Problem in taking the nclex in california

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I'm a graduate from the Philippines and just recently I applied for the NCLEX-RN exam here in California, but unfortunately I wasn't eligible YET to take the exam due to the California Code of Regulations Setion 1426(d) which states that theory and Clinical Practice shall be concurrent in the following areas: geriatrics, ms, mental health/ psyvhiatric nursing, obstetrics and pediatrics. And now, they're asking me to complete additional course work, which is basically, enroll in a nursing school here. Has anyone experienced this or had the same situation as mine? what did you guys do? I'm super depress right now, I didn't expect that it would turn out this way. Moreover, I already spent a lot of money for this and to know that it would just be wasted later on:(... HELP ME pls :'O

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I'm a graduate from the Philippines and just recently I applied for the NCLEX-RN exam here in California, but unfortunately I wasn't eligible YET to take the exam due to the California Code of Regulations Setion 1426(d) which states that theory and Clinical Practice shall be concurrent in the following areas: geriatrics, ms, mental health/ psyvhiatric nursing, obstetrics and pediatrics. And now, they're asking me to complete additional course work, which is basically, enroll in a nursing school here. Has anyone experienced this or had the same situation as mine? what did you guys do? I'm super depress right now, I didn't expect that it would turn out this way. Moreover, I already spent a lot of money for this and to know that it would just be wasted later on:(... HELP ME pls :'O
A lot of students from the Philippines are in exactly your situation. There are hundreds upon hundreds of posts on this website about this. Unfortunately, your situation is not unique. While I do not have the exact number at the tip of my tongue, a little over a dozen states have a similar requirement. While you could get a nursing license in a state that does not have those same requirements, you would not be able to endorse your license into one of those states that have the concurrency requirement like California does.

Apparently there has also been some difficulty in lining up specific coursework to allow nurses educated in the Philippines to meet that concurrency requirement. I wish there was some other way to make that happen for you, but at this point, there is not much available. Hopefully at some point in the near future that will change. I wish you all the best of luck!

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Moved to Nurse Registration forum in World Nursing Section. there are quite a few posts from others in your same situation. Suggest a good read of the Nurse Registration Forum to gather information and support.

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A lot of students from the Philippines are in exactly your situation. There are hundreds upon hundreds of posts on this website about this. Unfortunately, your situation is not unique. While I do not have the exact number at the tip of my tongue, a little over a dozen states have a similar requirement. While you could get a nursing license in a state that does not have those same requirements, you would not be able to endorse your license into one of those states that have the concurrency requirement like California does.

Apparently there has also been some difficulty in lining up specific coursework to allow nurses educated in the Philippines to meet that concurrency requirement. I wish there was some other way to make that happen for you, but at this point, there is not much available. Hopefully at some point in the near future that will change. I wish you all the best of luck!

thank you for your comment.yeah..i wish their could be some in the near future, i don't want to take the whole course again. :(

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Just keep your eyes peeled to this particular forum within the website here: any developments about classes that would help you meet the requirements to take the NCLEX-RN for California licensure will be most likely posted here very very quickly. I would imagine that as soon as a school has the appropriate coursework available, someone will very quickly find out about it and post it here for the rest of you to see if it is something that makes sense for you to take.

You might be able to get a license and work as an LVN in the meantime. Yes, the scope of practice is different and the responsibilities are different, but at least it would be working in nursing and not putting all of your schooling entirely to waste. I would expect that as soon as you make up the appropriate coursework, that you would be considered eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam and obtain your RN license.

Another possibility is that you could get an RN license out of state, take the appropriate coursework also out-of-state and as soon as you can show that you have met all of the educational requirements for California licensure, that they will essentially happily endorse you into California as an RN.

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Just keep your eyes peeled to this particular forum within the website here: any developments about classes that would help you meet the requirements to take the NCLEX-RN for California licensure will be most likely posted here very very quickly. I would imagine that as soon as a school has the appropriate coursework available, someone will very quickly find out about it and post it here for the rest of you to see if it is something that makes sense for you to take.

You might be able to get a license and work as an LVN in the meantime. Yes, the scope of practice is different and the responsibilities are different, but at least it would be working in nursing and not putting all of your schooling entirely to waste. I would expect that as soon as you make up the appropriate coursework, that you would be considered eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam and obtain your RN license.

