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I'm a new BSN grad from Idaho and just moved back to MA. PCS flagged my app because my school didn't include direct OB or Peds clinicals, and my COG reflects that. No ATT issued.

I've reached out to MA BON, a hospital, and my school—but not sure what next steps are. Anyone else deal with this? Are there post-grad clinicals or refresher options that worked for you?

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Specializes in CEN, Firefighter/Paramedic.

Your BSN program was in Idaho? 

If so - test in Idaho then apply for a compact license.. 

 

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It was in Utah, I read somewhere that Mass will still make you prove the hours. 

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Specializes in CEN, Firefighter/Paramedic.
nursejessagd said:

It was in Utah, I read somewhere that Mass will still make you prove the hours. 

You took a program in Idaho while living in Utah?  
 

Either way, pick Utah or Idaho and take the test in whichever state will let you.  Then apply for a compact license.  It's not a matter of proving hours anymore, you'll be licensed from a compact state with a compact license which means you'll have an MA license as well.

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If she has a Massachuset's address, I doubt either Idaho or Utah will allow her to apply for licensure.  And, if one did, she would have to declare one of them her primary state of residency to apply for multi-state privileges.

 

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Specializes in ICU,CCU,Med/Surg,LTC.

I don't believe MA is part of the compact just yet..it's still awaiting implementation. Either way, one must reside in a compact state to obtain a compact license. Unfortunately, you can't live in a non-compact state and then gain licensure in a compact state and use that state to gain a compact license.

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Massachusetts should be implementing the NLC within the next year or so.  I would apply for an ATT in any of the neighboring New England states that you live relatively close to (you can take the NCLEX in any state, but need to indicate which state you would like licensure in).

Once you get this sorted out, get a single state license in this state (Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, etc.), unless you decide to move to the state that you eventually become licensed in. All of these states are Compact (except Connecticut which will fully implement the Compact on October 1, 2025). Get a job with your new license. Then use any tuition reimbursement benefits you may get to fulfill the Massachusetts licensure requirements. It is even possible that when Massachusetts becomes Compact and/or you have a few years of RN experience that the requirements will be different.

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