License Renewal question

[KBRNBSN]

Hi nurses, and thanks in advance for your help. I've written to my board of nursing about this and while waiting, I thought I would ask the same question here.

I am due to renew my license this coming October. I graduated with my ASN in 2008 but I have not worked as an RN since 2011, so it's been over 5 years. From Aug. 2015-May 2016, I was in school full-time to complete my BSN and just finished:) woo hoo! But, my question is this, do I need to take an RN refresher course to renew my license now?

I have not worked b/c I had 2 kids and moved 4 times in the last 5 years(my husband is in the Army). In my state(NE), their renewal criteria states that I either need 500 hours of work(don't have that), must have graduated from a school of nursing in the last 2 years, or need a RN Refresher Course...

So, does my last year of school that I just completed count as a nursing program(I'm hoping it does)? I definitely took nursing courses, including Assessment plus completed over 200 clinical hours. Or, do you think I need to take an RN refresher course?

Thanks for any input or advice you have!

[KBRNBSN]

Thanks for your response. I heard from the BON. They said my BSN does not count and I will need to take a refresher. I'm disappointed...

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

That's the same situation in my state. Education does not count as practice.

[sallyrnrrt, ADN, RN]

Rats.......

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Hi nurses, and thanks in advance for your help. I've written to my board of nursing about this and while waiting, I thought I would ask the same question here.

I am due to renew my license this coming October. I graduated with my ASN in 2008 but I have not worked as an RN since 2011, so it's been over 5 years. From Aug. 2015-May 2016, I was in school full-time to complete my BSN and just finished:) woo hoo! But, my question is this, do I need to take an RN refresher course to renew my license now?

I have not worked b/c I had 2 kids and moved 4 times in the last 5 years(my husband is in the Army). In my state(NE), their renewal criteria states that I either need 500 hours of work(don't have that), must have graduated from a school of nursing in the last 2 years, or need a RN Refresher Course...

So, does my last year of school that I just completed count as a nursing program(I'm hoping it does)? I definitely took nursing courses, including Assessment plus completed over 200 clinical hours. Or, do you think I need to take an RN refresher course?

Thanks for any input or advice you have!

How in the heck does getting a BSN and completing 200 clinical hours not count?! A refresher course would not be near that vigorous. In my state, the refresher class must also include 80 clinical hours. Yours sounds far superior to that. SMH...