GolysMom

I understand what the Nursing Board's job is Coffee Nurse. Most countries have such an institution. I also understand what a [WIKI]metaphor[/WIKI] is. ...and I also understand that if I tell you that your assumption about my education is wrong you will probably send a reply that will be as [WIKI]politically correct[/WIKI] as possible but still sting like crazy... so I will not engage in this conversation. I'm not trying to discredit anybody. Nor am I here to prove anything, be rude or dismissive. I'm simply looking for answers and I thought I could find somebody that has some. Anybody who has been in my situation understands how frustrating it is to throw away years of study and start from scratch. It is what it is, right? Thank you all for your replies and I apologize if I let my frustration get the best of me.

What's wrong with foreign nurses being able to complete their degree requirements and get their license? Maybe the state could benefit more from them working and paying taxes than having them pay a private school and be unemployed for another 2 years... just saying... PS: the waiting lists for community/state colleges are 2 to 3 years long IF you get accepted; so naturally anybody willing to have a life and earn money will chose a private school.

@ Coffee Nurse: 'cow tipping' was the only thing I could think of that would be equal to an impossible to accomplish mission a gullible person is being sent off to do after the first 10 colleges I called told me they didn't offer what I was looking for I got really frustrated. Also I'm not sure what they meant by "it will be necessary for you to make up these courses" ... talking about language barriers, huh? To me 'make up' only pertains to the courses mentioned...but then again english is my third language Thanks for your advise though! I will call all accredited colleges in the state of California and make sure I try every possible scenario before I give up! There's a 'myth' about an institution in L.A. that used to offer courses like that to foreign nurses but of course they have been out of business since '09 so... SIGH! @RLuiii: Yes, I got and additional 7 pages that contain all CA accredited colleges. To be honest with you I'm not going to research colleges that aren't on that list. If you find a college that offers individual courses (with both theory & clinicals) 1. PLEASE let me know!!!! and 2. you can always write CA BoN an e-mail telling them that you found a college that offers individual courses and ask them if they would accept and recognize transcripts from there I've noticed they are really good about answering e-mails as long as your question is clear and has a definite yes-no answer! I'll definitely keep you posted on what I find!

Hi RLuiii, I'm sorry to hear you're going through it too...let's hope we'll find a way... Is there nobody out there who knows why a state governmental agency would send foreign nurses literarily 'cow tipping' ? Is the CA BoN aware of the fact that one cannot take individual courses in the state of California? Or am I in the dark and are there in fact colleges that offer these types of courses? There has to be a way...

Hello everybody, I'm a foreign educated nurse applying for licensure in CA. After I submitted all the paperwork to the CA BoN they sent me a letter that states the following: "An evaluation of your application for licensure as a Registered Nurse in California indicates that your nursing education does not meet the minimum requirements in Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Psychiatric nursing. In order to meet this requirement, it will be necessary for you to make up these courses, both theory and clinical practice, in an accredited school of professional nursing in California. [...]" ok.... so after calling several colleges from the list the CA BoN provided I must say I'm rather surprised by the fact that there are absolutely no colleges offering individual courses. I don't understand, why would the CA BoN tell me I have to take courses that are impossible to take??? ... unless of course I join a 2 year program (added to my 3 year degree, and I'm not even going to mention the costs). Does anybody know of ANY colleges in South California that offer individual courses? I'm stuck and don't know what to do or where to go from here I can't be the only one going through this... can I????

Thanks ngaka :) Hopefully everything will go smooth!

Thanks for the quick response Ginger's Mom. I understand how the process for the CA BoN is supposed to work, I'm sorry if my thread was misleading. My dilemma was "which is the safest and fastest way to obtain my license?" However, I think I will go with the CA BoN :-)

P.S. is it possible that some other institution could come up with a different evaluation of my credentials? Institutions such as... the CA BoN?

aaaaalrighty here goes my very first thread [ever!]: Good afternoon dear nurses [a.k.a. much appreciated and beloved sources of valuable information] :redpinkhe First and foremost I'd like to officially THANK YOU ALL for the amazing effort and dedication you're putting into this indispensable site! It truly makes a huge difference even if most people reading it will never sign up and have a chance to say it! :heartbeat I have more than one question and my situation is a little bit different than other situations I've seen around here. Some facts about me: - I live in California with my [american] husband, we'll probably be here for another 3-4 years; - I have a Green Card and am a CA NREMT-B since April 2010 with no working experience; - I'm a graduate of a romanian 3 year Nursing program; - I never obtained a license to practice in Romania; there you have to work for 6 months in order to apply for the licensing exam, I left for the United States only 2 months after my finals in 2009. - my study papers have been evaluated [course-by-course] by a local Evaluation Center as follows: "These studies are equivalent to completion of the requirements for an Associate of Science in Nursing at regionally accredited community colleges in the United States," "with a total of 93 semester unit completed" and "a grade point average of 3.83." I tried to rush into becoming a nurse and applied to a College here in CA for an ADN Program. It was only after I took the TEAS Test and went through horrible stress that I got my evaluation in the mail and saw that I already have an Associate's and am in fact an unlicensed RN [or am I?]. Before I got my copy of the evaluation the counselor at the College told me I was a "medical assistant according to the evaluation" that he got via a fax from the same center... Now why would he say that? Did he say that to get me to sign up for their ADN Program and pay SOOO many thousands of dollars? According to the evaluation am I not good to go for the NCLEX? From what I have read on this site so far and from personal experience [of not being able to reach a human soul at the CA BoN for months now] I understand that it's quite difficult and a lengthy process to obtain the initial license from the CA BoN, should I apply to AZ or NV since they are closer? On the other hand, on the CA BoN site it says that in order to obtain a license by endorsement they [CA BoN] will still ask for all your transcripts to be sent from your Nursing School, is that accurate? Why would they do that, and if they do why not apply straight to them? I'm not going to talk about how big of a pain it is to get anything done by my school, do not be fooled by anybody and trust me when I say the system there is NOTHING like the american system! I really just want to be able to take the NCLEX, get a job... well and eventually I'd like to become a Nurse Practitioner but I KNOW it's a long road. It's my goal in life and nobody can mess with it! The thing is: I'm more than willing to get on my horse and tackle the challenges coming my way. Problem is: which way should I go? Is it a waste of time and money or should I go with the College Program? Should I apply to another state for the "initial" license or maybe just do it through CA BoN? uuuuugh HELP my head will explode!