Another possibility is that you could get an RN license out of state, take the appropriate coursework also out-of-state and as soon as you can show that you have met all of the educational requirements for California licensure, that they will essentially happily endorse you into California as an RN.

actually applying for LVN have also crossed my mind, I've checked the requirements online but it was somewhat confusing. Do I still need to enroll in a program for that? or could I just go directly apply for the examination?

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Contact the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians and you'll have to essentially apply to take the exam by showing that you have equivalent training/education. They'll be able to advise you as to exactly what you need to do. They may be a bit busy at times, but the process is fairly straight forward, as far as I have seen. There are a few pathways to LVN licensure... one of them is via equivalent training. Your BSN should qualify for that. There should be some information on their website as to how to apply.

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UPDATES: I contacted my school about this problem, they told me that this is not new from what had happened from the other graduates of our school. Our dean said that they keep on sending letters to the CA-BRN about this "concurrency" issues (some explanations i think). So in my case they will do the same, they're gonna mail a letter the the BRN, though they're not quite sure of what had happened to those students with the same issues coz they never contacted the school after that, maybe they were allowed to take the NCLEX-RN here in california. Also, my school also asked me to mail a letter to the BRN explaining the/ my situation like I couldn't enroll at any school due to financial problems or whatever,anyways, hope it turns out well..:x3:

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If you can show that you had clinical and didactic experiences that California requires to be in the same semester, you shouldn't have an issue getting approved to take the NCLEX-RN for licensure in California. If your school knows that there's an issue with what the California BRN requires vs. what the school teaches and they haven't corrected the problem so that their students won't have a problem, then there's a problem with the school, not the BRN. The school can write all the letters they want, but those letters won't change the stance that the BRN has regarding the "concurrency" requirement, generally. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try, rather you should... because there's always the possibility that they may see something in your file that allows them to grant an exception. However, you should plan for a contingency that they'll say "no" and be ready to take another path to nursing in California. That would likely be going the LVN route followed by taking the appropriate class to correct any "deficiency" you have so that you can then take the NCLEX-RN.

I wish you all the best!

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If you can show that you had clinical and didactic experiences that California requires to be in the same semester, you shouldn't have an issue getting approved to take the NCLEX-RN for licensure in California. If your school knows that there's an issue with what the California BRN requires vs. what the school teaches and they haven't corrected the problem so that their students won't have a problem, then there's a problem with the school, not the BRN. The school can write all the letters they want, but those letters won't change the stance that the BRN has regarding the "concurrency" requirement, generally. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try, rather you should... because there's always the possibility that they may see something in your file that allows them to grant an exception. However, you should plan for a contingency that they'll say "no" and be ready to take another path to nursing in California. That would likely be going the LVN route followed by taking the appropriate class to correct any "deficiency" you have so that you can then take the NCLEX-RN.

I wish you all the best!

yeah..i've already gave that a thought, If in case this still doesn't work, i'll be applying for the LVN for the meantime, then maybe i'll transfer to another like texas or nevada maybe. Don't wanna enroll again in a nursing school:eek:...also,i've read a lot of comments from those who had the same sitch as mine that no nursing school here in california are allowing them to just complete the deficiencies, said that they should take the whole course.:arghh:

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A lot of students from the Philippines are in exactly your situation. There are hundreds upon hundreds of posts on this website about this. Unfortunately, your situation is not unique. While I do not have the exact number at the tip of my tongue, a little over a dozen states have a similar requirement. While you could get a nursing license in a state that does not have those same requirements, you would not be able to endorse your license into one of those states that have the concurrency requirement like California does.

Apparently there has also been some difficulty in lining up specific coursework to allow nurses educated in the Philippines to meet that concurrency requirement. I wish there was some other way to make that happen for you, but at this point, there is not much available. Hopefully at some point in the near future that will change. I wish you all the best of luck!

Hi. I'm a new grad under the new nursing curriculum Ched Memorandum Order No. 14 Series of 2009 and now, an RN. Is the concurrency issue in CA happens to be with the old nursing curriculum? Is someone here applying for nclex ca under the new curriculum?

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Hi. I'm a new grad under the new nursing curriculum Ched Memorandum Order No. 14 Series of 2009 and now, an RN. Is the concurrency issue in CA happens to be with the old nursing curriculum? Is someone here applying for nclex ca under the new curriculum?

Im also a graduate to the new curriculum with 3-3 cases and I just received a letter coming from the CA BRN about the concurrency issue in MS and ob.

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