RN license endorsement to CA

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Hi,

I read somewhere that if you are working for Veterans affair or federal prison in other state, you don’t need to endorse your RN license anymore if you want to move to CA?? Is this true???Pls help!!

I am a foreign educated nurse, for some reasons I can’t provide all documents needed by CA-BRN so I applied for NCLEX-RN in Nevada. I recently just got my RN license in Nevada and wanted to work in CA. Endorsing my license to CA won’t be possible since they will ask again documents that I can’t produce. So I am curious if I get aN RN job at VA or federal prison, do I still need to endorse my license???

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Not if you work for the VA or any federal government entity.

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AT the VA you do not need a CA RN, not sure about prisons

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Oh great! It is hard to get a job with the VA for newly licensed RN’s?? With no experience. But i do work as an LVN now.

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I am an RN in California for 15yrs now. I am Fil-Am. My son who is a US citizen but studied in Manila (National University) graduated as BSN batch 2012. He passed his nclex in boston and currently working as RN in Wisconsin for 3 years. He applied for CA reciprocity and he was advised to study Med-Surg and Ob-Gyne to the tune of $23k for the 2 courses and not offered together but separate months. Unbelievable law. I used to work as RN in boston but this CA rule hit us so bad. I mean you have to resign to study again and pay $21k for the things you already know. Maybe he knows better than his would be instructor as he has current clinical experience in Wisconsin. He is 26yrs old and has a wife and son to feed plus insurances. Please advise.

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