Pharmacology Course
CNA to LVN
CNA to LVN
54 Theory Hours pursuant to California Code of Regulations
Division 25 Article 4. Licenses § 2516(b)(2)
Dear Health Care Professional,
We are pleased you have accepted our invitation to learn more
about the pharmacology course we are offering to Certified
Nursing Assistants seeking licensure as vocational nurses in
California based upon equivalent experience and/or education.
The California Board of Vocational Nursing (LVN Board) refers to
this approach to licensing as “Method 3: Qualification Based on
Equivalent Education and/or Experience Authority per section 2873
of the Vocational Nursing Practice Act and section 2516(b) of the
California Code of Regulations.” What Method 3 does is recognize
that experience gained as a CNA can be the equivalent to formal
education.
Although there may be variants in experience acceptable to the
Board, according to regulation, a CNA must have 51 months of
“paid general duty inpatient bedside nursing experience” consisting
of the following:
• 48 months medical/surgical nursing
• 6 weeks maternity or genitourinary nursing
• 6 weeks pediatric nursing
In addition, the applicant must also complete a 54 hour course of
instruction in pharmacology that covers the following areas:
• Knowledge of commonly used drugs and their action
• Computation of dosages
• Preparation of medications
• Principles of administration
So that you will have a better understanding of Method 3, the
following information, as it appears in the LVN Board’s website
(www.bvnpt.ca.gov), is provided:
Certified Nursing Assistant to License Vocational Nursing
(Method 3)
QUALIFICATION BASED ON EQUIVALENT EDUCATION AND
/OR EXPERIENCE AUTHORITY PER SECTION 2873 OF THE
VOCATIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ACT AND SECTION
2516(B) OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
Course Fee: $295 Online Access or $345 Home Study.
Online: We e-mail your username and password to give you access.
Home Study: We will mail your study materials.
To Register: Call 1-800-980-3793 or go to registration link.
Division 25 Article 4. Licenses § 2516(b)(2)
Dear Health Care Professional,
We are pleased you have accepted our invitation to learn more
about the pharmacology course we are offering to Certified
Nursing Assistants seeking licensure as vocational nurses in
California based upon equivalent experience and/or education.
The California Board of Vocational Nursing (LVN Board) refers to
this approach to licensing as “Method 3: Qualification Based on
Equivalent Education and/or Experience Authority per section 2873
of the Vocational Nursing Practice Act and section 2516(b) of the
California Code of Regulations.” What Method 3 does is recognize
that experience gained as a CNA can be the equivalent to formal
education.
Although there may be variants in experience acceptable to the
Board, according to regulation, a CNA must have 51 months of
“paid general duty inpatient bedside nursing experience” consisting
of the following:
• 48 months medical/surgical nursing
• 6 weeks maternity or genitourinary nursing
• 6 weeks pediatric nursing
In addition, the applicant must also complete a 54 hour course of
instruction in pharmacology that covers the following areas:
• Knowledge of commonly used drugs and their action
• Computation of dosages
• Preparation of medications
• Principles of administration
So that you will have a better understanding of Method 3, the
following information, as it appears in the LVN Board’s website
(www.bvnpt.ca.gov), is provided:
Certified Nursing Assistant to License Vocational Nursing
(Method 3)
QUALIFICATION BASED ON EQUIVALENT EDUCATION AND
/OR EXPERIENCE AUTHORITY PER SECTION 2873 OF THE
VOCATIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ACT AND SECTION
2516(B) OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
Course Fee: $295 Online Access or $345 Home Study.
Online: We e-mail your username and password to give you access.
Home Study: We will mail your study materials.
To Register: Call 1-800-980-3793 or go to registration link.
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