superveronica

Thanks so much, I'll give it a try

first of all, you'll do just find being an NICU nurse. There is this male nurse who worked at the hospital I just worked at, he looked like he was in a biker gang. he was an NICU nurse and everyone loved him, he had a passion for the job. I also don't think you have to work anywhere else. you could just apply to the NICU, they will train and preceptor you if they hire you (at least they do where I work). Now you may have to find another job in the meantime if they don't hire you but I would apply right out of school if I were you. My hospital hires new grads into ICU settings. good luck, don't ever let anyone tell you what you can't do. V "The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me." Ayn Rand

I appreciate what you are saying sallyp but the CA BON does not make sense in their requirements. first, when I asked my lic agent what courses she wanted me to take and how many hours she stated that there was not a specific course or level of course and no specific hours. she actually recommended to have my school write a letter stating that I had these courses. she told me that most canadian nurses have this problem but after speaking with their school, the school writes a letter to the board and the nurse gets a license. none of that made sense to me especially given the fact that I did have the hours. Second, if I need to fix a deficit, should I not be given a task that is achievable? My hospital in Nevada has offered to preceptor me (on my own time) in these areas to satisfy the requirements (I have a great educator) but that is not allowed.

I find it ridiculous especially because they won't allow me to show them my course work from my clinical. I think I'm going to write and call the local media about this.

Hi Patri sorry can't help you. I married an american and its a different process for me

i'm not a new grad, I've been a nurse for over 7 years. they want clinical hours in school and based on their assessment my university has not given me enough hours in pediatrics and obstetrics.

I am starting this thread to find out if anyone has run into problems with the California Registered Nursing Board. If you have, could you please give me some advise as to what I should do. First I have a 4 year BSN (with honors) from Canada. I have written and passed, on the first try, the NCLEX-RN and the CRNE (Canadian Registered Nurse EXAM). I am a Registered nurse in 1 canadian province and in Nevada and Alaska. I have been working in a Nevada hospital for a while and have experience in both countries. My husband, who is in the US military, has beed transferred to California. I have been trying to get my RN license in California for 4 months and I keep getting denied with "you don't have enough hours in obstetrics and pediatrics to qualify for a license." What I don't understand is that I do have hours in pediatrics and obstetrics but it was during my community clinical and not in a clinical specifically called "obstetrics." I spent 160 hours assessing newborns (obstetrics) and immunizing infants and preschool children (pediatrics) in the community. I've asked my school to send a letter to the nursing board to clarify this as they refused to look at my coursework when I brought it into the board. they still denied me even after the letter was written. They told me that I should take two classes here in California to make up the hours. Okay I thought, I'll give in and do what they want. I called up about 20 schools on their list within 100miles from where I live and got the same response; you can not just take two classes, you have to be registered in the program full or part time, from the beginning, in order to do clinical. I went to the nursing board again to talk to them about the impossible task they've given me. My licensing agent said "yes it's hard to get in to do classes, that's why we give you 3 years to do it, try university of Phoenix." So I called the university of Phoenix, same response, they just told me to do my NP, which will qualify me to work in California and I can get it in 2 years. I am so incredibly frustrated that I don't know what to do. I have been commuting to Nevada to work one weekend a month so we have a little extra income but I can't keep driving 8 hours to work!!! HELP!! p.s. they will not let me do the hours at work, it has to be done though a school. My current hospital offered to send me to obstetrics and pediatrics as a clinical.

Hi I am just wondering if anyone can help me with this issue. I was educated in Alberta and receive my Bachelors degree in Nursing. I've been living in the states for a while and have written the NCLEX and passed on the first try. I currently hold an Alaskan and Nevada License and am working in Nevada as an RN. I recently applied for my California License (8 weeks ago) and sent all of my transcripts. I haven't heard from them and I have no idea what is going on? I am wondering if any of you from Canada have experienced delays in the California License processing. I got my Nevada license in 1 week so i'm not sure what's taking so long.

ummmm so where exactly is their a non-english post?

you don't need to spend lots on money to review the NCLEX-RN. I am a foreign trained nurse and I passed the NCLEX using Kaplan NCLEX-RN 2010-2011 Edition: Strategies, Practice, and Review and Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN® (Lippincott's Review for Nclex-Rn).

