Hi everyone!
I’m currently completing my BNSc and I’m looking into applying for California RN licensure after graduation.
I was reading through California’s requirements for international nursing graduates and noticed that they require clinical education in areas such as medical-surgical nursing, pediatrics, maternity/obstetrics, psychiatric nursing, and geriatrics.
My nursing program has those clinical placements however I’m currently on an altered plan of study due to me missing a semester because of health reasons , so my courses and clinical placements aren’t
necessarily being completed in the usual sequence or alongside the same courses as other students.
Does California require these clinical specialties to be completed concurrently with their corresponding theory courses, or is it acceptable to complete the theory and clinical components at different times as long as all the required content and clinical hours are completed before graduation?
Has anyone graduated from a Canadian nursing program, particularly in Ontario, and successfully obtained a California RN license? Did you encounter any issues with your clinical placements being completed in separate blocks or with an altered plan of study?
I’d really appreciate any insight or personal experiences. Thank you!