Nclex RN help!! confused in regards to limit of yrs to take nclex???

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Hello, I have some questions in regards to the nclex and hoping some of ya'll can she'd some light on it..

I graduated back in 2006, took the nclex twice, failed both times and decided well maybe it's not for me, and went into another field of work.

Now 8 yrs later, Im thinking we'll maybe it was for me I was just maybe bummed about the test, as well as I had felt upon graduating that my experience in clinicals wasn't as great, and hardly had a chance to do simulations at the labs which the school now offers/requires of every student.

So now that I'm thinking of taking the test, I called the boards in TN, which is where I live now (I graduated in FL), and the lady just told me that you only have within 3 yrs of graduating to do it, otherwise you have to go back to school. Is this correct?? I asked her, If I would have to do the program again?? To which she said about having to go back to the Dean for them to sign and see about what I'm lacking.

Is this true for all states?? I had read in a few blogs where people passed after a few yrs, and I guess I didn't think that there was a time limit.

I would greatly appreciate ya'lls feedback..

Thanks

Hello elkpark thanks for the info. I called the Florida board of nursing and they don't have a limit, they only require that I do a review prep course in learningext and then I could take test.

I thought it didn't matter where you do your license,I thought once you had it you can switch and renew in another state. I will be here for a few yrs. I guess I'm going to have to look up about signing up for the att. Do I have to have a fl drivers license?? I now have a tn license, I wonder if that matters :(...

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Hello elkpark thanks for the info. I called the Florida board of nursing and they don't have a limit, they only require that I do a review prep course in learningext and then I could take test.

I thought it didn't matter where you do your license,I thought once you had it you can switch and renew in another state. I will be here for a few yrs. I guess I'm going to have to look up about signing up for the att. Do I have to have a fl drivers license?? I now have a tn license, I wonder if that matters :(...

I don't think you have to have a FL drivers license. Any government issued ID will do.

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Hello elkpark thanks for the info. I called the Florida board of nursing and they don't have a limit, they only require that I do a review prep course in learningext and then I could take test.

I thought it didn't matter where you do your license,I thought once you had it you can switch and renew in another state. I will be here for a few yrs. I guess I'm going to have to look up about signing up for the att. Do I have to have a fl drivers license?? I now have a tn license, I wonder if that matters :(...

You can apply for licensure in any state you choose, but, esp. for initial licensure, you have to meet the requirements of the individual state. TN's requirements are that you repeat nursing school if more than three years has passed since you finished school. Other states have different requirements. If FL will let you test and give you a license, you should then be able to apply for licensure in TN by endorsement once you have a FL license.

The company administering the NCLEX is the same all over the US. You can physically take the NCLEX in TN if you're applying for FL licensure; the company will just send your results to FL. You'll need to have appropriate photo ID for the test, but I don't believe it makes any difference what state your driver's license is from, as long as it's a valid driver's license. Best wishes.

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what do you mean by THEY DONT HAVE A LIMIT? limit in taking the nclex RN, because i took it 3x already and failed. i need a remedial course but im here right now in the philippines.

thanks in advance.

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what do you mean by THEY DONT HAVE A LIMIT? limit in taking the nclex RN, because i took it 3x already and failed. i need a remedial course but im here right now in the philippines.

thanks in advance.

Different states have different requirements. Some states limit the amount of time you can take the NCLEX, other states don't.

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what do you mean by THEY DONT HAVE A LIMIT? limit in taking the nclex RN, because i took it 3x already and failed. i need a remedial course but im here right now in the philippines.

thanks in advance.

You're asking this on a year-old thread about the State of Tennessee. You are in the Philippines. You have to meet the requirements of whatever State you are hoping will grant you a license; for some States that means you would need to take some more courses (because your Philippines education is not considered complete) and for other States you would have used up the maximum number of attempts.

What State are you trying to get a license from?

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