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Hello everyone, I am new to this site and I have seen a few other people in my situation. I graduated from NS 8 years ago and did not pass boards. I am not going to make excuses I just know now I am more focused and determined to finally pass the NCLEX-RN if it is not too late. I live in TN and am told that after 3 years you have to go back to school or sit for boards in another state. I have tried to find a BSN program but it looks like you need to already be licensed to attend. I know I will be taking a review course if given the opportunity to sit for boards again. What do you all think is the best review course to take Kaplan, Hurst, Saunders, NCSBN? Thank you all for reading my story and I hope to hear from you soon.

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I have a friend that graduated from RN school in 2004, she took and failed boards once before. Three weeks ago she took her nclex-rn and passed. You can do it. There is nothing too hard to them that believe. Believe in yourself. She sat for Mississippi boards.

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I have a friend that graduated from RN school in 2004, she took and failed boards once before. Three weeks ago she took her nclex-rn and passed. You can do it. There is nothing too hard to them that believe. Believe in yourself. She sat for Mississippi boards.

Thank you, I am staying very positive about everything, and CONGRATS:yeah: to your friend...I may have to try MS boards myself

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I waited a couple years longer than you before taking my boards! I opted to go with the Kaplan review course and passed in 75 questions.

Coming from someone who has been there, don't wait. Decide where you will test and get the process started. Once I paid for it, I knew I wouldn't be putting it off another 10 years and that was much more motivating than anything else I did to prepare.

Also, know that you are in good company. There are several of us who didn't take our boards after graduating or took them but didn't pass and waited years to try again.

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...I may have to try MS boards myself

The boards are the same in every state, it's the NCLEX (National Council for Licensure Examination). You just pay the licensing fee to the state you choose to be licensed to practice in (and from what I understand, except for a very small number of hours per year, you cannot be licensed in more than one state).

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Making the decision to finally do it is the hardest part. Now just get going and good luck.

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The boards are the same in every state, it's the NCLEX (National Council for Licensure Examination). You just pay the licensing fee to the state you choose to be licensed to practice in (and from what I understand, except for a very small number of hours per year, you cannot be licensed in more than one state).

Every state has their own rules regarding the NCLEX so while the exam itself is the same for every state, the licensure requirements are not. Some states require that you work a certain number of hours before being eligible for licensure (KY does this). Others, like TN, require that you have to take the NCLEX within a certain number of years from graduation from nursing school. There are also states that set limits on the number of times you can take the NCLEX while other states will allow as many attempts as you'd like to pay for.

Also, you can be licensed in as many states as you care to be provided you are willing to pay the fees. I, along with many of my coworkers, hold licenses in two states because I live along a border but don't live in a compact state.

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I waited a couple years longer than you before taking my boards! I opted to go with the Kaplan review course and passed in 75 questions.

Coming from someone who has been there, don't wait. Decide where you will test and get the process started. Once I paid for it, I knew I wouldn't be putting it off another 10 years and that was much more motivating than anything else I did to prepare.

Also, know that you are in good company. There are several of us who didn't take our boards after graduating or took them but didn't pass and waited years to try again.

Thank you, I am getting my paperwork ready to send in because I don't want to put it off any longer. I know if I am approved to take it elsewhere and I pay for it all that's left to do is study hard and PASS. I am glad to know I am not the only one who is or has been in this situation, but I keep telling myself it's never to late, if I worked hard to graduate nursing school I can put the same effort into passing this test, not to mention the money spent on school.....

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The boards are the same in every state, it's the NCLEX (National Council for Licensure Examination). You just pay the licensing fee to the state you choose to be licensed to practice in (and from what I understand, except for a very small number of hours per year, you cannot be licensed in more than one state).

Thank you, I know the boards are the same in every state. I have to take it for another state because after 3 years in TN you have to go back to school or apply in a state that does not have these requirements.

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