RN License Endorsement to California – Pediatric/Psychiatric Clinicals via Simulation During COVID

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Hi everyone,

 

I'm an internationally-educated nurse from South Korea, currently working as a registered nurse in a tertiary hospital (4 years of clinical experience). I passed the NCLEX and hold a valid New York RN license. I'm now going through the endorsement process to transfer my license to California.

 

However, the California BRN has flagged my pediatric and psychiatric nursing clinical hours as insufficient because part of the coursework was completed online during the COVID-19 pandemic. While we did complete simulation-based learning modules (e.g., vSim scenarios, guided clinical decision-making), the BRN is requesting that I retake these courses at a California-approved nursing program.

 

To support my application, I've translated and submitted detailed syllabi, and I'm collecting recommendation lettersfrom my professors who supervised those courses, emphasizing the structure and depth of our clinical simulations.

 

Has anyone else gone through a similar situation?

Were you able to get BRN approval without retaking courses in California?

Do you think including professor letters, syllabi, and my unique clinical experiences will help?

 

Any advice or similar stories would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance!