BSN's only can get a PHN in CA

Because of the economy the public universities no longer grant a 2nd baccalaureates in Californaia. So if you have your 1st one and get an ADN from a community college, how are you supposed to get a Public Health Nurse license?

Why isn't there a program to take what amounts to semester 7 and 8, the Public/Community Health rotation as a separate certificate that qualifies to get the PHN?
read carefully the requirements for a phn. you do not have to have a bsn, you can have a bachelors in another field along with an adn rn with the phn classes. look under transcripts:c. submission of an official transcript for a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln. work experience is not acceptable.http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/phn-app.pdfthe same hold true for school nurse in california-a bach in another field plus a 2 yr adn and the school nurse classes to become a certified school nurse.

Quote from awsmfunread carefully the requirements for a phn. you do not have to have a bsn, you can have a bachelors in another field along with an adn rn with the phn classes. look under transcripts:c. submission of an official transcript for a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln. work experience is not acceptable.http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/phn-app.pdfthe same hold true for school nurse in california-a bach in another field plus a 2 yr adn and the school nurse classes to become a certified school nurse.

Quote from geocachingrnyou list the problem right under c. " completion of a specialized public health nursing program associated with with a baccalaureate school of nursing accredited by nln." have to be accepted into the bsn as there are no separate programs that i can find. i talked to 2 different nursing program administrators who said it will never happen, either. it's what sets bsns apart from adns.

It is possible ! You probably will have to pay for your education though. Isn't school free for California residents? That is probably why.. Go out of state and get it done. ADN to BSN programs are short 12 months and online. GREAT STUFF from what I read.

If you have an ADN you just have to take the Child Abuse and Public Health coursework.

There are still several schools that offer accelerated BSN programs. I'm not sure what part of CA you're from, but check out the nursing websites for CSU Northridge, CSU Bakersfield, CSU San Marcos, Loma Linda University, Mt. Saint Mary's, National University, and Samuel Merritt College. I know some of the schools I listed are private, but if you're thinking about going out-of-state, the tuition may be the same as going to a private school in CA since you won't be a resident.Also, some of the public schools that don't offer accelerated BSN programs anymore (like CSULB) still offer entry-level MSN's for people that have a degree in a different field.