LPN RN Tru or False

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I haven ever ehard thisbefore in my life and really dont think that its true.. But hear it goes... IS it true that you can finish the LPN prgram and still take the RN state course and if you paass your an RN????

How could this be right., what aboutt he Pre req your AA degree and so fourth.. Someone told me that sheknow people that hsas done it...

I dont believe

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

California has the 30-unit option, meaning that LVNs are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN if they complete a 30-unit bridge at an approved school.

However, drawbacks exist for people who select this option. The drawbacks include a terminal education (no degree), inability to endorse the licensure into other states, and inability to further one's education without starting over.

I have heard (although I have no first-hand knowledge of this) that CA (only CA) allows LVNs with a certain number of years (5?) experience to complete a course or two (pharmacology, I think) and be eligible to write the NCLEX-RN. However, those licenses are only recognized in CA; RNs licensed through that process cannot endorse into other states because their nursing education doesn't meet the requirements of the other 49 states.

CA has a number of "weird" education/licensure mechanisms for different occupations that are unique to CA and not recognized by other states ...

(If I'm mistaken about this, I'm happy to be corrected. :))

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