BSN but want to take LPN/LVN exam. HELP!

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Hi Everyone!

I am a newbie here so I hope someone would welcome me with their warm knowledge about my dillema.

I studied and finished BSN abroad. and NO I AM NOT A BOARD PASSER. I am located in LA, California now. I want to challenge the NCLEX-PN exam while working on my paperworks for NCLEX-RN. I know it'll take time to pass the NCLEX-RN because waiting on the eligibility letter takes me forever. I want to be a licensed holder of anything(that is related to my course) so finding job will not be that pain in the buttt. Can anyone point me and tell me where should I start so I could take or challenge the NCLEX-PN exam? Challenging CNA exam was my first choice but someone in this forum advise me to take NCLEX-PN (LVN/LPN) instead. So I'm taking his advise. He didnt reply again so I thought posting another question would be helpful than waiting on his reply.

Please tell me where to start. I am planning to call the BRN regarding this but I want to do my own research first.

What are the papers I'm going to need to challenge the NCLEX-PN exam?

Is being an LPN/LVN is better that being a CNA?

I'm a BSN so do I need to take classes or training still?

Thank you for reading my post. Have a good one.

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Specializes in hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR.

Is that even allowed?

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From what I've heard, YES

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Go to the BVNPT website, download the application, fill it out, and apply to take the NCLEX PN. All the information you need is right there on the site with the application. Seven or eight people in my BSN class did this before even finishing the program. No problem.

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You are not challenging the exam. You are substituting RN education for PN education, and you graduated. That is the difference.

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
http://www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/lic-exam.shtml
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Reread your post and saw that you graduated from a school outside the US. Different story. You have to go through the process that all graduates of international programs must follow. Go to the international forum where you will find this discussed at length.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

You are going to need the same "paper work" to sit for the NCLEX-PN. I don't know why you would want to study for and sit for the NCLEX-PN if you graduated from a BSN program. If I remember right, it took about 6 weeks for my eligibility letter to arrive. I attended school and sat for the boards in the same state.

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You are not challenging the exam. You are substituting RN education for PN education, and you graduated. That is the difference.

- Thank you for correcting my ignorance. I already passed my NCLEX-RN application. Do you think I'm still allowed to take the NCLEX-PN Exam. I just want to have a license. I'm a soldiers wife and we are moving a lot. Finding a job without a license is so difficult. Thanks!

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Specializes in SICU.

Why would you still want to do NCLEX-PN if your application for NCLEX-RN has gone through... contrary to popular belief, the PN exam is not easy. so if you were looking for an easy way out, that is not it. Just study hard and go through with the NCLEX-RN.

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What do you mean by "passed" the RN application? If you submitted an RN application and are waiting for approval to test, ATT, then I would not bother with the other, because it is not going to happen any faster. Good luck on your exam.

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Specializes in Interventional Radiology.

if it were me, i would be patient and just wait for my rn paperwork to go through...why would you even contemplate lpn instead of rn when you worked so hard to pass rn school?? you are very limited as an lpn. i mean it's not like as a military family you move every six weeks right?? just my :twocents:

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