LPN taken away if i fail NCLEX-RN?

trimeduRN, BSN · Mar 27, 2009

I don't know what state you are in. But, i took my NCLEX on Jan 13, 2009 and failed, they did not take away my LPN license. I took it the 2nd time and passed. But I also know of a co-worker that took the NCLEX-RN twice and still practiced as a LPN until she passed. We are in SC, I dont know if that matters or not. But it doesnt make any sense to take a license away you worked for.

Shawn, RN

caliotter3 · Mar 27, 2009

In my state the person who was notorious for the number of times she failed the RN exam continued to work for years as an LVN. If you have any doubts, call your Board and verify with them. Now it is a different story if you mess up and one license is revoked. The other license will be revoked too. Doctors who lose their licenses due to disciplinary reasons in one state, will also lose their license(s) in other states.

stelarRN · Mar 27, 2009

That's what I thought.. thanks :) I'm in Idaho, currently not working because I'm moving back to CA this Saturday. They've already endorsed my LPN license (I plan to work there as an LPN until they endorse my RN license, given I pass, if not I still can work as an LPN), which is why I was a little worried..

caliotter3 · Mar 27, 2009

Since you are moving to CA, I can tell you the situation is as I described. I worked with an individual who, of course, was an RN in her home country, but after a couple of decades worth of trying to pass the NCLEX-RN, was known all over town for the number of times she had failed. She was working as an LVN. It has been almost 20 years since I worked with her, wonder if she ever passed the boards after all these years. Good luck with getting work in CA.

APRN., DNP, RN, APRN, NP · Mar 27, 2009

An Lp/Lvn license is not an RN license, and vice versa.

There is no state in America that revokes the LV/LPn license for failing RN boards.