Does it matter which state you take NCLEX?

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Hi all!

I'm in my last semester in Wisconsin and planning on moving to Colorado.

Does it matter if I take the NCLEX in Wisconsin or Colorado, as long as I apply for my license to the Colorado State Board of Nursing?

Also, I plan on moving pretty quickly, any insight as to how quickly you were able to apply for and take the NCLEX???

Thanks!

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Nope! It doesn't matter what state/testing center - you just have to get approval for the BON you are applying to.

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Wait I believe it does matter with some states. Confirm with the BON

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Specializes in ER.

No, it does not matter. It's all through Pearsonvue Testing Centers.

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The NCLEX is nationally standardized (has been for some time) -- you apply for licensure in the state you want to practice in, and then you can take the NCLEX in whatever physical/geographic location is most convenient for you.

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I don't think it matters where u take your test but it matters which state your applying to, for instance a friend of mine (in NJ) wanted to apply for a NY license, but the clinical house weren't the same (NY required more) and she already paid NY of course she didn't get her money back and still had to apply to Nj

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As long as you send in your application to the BON of the state you're applying to, you're fine. I have a couple of classmates who took their NCLEX in different states. I will be taking my NCLEX in a state other than the one I applied to this week :)

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