Taking the NCLEX in one place & reporting to BON in another place Originally Posted by kcheng why would you look at the BON in New Mexico when you've taken the NCLEX in Hong Kong?
My understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that you can sign up to take the test in any of the states or in selected international places (like Hong Kong). When you take the test (regardless of WHERE you physically take it), you need to choose ONE state Board of Nursing (BON) to recieve your NCLEX results. You can choose any BON in the US or US territories (like Guam). That BON will receive your NCLEX scores and also review the package from your nursing school (whatever material is needed to support your application for a license.) Then, the BON of that state will determine whether to grant you the RN.
One way that you could use this information is to test in a state where the waiting time to take the NCLEX is less... For example, if you are looking for a NCLEX time soon, and no times are available in your state soon, you might want to look to neighboring states to see if any earlier testing times are available. So, for example, if you live in Florida and there are no times available in the next month or two to take the NCLEX-- but you really want to get it done-- you might want to check out available test dates in neighboring states-- maybe Georgia, for example, has openings right away to take the NCLEX. If you took the test in Georgia, you would just need to specify that you want your results reported to the Florida BON. That way, you could get the test done sooner without waiting for a spot in FL to open up.
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