Does NCLEX expires?

vgsrn · Jun 23, 2006

hi mtmjnov,

As far as i kow NCLEX is only taken once, once you pass it you become a Registered Nurse of the state for which you chose to write the exams for (pending any other requirements that state may have for licensure e.g. SSN). The RN license has expiration dates too (just like here in RP) but is renewable, again requirements depend on which state you are licensed with. On your last question, nope you dont have to necessarily work in the state where you applied for eligibility or written the exam. Once you passed NCLEX you can have it endorsed to other states that has reciprocity with that state.

Hope that helps :icon_hug:

tagamargos · Jun 23, 2006

Hi everyone kindly educate me about nclex I checked the website but there is no info about the license if its lifetime or not. Suppose you pass the nclex as well as any english exam and still you opt to work here in the Philippines, will the license expire or is it renewable and how? What I only know is that you have to work in the US or the State where you applied for eligibility within 2 years, am I right?

Yes, it does expire, 2 years after. They expire on your birth month. They are renewable, fee depends on the state you are licensed. They also require Continuing education units (20 ceu in TX) You don't need to give them the certificates, just hold on to it because they might do a random check...

I don't know about needing to work within 2 years after acquiring your license...

MOBITZ · Jun 23, 2006

I renew my license online, others uses money order, now i am not sure about you being in the Philippines. I guess same manner when you paid your NCLEX test. I dunno about working within two years, email you BON I am sure they will answer you.

mtjmnov · Jun 23, 2006

To vgsrn, tagamargos and mobitz thanx for the infos. May I ask again, what state which is not difficult to apply for eligibility, I graduated 10 years ago with no working experience and the most impt of all, a very friendly state?

gracediwa · Jun 23, 2006

try New mexico.. i got my att in less than one month of processing. it's just hard to request for fingerprint card hahaha. well just my case only. coz my friend got her fingerprint card in 2 weeks. i got mine after 2 months hehehe. i guess it depends on the season.

vgsrn · Jun 23, 2006

mtmjnov,

From what i heard New Mexico evaluates eligibility faster than other states like CA and TX that's why alot of local agencies here in Manila let their applicants apply to NM and then just endorse the license elsewhere later on. But I applied in Saipan( a US territory), which at that time was very fast and now im in the process of having my license endorsed to NJ.:roll

I too didn't have hospital experience after graduating 12 years ago.But worked in a field still related though.

If I may give an unsolicited advice, alot of hospitals are offering training programs, I underwent one at the Manila Doctors Hospital.Just to feel back that "nursing feeling":lol2:

suzanne4, RN · Jun 23, 2006

NCLEX-RN is an exam, it never expires. It is not a license, it is only part of the licensing process. State licenses expire, or need renewal every two to four years, depending on the state.

Once you take and pass the NCLEX-RN exam, you never need to retake it. If your application expired, because you are over the three year limit with CA for supplying a SSN#, you need to resubmit an application, but the exam results do not expire.

The results are good for life.

mtjmnov · Jun 24, 2006

Now I am really illuminated, thanx for everything folks. I had my first training at a pediatric hospital for 6weeks and gosh, I really really had a very very hard time. It was so difficult coping with the time, procedures, everything. I will certainly undergo for more trainings. My previous jobs were so not related to our profession and I quit coz I got married and from then on, for 6 years I am a plain housewife.

narsbing · Jun 28, 2006

There you go NCLEX is a test that doesnt expire. License does expire.

john83, BSN, RN · Jun 29, 2006

NCLEX-RN is an exam, it never expires. It is not a license, it is only part of the licensing process. State licenses expire, or need renewal every two to four years, depending on the state.
Once you take and pass the NCLEX-RN exam, you never need to retake it. If your application expired, because you are over the three year limit with CA for supplying a SSN#, you need to resubmit an application, but the exam results do not expire.
The results are good for life.

Suzanne is the best one to consult whenever in doubt of these nursing problems/questions...She gives the most accurate answers.

suzanne4, RN · Jun 29, 2006

This thread has been moved to the International Forum, since it pertains to working in the US, and is not specific to working in the Philippines or specific to Filipinos.

Please try to follow the guidelines that are posted at the top of the page.

Thank you in advance.