Can I challenge the NCLEX-PN?

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Hello, everyone! I'm a new member on this website. A little background about my current situation: I attended a BSN program, but failed out due to 2 academic failures. What sucks is I had 5 courses remaining to receive my BSN! Upon extensive research, I've found how difficult it is to apply to other nursing programs. No one wants to accept a failure, unfortunately. Nursing curriculums aren't standardized so it'd be difficult for nursing courses to transfer or find a program that accepts nursing credits.

Someone advised me to contact GA BON to see if I can challenge the NCLEX-PN. They emailed me back basically saying I can't because I didn't graduate from an LPN program. A while later I came across the PNEQ that Florida has. It stated that you had to have successfully completed courses in a nursing program that are equivalent to a PN program. What are my chances of being able to challenge it?

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I don't know about your chances of being able to challenge, but proceed with caution- if FL allows you to challenge and grants you a license, you may not be able to endorse it to other states. I know that my state will not grant LPN licenses to those who did not complete an LPN program, whether they were licensed in another state or not.

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I fell into the same situation. I feel your concern. Upon suggestion by a representative over the nursing department at the college I went to for my ADN, me and a friend of mine, who was also in the same boat, went to FL, took the NCLEX-PN, passed it only to find out that GA WILL NOT ENDORSE my FL license. I would need to have graduated from a LPN program. Needless to say now that I'm over the shock, I am moving my family to Tallahassee, FL so that I can work as a LPN. Luckily my job will transfer and they are helping with moving expenses.

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