california to washington/lvn to rn

suzanne4, RN · Jun 29, 2006

You will not be able to transfer a license, your best bet is to go for intial licensure in WA to begin with. Licenses to not transfer, you endorse.

Not sure when you started your Excelsior program, but if it was after December, 2003, then you will have to jump thru hoops to get the RN license in CA. Much easier to just go the route of WA to begin with.

Willwork4travel · Jun 29, 2006

Go to the WA board website. WA requires a 200 hour pre-nclex preceptorship for Excelsior grads (California could learn something here). The forms are on the website. It's not hard to arrange and it seems to fit the needs of all involved. I think it should be required of all new grads.

nurse1717 · Jun 29, 2006

So, Suzanne4, you think I should scrap my 6 nc courses and begin all over in Washington? Yes, I did begin the program before Dec. 2003.

Willwork4travel, still not clear, should I finish NC 7 here in Calif. and the CPNE, then do the 200 hr. pre-nclex in Washington, then the NCLEX?

Thanks.

nurse1717 · Jun 29, 2006

p.s. will check out the Washington Board website. thanks.

Willwork4travel · Jun 30, 2006

Since you were enrolled prior to dec 2003, it doesn't really matter. You won't have to start over anywhere. Keep going in the program and take the NCLEX wherever you happen to be at the time. It's the same test in CA as in WA. I took the NCLEX for Oregon from a testing center in Oakland, CA.

Then, if you want to get licensed in the other state, it's just paperwork and money for endorsement. Not too complicated. Good luck on the CPNE and if you have questions, give either board a call, as they are both quite helpful on the phone.

nurse1717 · Jun 30, 2006

sounds pretty straight-forward. whew! thanks Willwork4travel.