I have some questions regarding how nursing accreditation and nursing licensure from state state to state works. I am a pre-nursing student in California and I am stuck waiting right now to get into nursing school as it is fairly competitive here. I am now considering going out of state for nursing school, but would like to know if it were possible to study in another state and come back to practice California? How would that work? what are the steps? and what accreditation/requirements does California have? I am specifically looking at the Minnesota state community and technical college nursing program that is accredited by the NLN CNEA (National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation), and I have no idea how accreditation works. I basically want to know if its possible to study outside of California and what would the process be to go back to California and get my licensure and practice. Also, would it be possible to work in Minnesota for a few years, get some experience, and move back to California to practice? What steps would I need to take to get my license in California because I know nursing licenses in different states are not the same (unless it falls under nursing licensure compact and I know California isn't an NLC state or Minnesota).
Hi everyone I have got my diploma in nursing from India in 1999 and passed NCLEX exam in 2008. And I worked in India at reputed hospital PGIMER Chandigarh for 19years now I moved California in 2025. Now as I started my licensure endorsement BRN is demanding written and oral communication skill hours requirement. Can someone help me to guide how can I get that done. Hope someone would help me by responding. Thanks
You should register at your nearest community college and take oral communication ( public speaking or interpersonal communication). That should fulfill the requirements. I know someone that took Eng 101 and public speaking at CC and BRN accepted. Good luck.
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Hi everyone I have got my diploma in nursing from India in 1999 and passed NCLEX exam in 2008. And I worked in India at reputed hospital PGIMER Chandigarh for 19years now I moved California in 2025. Now as I started my licensure endorsement BRN is demanding written and oral communication skill hours requirement. Can someone help me to guide how can I get that done. Hope someone would help me by responding. Thanks