i guess i just thought it was a canadian site....sorry

HI guys Just wondering if someone could help me with an issue. I'm a new USA RN (from canada) and I am trying to find a professional organization I can join to be able to review nursing and medical journals and articles. in Canada I was a part of nurseone.com it was free and I could get quite a few journals from there. now that I'm down here I don't know what agency or organization I can join to review new research and practices. thanks so much for your help in advance !! Veronica

I wrote through Alaska. it is honestly one of the fastest states to get approval. I got approval (once my finger prints were approved) with in 5 days. and after I wrote I was listed as an active RN 48 hours later and got my LIC mailed to me in 3 business days. I have friends who wrote though Minnesota and they had no problems. really get yourself the Lippincott Q&A study guide. I am serious when I tell you that I would have failed had I used anything else (my Mosby illustrated study guide barely scratched the surface of what you need to know). Kapalan is great for strategy buy you need to have the knowledge to pass. good luck, let me know how it goes V:up:

no I am sorry, I have no idea about psychiatric nursing.

Hi I wrote the CRNE in Feb, 2011 (and then the NCLEX-RN this month). I picked up a CRNE study guide from amazon and it covered basically everything on the exam. Also CARNA has a test you can take on-line (for $30 or $40) to practice, but be warned, this practice exam is way easier than the actual exam. I know before the exam I had to review maternity and L&D but the study guide went over than so it was good. I found the exam a bit challenging but if you study you should do ok. good luck. let me know if you need any more info Veronica:o

Alaska, you don't need a Canadian Lic to write in Alaska

yes you can take the NCLEX in the states if you have failed the CRNE 3 times. some states do not require you to show your registration. I wrote the CRNE and the NCLEX-RN. I have lic in Alberta and Alaska. try Alaska, you just send your transcripts. BUT the NCLEX is about a million times harder than the CRNE

first I'd like to say i'm so sorry about you failing your exam for the third time. I don't think you are meant to do anything else. you have a 4 year degree and there is just one exam in the way of your career. first off, you may be having issues with test taking. I am not sure what it is but I would recommend going to a doctor and seeing if you have anxiety or something like that. when I was in one of my clinicals my instructor told me a story about a student of hers that failed the CRNE 3 times. she finally went to a doctor and realized she had severe anxiety during major exams. he ended up writing a letter to have her tested a different way. she received an oral test from CARNA and passed. she had all of the knowledge to be a RN but froze when taking written exams. I just think you should not give up, this does not mean you don't have the knowledge or skill to be a RN good luck:redpinkhe

I too have had patients on large amounts of Ativan with alcohol withdrawal. Some patients with mental health issues like anxiety may have a specific medical regime that they have worked out with their doctor to work for them.

Anastasia I've written both exams and i can tell you that you have plenty of time to answer questions on both the CRNE and NCLEX good luck. let me know if you want any tips. where did you take your nursing?

Yes there are two universities. Athabasca university which offers bridging programs (LPN and RN) to a bachelor of Nursing Degree. everything is on line except clinicals. you have to go to alberta for clinicals. then there is university of Victoria that offers a bachelor of science in nursing. it is on line. I know this first hand because I have a nursing degree from Athabasca and I hold a Canadian RN lic as well as an American RN lic

Hi Everyone this is my first time posting and I just wanted to give a little advise to all of my Canadian nurses out there that are considering writing the NCLEX-RN. after 150 brutal questions and 48 hours of painful waiting I have just found out that I passed the NCLEX-RN. why I wanted to write this thread is that I have many friends that I worked with in Canada that took the exam and failed it. and since I just took the exam and have it fresh in my memory I wanted to share some advice. (if you want it lol) 1. STUDY!! if anyone tells you that its not a knowledge exam, that it's strategy in answering the questions they are giving you wrong advise. STUDY STUDY STUDY. I studied for 3 months because it was almost like learning a new language for me with the labs and the meds. I recommend Kaplan for test taking strategy and I used lippincott's Q & A review. I did over 5000 questions before the exam and watched countless youtube videos on different diseases and syndromes. 2. get rid of the real world nursing skills you have and think "perfect hospital setting". there are strategies to learn this in Kaplan. 3. understand that American nursing is different enough to make you answer some questions wrong. Lippincott and Kaplan have great chapters and questions on legal issues and patient rights. other than just studying your butt off I don't see there being a secret formula. you don't have to try and break down a question and get hints on the answer if you know your material inside and out. I know a few people that failed it because they thought they didn't have to study. they got straight A's in school and they thought american nursing was the same. so STUDY!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL