Canadian New Grad (NCLEX-RN, BScN) to USA

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Hi everyone,

I am a new grad who is looking to move out of my province in Ontario and down to Texas to nurse (amongst other things) and I was wondering if anybody had any pointers or tips on what to do and how to end up there?

From my understanding, I need to pay a registration fee for the Texas license, pay for a company to verify my credentials and then pay for a fingerprint scan and write another jurisprudence exam? I may be wrong but it is what I gathered from various sources online. Any help is appreciated,

Thanks in advance.

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Check the state BON requirements for Internatioal Educated Nurses. Once you have registration sorted then you start looking for a employer willing to go TN route

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Hey Silver Dragon, thanks for the prompt response. Would I need to fill out what they call an "Endorsement form"? Texas Board of Nursing - Endorsement ? Will delete the link if it is not allowed

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Hey Silver Dragon, thanks for the prompt response. Would I need to fill out what they call an "Endorsement form"? Texas Board of Nursing - Endorsement ? Will delete the link if it is not allowed

No you can only endorse a license from another US BoN. You would be applying for a nursing license by examination as an internationally educated nurse and indicate you passed the nclex in Canada

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I have been told that you can register for a license through endorsement if you have passed the NCLEX-RN in Canada. That being said, it looks like my next steps would be completing and mailing in the endorsement form, getting a credentials evaluation, criminal background check, fingerprint scan and finally writing the jurisprudence exam. It seems like quite the process and there really isn't much online to go off of

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I have been told that you can register for a license through endorsement if you have passed the NCLEX-RN in Canada. That being said, it looks like my next steps would be completing and mailing in the endorsement form, getting a credentials evaluation, criminal background check, fingerprint scan and finally writing the jurisprudence exam. It seems like quite the process and there really isn't much online to go off of

The website is very clear that only US nursing licenses may be endorsed. You should not have to retake the NCLEX. This is the application you need to complete:

https://www.bon.texas.gov/pdfs/forms_pdfs/examination_pdfs/RNExam2014.pdf

you graduated outside the US step by step is here:

Texas Board of Nursing - Examination

International Candidates - to be eligible to take the NCLEX®, you will need the following:

  1. Each of these:

    1. a completed paper Application by NCLEX® Examination
    2. all fees
    3. a completed criminal history report
    4. proof of passing scores of English Proficiency exam (if program was not conducted in English). If your nursing program was conducted in a Language other than English, you must provide proof of English Proficiency. The Board accepts any one of these:
      • the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a passing score of 560 paper based or 220 computer based
      • the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) internet based test (iBT) with a minimum passing score of 83
      • receipt of both the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50 and the Test of Written English (TWE) with a minimum score of 4.0, or
      • the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a passing standard of an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in all of the four modules.

      5. [*]an original Credential Evaluation Service (CES) Full Education course-by-course report sent directly from an approved organization. The Board accepts the CES from any one of these:

      • the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) www.cgfns.org
      • the Educational Records Evaluation Service, Inc. (ERES) www.eres.com, or the
      • the International Education Research Foundation, Inc. (IERF) www.ierf.org.
        Note: The CES must be dated within one year of issuance by the certification organization.

      [*]a Verification of Licensure (VOL) form from all countries, states, provinces, and/or territories where you hold or have held a license. The VOL must come directly from the licensing authority and must bear the authority's official seal. The VOL is only valid for one (1) year after it is signed and sealed by the licensing authority. (RN VOL form, LVN VOL form)

      *Note: the CES Full Education course-by-course report will contain your original country of licensure's VOL.

      [*]Follow the instructions provided on Criminal Background Checks (See 3 under Online Procedures, above.)

      [*]An applicant must have worked within the 4 years preceding the filing of the examination application AND be within 4 years of his/her date of eligibility in order to sit for the NCLEX. For purposes of the NCLEX, the date of eligibility is defined as the issuance date for the initial Authorization to Test (ATT).

      NOTE: An applicant may be requested to show proof of working if the BON has cause to question an applicant's eligibility. Proof would consist of a ‘statement of practice' including dates worked and listing of functions performed, completed on letterhead and sent directly to our office from the facility in which the practice took place.

      The following document and flowchart provide additional information. FENS Refresher Course, International Flowchart

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HI .. how did you manage to get your license in Texas.. I am a Canadia nurse as well that has just written the NCLEX

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Just to add my two cents, I am a Canadian that applied for my RN license by endorsement with Texas and I was approved!

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Just to add my two cents, I am a Canadian that applied for my RN license by endorsement with Texas and I was approved!

Hi

Im also a canadian RN looking to be endorsed in texas and i would appreciate any pointers you may have in regards to the process. I wrote the NCLEX here in canada. I am about to send in my endosrement applicaton with the fee but i am confused about the fingerprint/criminal records check process. Did you have to wait till your temporary license was issued before starting the criminal records check or did you do it at the same time you sent your endorsement application? im just confused as to how to get the fingerprint card to canada?

As well, how long did the whole process take for you?

Thank you

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Hi

Im also a canadian RN looking to be endorsed in texas and i would appreciate any pointers you may have in regards to the process. I wrote the NCLEX here in canada. I am about to send in my endosrement applicaton with the fee but i am confused about the fingerprint/criminal records check process. Did you have to wait till your temporary license was issued before starting the criminal records check or did you do it at the same time you sent your endorsement application? im just confused as to how to get the fingerprint card to canada?

As well, how long did the whole process take for you?

Thank you

Are you already registered with a US state? If not then you can not endorse. You start with application for exam and then arrange for NCLEX results to be forwarded

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Are you already registered with a US state? If not then you can not endorse. You start with application for exam and then arrange for NCLEX results to be forwarded

i called the texas bon and they told me that they honored my NCLEX RN exam and that i should start by sending in an endorsement application form with the fee.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

But usually endorsing license is from one US state to another. I would double check and maybe get something in writing

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