Fresh BSN graduate: Could i get NCLEX-RN exam without taking local licensure exam?

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Hope someone could help me, here how it goes....

I'm a graduating student of BSN here in manila this MARCH2008. i'M wondering if i could go and take NCLEX-RN examination directly since my uncle and auntie are willing to support me with this and they are planning to get me there either in US or canada to stay and work there as a NUrse (once i passed the licensed) . They are planning to get me this JUNE 2008 UNFORTUNATELY, the board of nursing here is planning to changed the USUAL dates of local licensure exam. Instead of JUNE it will be on NOVEMBER2008. mE and my family don't want to wait for that long period of time before i could get a chance to have license and work as RN. imagine IF ever i passed that local licensure exam i will start working as a RN on 2009. We're in hurry because i'm the only breadwinner of the family and we're just grabbing the oppurtunities offered by me aunties/uncles from california and canada to help me get there and make my foundation. Hope somebody could help me find solution to my problem. Thanks in advance and godbless!:thankya:

Why don't you try your application to the cgfns first then they'll tell you what u have to do. Now everyone who want to take the nclex have to pass through the CGFNS before any board accept your application. Only for international nurses.

For Canada better you try Quebec OIIQ . Good luck.

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Why don't you try your application to the cgfns first then they'll tell you what u have to do. Now everyone who want to take the nclex have to pass through the CGFNS before any board accept your application. Only for international nurses.

Incorrect. Not every International nurse has to go through CGFNS before sitting NCLEX. California do their own assessment and then let you sit NCLEX, some other BON's except other evaluation services to CGFNS. You need to decide where you want to live and then meet that BON's requirements

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I'm talking from a personal point of view. I had to go through CGFNS and that was stated in the documents about nurse's who didn't study in USA. Yes u r right about california. I all so heard that soon all states will ask for NCLEX.

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I'm talking from a personal point of view. I had to go through CGFNS and that was stated in the documents about nurse's who didn't study in USA. Yes u r right about california. I all so heard that soon all states will ask for NCLEX.

Sorry, but again you have completely wrong information. The NCLEX exam is the licensing exam for the US. The CGFNS exam does not provide a license in any state or territory, it was actually designed as a weeding out tool back when the NCLEX was only offered in the US. There are actually only four states in the US that still require the CGFNS exam before they will permit one to sit for the NCLEX exam.

Every single state in the US requires the NCLEX exam to be licensed, and this goes for territories as well. And it is a licensing exam only for the US, not accepted in Canada for licensure.

If one wishes to work in Canada, then they need to meet the requirements for that country, and they require the local license. They will not permit one to sit for their exam if they have not taken and passed the local license from where they are from or have trained.

The poster stated that they have taken both the NLE as well as the NCLEX exam and have not passed either. Canada will not permit them to sit for the exam, period. They are going to have to focus on taking and passing the NLE first.

Please know your facts before giving out information that is entirely incorrect and still has nothing to do with your personal point of view. It does not benefit anyone if it is completely incorrect.

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i agree totally with Ms. Suzanne..not all states have to go through cgfns before sitting for nclex. i have taken nclex myself without having to go through cgfns. however, we have to go through cgfns for the Visa screen process.

NCLEX is the counterpart of NLE in our country.

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hi, can somebody help me with this case.. my friend is an american citizen, graduated in the Philippines as a nurse,now the question is,can he take the local board examination here in the philippines or will he still apply for reciprocity for taking the exam, considering he has two passports both filipino and american(i dont know if that'swhat we call a dual citizen or what) he is concerned if he's american citizenship will be questioned if his going to take and pass the Local exam here in the Philippines...need Some answer and clarifications here...tnx a lot..^_^

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hi, can somebody help me with this case.. my friend is an american citizen, graduated in the Philippines as a nurse,now the question is,can he take the local board examination here in the philippines or will he still apply for reciprocity for taking the exam, considering he has two passports both filipino and american(i dont know if that'swhat we call a dual citizen or what) he is concerned if he's american citizenship will be questioned if his going to take and pass the Local exam here in the Philippines...need Some answer and clarifications here...tnx a lot..^_^

Depends where they are going to work when they return back to the US. If the state requires local license, then by the sounds of it they are dual and therefore not exempt from sitting the NLE, so will need to sit it.

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Hi! I am a graduate of BSN in the Philippines and I am currently residing here in Gainesville, GA. I have not taken the NLE in the Philippines yet. I planned to take the NCLEX here in GA. However the Georgia BON told me that I should have a license from the Philippines before I can take the NCLEX here in GA. Thus, for now I am contemplating to take the NCLEX in California because I learned that they don't require a license from the country of my origin. Do you think this is a good move? I will just apply for licensure by endorsement in GA if ever I can pass the NCLEX in California. Please share some of your thoughts and ideas about these plans I have.

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Do a search CA now requires local license. And for many states if you endorse they will also look for local license, except job hunting and licensing to get worse before it gets better due to the economy.

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As the previous post mentions Ca do require local license and have done since Jan 08. You also need to ask Ga BON whether they will still accept without local license if you have a license from another state.

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i am curious as to why you are saying that it will take a minimum of five years before one can work in the us because of the retrogression. is this for a fact? what if the retrogression gets lifted next year?

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i am curious as to why you are saying that it will take a minimum of five years before one can work in the us because of the retrogression. is this for a fact? what if the retrogression gets lifted next year?

Look at the figures, The nurses are not fast tracked like they used to and now in EB3 this covers everyone like IT etc therefore the demand is much higher. Only x amount of visas are allocated in a given year and I think it is 140,000. In July 2007 a small window opened up to allow AOS and over 800,000 visas was recieved and they are still waiting although they do have EAD (permission to work and can keep renewing it whilst waiting) With current economical events in the US and nurses struggling to find work or taking on 2 jobs to live I doubt that retrogression will get lifted next year. The demand for visas are outweigh the allocation.

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