CGFNS? I need your help!!

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Hey guys , I am so sad and confused right now. I am waiting on my eligibility to sit the nclex exam. I have just received a letter saying that I need to request CGFNS but I am confused about this document. My current license was also sent from the UK over a month ago but they are saying they have not received it.:cry:

Thanks in advance .

Specializes in oncology/hematology.

I am currently going through this whole process after moving here from the UK. Each state is different as far as their requirements. Go to cgfns.org and you can find out all the info or check your state BON. Some states require CES and some require CP. CP means that they evaluate your credentials and if you qualify then you have to take the CGFNS exam. Once you pass that exam you can take the NCLEX. Be prepared, it can be a long process and expensive but worth it in the end.

CGFNS is much like the NCLEX exam but pencil and paper multiple choice. It is intended to predict how likely you are to pass the NCLEX. Once you apply for either CP or CES you can download forms to send to the UK to request proof of your license and transcripts from your nursing school.

The CGFNS exam is only held 2-3 times a year and not in every state. They do have an exam center in Atlanta. It then takes 4-6 weeks for results.

Hope this helps. If you need any more info I will be happy to help if I can. GOOD LUCK!

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There are only four states out of the entire country that still want to see the CGFNS exam done. Other than that, states either do their own credentials evaluation or they use CES, or one of the other private companies.

There is absolutely no reason to write the CGFNS exam if your state does not require it. It will not help in any way, nor is it anything like the NCLEX exam. It actually requires completely different preparation for each of these two exams.

The exam was originally designed as a weeding out exam before the nurse came to the US. NCLEX exam was only offered in the US and its territories in the past. It has just been the past few years that it is offered around the world. That is one of the reasons that it is not required or used as it was in the past.

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Specializes in oncology/hematology.

I couldn't agree more - having been through the whole process. Why would anyone want to go through the CGFNS if they do not have to.

CGFNS has an up to date list, as of July 2008, of all the BON's requiring either the CES or CP. Personally, I would love to see all the states do away with this whole process and just allow us to go straight to the NCLEX.

http://cgfns.org/files/pdf/SBON_req.pdf

This will tell you exactly what you need to do. I would still just check with you BON as well to make sure you have all the accurate info before you begin doing any applications.

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I am currently going through this whole process after moving here from the UK. Each state is different as far as their requirements. Go to cgfns.org and you can find out all the info or check your state BON. Some states require CES and some require CP. CP means that they evaluate your credentials and if you qualify then you have to take the CGFNS exam. Once you pass that exam you can take the NCLEX. Be prepared, it can be a long process and expensive but worth it in the end.

CGFNS is much like the NCLEX exam but pencil and paper multiple choice. It is intended to predict how likely you are to pass the NCLEX. Once you apply for either CP or CES you can download forms to send to the UK to request proof of your license and transcripts from your nursing school.

The CGFNS exam is only held 2-3 times a year and not in every state. They do have an exam center in Atlanta. It then takes 4-6 weeks for results.

Hope this helps. If you need any more info I will be happy to help if I can. GOOD LUCK!

Thank you for replying! I have been in contact with the BON and was advised that they do not require the CGFNS exam. I will only have to get my credentials evaluated, not a full education evaluation.

I have contacted the University of Central England where I did my nursing. I was informed that students from this university never faced any problems when it comes to taking the NCLEX. They told me that they have never heard of any past student who needed further studies to sit this exam.:wink2:

I have already paid the NMC for verification to be sent to the BON ,now, I am not sure if they will give me this one for CGFNS without another payment. If only I knew that this was required I could have requested for it to be sent at no extra cost.:confused:

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Specializes in oncology/hematology.

I actually ended up having to pay CGFNS and pay the university to send my transcripts. The CGFNS only reviews credentials. You have to send off the form to your university and pay any fees they require separately. CGFNS fees do not cover this.

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CGFNS only covers the fees for the university if one is going thru the CVS process, the fees are actually included with the charge to them.

For all other programs, it is your responsibility to do so for any required documents for them.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

If you are planning on furthering your education in the US once settled I would suggest CES full course by course with CGFNS as that is what is usually required by the universities or who ever are doing the courses

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Thank you for replying! I have been in contact with the BON and was advised that they do not require the CGFNS exam. I will only have to get my credentials evaluated, not a full education evaluation.

I have contacted the University of Central England where I did my nursing. I was informed that students from this university never faced any problems when it comes to taking the NCLEX. They told me that they have never heard of any past student who needed further studies to sit this exam.:wink2:

I have already paid the NMC for verification to be sent to the BON ,now, I am not sure if they will give me this one for CGFNS without another payment. If only I knew that this was required I could have requested for it to be sent at no extra cost.:confused:

I would go for the full education evaluation; you never know when you may wish to continue on with your schooling and there is no sense in having to pay the entire fee again to get another credentials eval done.

Any state that requires the CES will not look at your application without the CES being in their hands. We are actually starting to see states retunr the application if they CES is not already there or within a couple of days.

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I actually ended up having to pay CGFNS and pay the university to send my transcripts. The CGFNS only reviews credentials. You have to send off the form to your university and pay any fees they require separately. CGFNS fees do not cover this.

I actuall had my transcript sent to the BON already,free of cost.I have already paid the NMC for verification for BON, but I did not know that I should have requested for one to be sent to CGFNS.

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I actually ended up having to pay CGFNS and pay the university to send my transcripts. The CGFNS only reviews credentials. You have to send off the form to your university and pay any fees they require separately. CGFNS fees do not cover this.

What did you have to do to become eligible for nclex exam? Did they require more studies?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Unfortunately we are seeing things differ from university to university. We have also seen UK members post expecting problems because they did RMN and actually found they had enough hours were others was short on hours. Until credential eval is done it is hard to predict

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