Puerto Rican Nurse Dilemma

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Hello everybody! I've been a member since 2007, but this is my first time posting. I've been a nurse for 5 1/2 years here in Puerto Rico. I started working at a cancer unit for the first 3 years, med/surgery for 1 year, and intensive cardiovascular unit for one and half years. I stop working when I got pregnant in May 2012. We are relocating to the states (don't know which one yet) because of my husband's job. I have never taken the NCLEX-RN, I'm interested in taking it to be able to work wherever we end up. My question is, can I do the credentials evaluation and the English profiency test without choosing a particular board of nursing? Also, I didn't take psychology 101 in college, it was not part of the curriculum, will that be a problem? Can a board of nursing refuse my application because of this? I graduated from Sagrado Corazon university. Thank you.

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Best to choose which state you are going to live. And yes the board can deny any one.The test is the same so you can start studying anytime.

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Do you know what possible states he might work in? As some states requires a valid SS# that allows working privileges to be stated on the application form and to prevent you from wasting your money if the application is rejected for that reason alone.

But yes, I think most states do require so many units or hours of a psych class, so you may have issues getting an approval and may be required to take up the pysch courses and any other possible deficiency that state's BON sees in the US.

When you know the state you're going to, you can simply Google that state's BON requirements, look under the "International application" section AND also look thru their website to see what they may have posted as to the minimum educational requirements needed to get approval. You will have to dig thru some of them to find the requirements under their Nursing Practice Act or their by-laws and policies section.

Do you know of any school friends who may have applied to the state that you're going to recently AND took the same courses you did and in the same graduation year? If so, then, you may be okay for that particular state's requirements.

Any of the 50 states BON do not accept any form of actual hospital working experiences to be applied to any sort of college education requirements to be applied towards any sort of credits in the approval of the NCLEX process. Work can't be substituted for schooling courses.

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I'm actually a USA citizen. We might move to Georgia. My main question is if its possible to do the credentials and English test without choosing a board/state?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Generally you will find the company will require a state to send the result, best thing would be contact them and ask

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I'm actually a USA citizen. We might move to Georgia. My main question is if its possible to do the credentials and English test without choosing a board/state?

Quick answer no.

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Quick answer no.

Thank you very much.

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