A soldier needs a litttle help with an LPN questions

Hi everybody my story is a complicated one to begin I'm a deployed soilder in Iraq right now who was in nursing school. Being in the military and going nursing school was a bad mix for me due to obvious obligations. So the questions is when I get back does anyone know is it possible for a person from IL to challenge the calif PN exam and work at the VA in chicago. I've think read as much literature as I can on it just want a few opinions from others. Any help this soldier would appreciate thanks.