Alvara

Hy guys, I have a couple of updates. Before starting, I want to precise that my board is the Arizona one, so what I did can be applied only to the AZBN. When I received my CES report for Illinois, it was written that I was missing clinical hours in "maternal nursing" and "psychiatry". In AZ, if you don't already hold a license you cannot access to the some "salvage course" that some nurse can use to fill their gaps; CGFNS wasn't able to give a solution. So I contacted my nursing school in my country and I applied for their voluntary hands-on clerkship (in my country I am holding a unlimited license). I did some hours (AZBN is happy as long as the clinical hours in any of the CES report box are not 0) and made the nursing school send them to CGFNS. CGFNS released the new CES report without missing hours and AZBN approved. Now I have a license in AZ and IL as well as my VisaScreen done. I hope this can help. Alvi

Hy guys, I have a couple of updates. Before starting, I want to precise that my board is the Arizona one, so what I did can be applied only to the AZBN. When I received my CES report for Illinois, it was written that I was missing clinical hours in "maternal nursing" and "psychiatry". In AZ, if you don't already hold a license you cannot access to the some "salvage course" that some nurse can use to fill their gaps; CGFNS wasn't able to give a solution. So I contacted my nursing school in my country and I applied for their voluntary hands-on clerkship (in my country I am holding a unlimited license). I did some hours (AZBN is happy as long as the clinical hours in any of the CES report box are not 0) and made the nursing school send them to CGFNS. CGFNS released the new CES report without missing hours and AZBN approved. Now I have a license in AZ and IL as well as my VisaScreen done. I hope this can help. Alvi

Dear All, I am Alvara, a nurse from Italy. I’m applying for a RN license in Illinois. CGFNS sent my CES report more than 4 weeks ago (May 13th) and still no answer. I tried to contact them by both email and phone my no one is able to telling me how long I have to wait. did anyone experience the same delay? thank you guys !