you very much. This file you sent me clarifies my doubt. In my country, subjects are offered per semester (in total I completed 8 semesters) and calculated in hours. I completed 4140 hours of education.

 

What is the hourly rate for semesters and quarters? This is different in my country and now I just need to count the hours to see if I am able to register for the NCLEX.

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

Per the regulations I posted above

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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.

 

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