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I was eligible to sit for the nclex for California.

Wow.. so I took my exam this September, went the distance all 265 questions. Unfortunately I didn't pass. Got my results and "near passing standard" all across the board so the news of failure basically tore me apart.

Now what makes it worse is after submitting the reapplication form and waiting for four weeks for a reply from the board, I get a letter today stating

:::: The Board has determined that the program you completed in the Philippines is not equivalent to the minimum requirements for licensure set forth in California Code Section 1426(d).

You may be able to view Section 1426 (d) and all other codes of the California Code of Regulations by going to our website at: www.rn.ca.gov. Once in the website there will be 'Tabs' at the top of the screen. Go to Regulations then to Nursing Practice Act and finally to California Code of Regulations.

California Code of Regulations Section 1426(d) states that theory and clinical practice shall be concurrent. The documents received state that some of the training was completed several semesters after the theory classes. ::::::

I email the evaluator in charge of my application and she explains ::::

You have options and that is to apply to the LVN Board or in another RN Board in a different state or go for your master's degree in nursing but in California you are not qualified as a RN without the Master's degree.

According to the RLE and the school's curriculum you should have completed the scrubs in NCM 101 and 102 but they were completed in NCM 104, 105 and 103. I am enclosing a copy of the letter that was sent to you yesterday.

I'm angry and sad at the same time. How is it possible that I was eligible to take the nclex the first time I applied and not eligible to retake now? I went from meeting the requirements of an RN to now meeting the requirements of an LVN. How is this possible?

They are saying I'm ineligible based on the dates of completion of my cases. The school requires 5 major, 5 minor, 5 assisted delivery, 5 actual delivery, and 5 cord dressing clinical cases which I completed or else I wouldn't have been able to graduate. All of a sudden Ca board is being technical about the completion dates of these cases. The school is well aware of the fact that completion of these cases is impossible to be concurrent with the theoretical classes. It is not always guaranteed that students will complete the needed cases in concurrent with the theoretical because there are times when there aren't any patients in the hospitals that we are rotated in. It is for this reason that the school allows completion of the needed cases through out the following semesters. We took the theoretical classes before we were allowed to go on our clinicals but the lack of patients made it difficult to complete those 5 cases during that semester. That's why some of my cases were completed one or two semesters after the theory classes.

Am I understanding this correctly? I thought all that matters was that my cases were complete regardless if it was completed in concurrent/along with theoretical or after theoretical. I learned what I was suppose to learn it just so happen that exposure to the actual thing came a semester later.

So now they are saying I can't sit for the nclex in California and I need to complete a masters degree to be qualified as an Rn in California. Is this possible? I went to school graduated with a BSN and in the end I'm told that I only qualify to be a LVN after submitting a reapplication for nclex. .

Clarification would be nice and I would appreciate any advice. This just makes me question if nursing is even the right fit for me cause it's been obstacles after obstacles.

thank you for your reply kayakoto, i'll follow your advice, by the way did you apply too? how was it? did they ask you to enroll also in colleges/universities in cali? so what is your plan now? i really dont know where to start, can you update me please. thank you

yes but got denied too..they told me to enroll or take the LVN exam..I chose to take the exam for I dont have the money to enroll...:(

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Hi..just wanna clarify, does pierce college allow you to take the ob and medsurg deficiency that the ca brn is *********** about??

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oh I see, so are you now in the process of doing all requirements for LVN exam? how was it? you know kayakoto I want to know more about your situation so we can help each other out, it's just that i cannot use pm here and i dont know why, maybe i can give you my email [email protected]

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

The reason you can't send a pm is that site requirements are 15 or more posts.

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Hello All,

I graduated from the Philippines. I applied for NCLEX CA. The licensing analysist needs the copy of my PRC cases. All I know is that most of my practical cases are not concurrent with the theoretical. Since most are acquired few months before graduation. For sure, BRN will notice this if the school would submit it.

I have also been reading posts that the BRN still doesn't honor the explanation of the school.

Is there any other way? I badly need help.

send me an email: [email protected]

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4 of my friends including my sister who got rejected in CA applied in Washington and they all received eligibility :)

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4 of my friends including my sister who got rejected in CA applied in Washington and they all received eligibility :)

What was the reason for rejection? Are they now employed in WA?

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yes but got denied too..they told me to enroll or take the LVN exam..I chose to take the exam for I dont have the money to enroll...:(

Hi Kayakoto,

Same here. I just got an LVN application form and will try my luck for vocational nursing licensure while waiting for my CGFNS credential verification for other state. Did you already send your application to the Board of vocational nursing?

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I think these schools listed by the CA BON are more likely to offer entering into their regular nursing programs versus trying to make up for just those certain deficiencies.

There seems to be a play on the wording phase: "yes, you can make up for your courses and here are the schools that can help your case"; CA BON versus "i just need to take certain classes, not re-do or enroll in the entire nursing program"; affected students.

So far, it seems like Pierce College that Jujubente found out was a good place to offer just the correct courses needed, but it was subject to the class limits and whether or not, it was going to be offered in a particular semester.

The class size was only up to 40 students and maybe pre-filled by the regular enrolled students first and any left-over openings were then made available to other outside students. But I would call them, write them an e-mail or do an actual visit if you're in the area.

There may be other schools on the list that are similar to Pierce's assistance, but no one has yet found that out yet.

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Why many think that its the end of the world for us Filipino nurses who was denied by CABON for taking NCLEX-RN licensure exam....,well its not because if it is CABON will not even suggest us what to do in the first place..It just mean that our dream of working as a RN will be on hold for a few months...:)because its either we study again or take the LVN exam..

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Hi Kayakoto,

Same here. I just got an LVN application form and will try my luck for vocational nursing licensure while waiting for my CGFNS credential verification for other state. Did you already send your application to the Board of vocational nursing?

i didnt submitt it yet,still saving a bit for the application...:)

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Just got denied by ca brn..telling me i need to take the ob and ms subjects due to the concurrency issue...any idea where can i take it?? Im from san fernando valley...goodluck to all of us whose affected by the system of crap!!!

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