Can I get license without taking Philippine exam?

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Aug 29, 2011

moved into its own thread.. if you are planning to work in 'teas,will need to comlete foreign educated nurse training course and have suppervised practice.

see: http://www.bon.state.tx.us/olv/pdfs/rnexam.pdf

each state has diferent egulations re licensing internationally educated nrses (ien). will need to check state bon regs where you are planning to live or practice. link to boards of nursing found bottom every an page.

jonathann vassar · Aug 29, 2011

hi sir/maam... im planning to take the board in texas because i was born in houston.. do i still need a local license from the Philippines?? is it a requirement there?? please help me.. hoping for your reply.... thank you so much again..

allnurses Guide · Aug 29, 2011

It would seem to me your school and the Texas BON would be the best place to find answers to these questions....?

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Aug 29, 2011

I would suggest you take the Philippine Boards, you choose to go school outside your country of birth, what is the rush? If you plan to work in the USA......many states look for a license from the country you went to school. I believe Texas will allow you to take the NCLEX, but if you choose to move you may have difficulty later on.

The NCLEX is very difficult for foreign grads most fail the first time. Study hard. And the job market is not easy here although Texas maybe easier than other parts of the country.

spiderman101 · Aug 30, 2011

hi sir/maam... im planning to take the board in texas because i was born in houston.. do i still need a local license from the Philippines?? is it a requirement there?? please help me.. hoping for your reply.... thank you so much again..

You don't need to take it. By the way, I didn't take mine.

jonathann vassar · Aug 30, 2011

hi spiderman... are you a us born citizen? are you from the philippines? so you mean you just took the nclex in texas? or you had to go to school in texas or complete something before you could take the state board in TX? pls i badly need a reply.. pls help me.. hehehe.. thank you so much..

jonathann vassar · Aug 30, 2011

can i ask if you dont mind? when did you take the exam in texas? and also i have no plans in moving to another state... alll my relatives are in TX.. pls i need your reply.. thanks man....

spiderman101 · Aug 30, 2011

can i ask if you dont mind? when did you take the exam in texas? and also i have no plans in moving to another state... alll my relatives are in TX.. pls i need your reply.. thanks man....

I didn't take my ph license coz i'm not going to work there. I did take my NCLEX this feb and got my license but the bad side is i'm still looking for a job. I was born in the phil by the way. Where are you in the ph and here in texas? You can pm me anytime if you need some help.

jonathann vassar · Aug 31, 2011

im in tacloban city philippines, but i was born in houston and im planning to go back there... is it hard now to find a job there? so which part of texas are you from? what were the requirements man? that should be great man if i dont need to take the local board here anymore because im already leaving for the states, what else are needed? i mean what did they ask from you??? hoping for your reply... thanks man!!

dibuh0 · Sep 2, 2011

spiderman.. where in texas are you? im also pinoy, graduated in the philippines. im from houston, but when i was a new grad 2 years ago, couldnt find any job in houston or even san antonio..nobody was hiring me, until i looked outside houston.. my current hospital, they hire new grad!! but it's 2 hrs away in houston

dibuh0 · Sep 2, 2011

You don't need to take it. By the way, I didn't take mine.

me too, i didnt take mine! im also a graduate from PI