From Florida to Texas

Nurses General Nursing

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Specializes in Tele, float.

Hi All,

I am graduated from Barry University Florida. I moved to Texas for the job. As a graduate nurse I already got the job at Baylor University Medical Center. I did not even take my NCLEX yet. I want to know which one will be easy? Can I take my NCLEX from Texas board of Nursing? Or, I will take NCLEX from Florida Board of Nursing and then Apply for endorsement? If anybody knows the procedure and the easy way to deal with this situation please reply ASAP.

If you know in detail please send me the information.............. I also want to know your suggestion who already been through this situation...........

Please help me.:confused:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

Best way to get the right answer is to call the TX BON, good luck in your new career!

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I believe both states are part of the compact agreement so it really doesn't matter. Are you not going to go back to florida. I would check out the fees involved. They might be different. The test is supposed to be universal

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Specializes in Tele, float.

I already checked Florida is not under campact state. I am not going back to Florida. Why? I can take the exam from Dallas. But not sure I can take the Texas board or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in ICU, PACU, Cath Lab.

I am not sure what you mean...the test is universal from state to state..you just get liscensed in a certain state. So as long as Texas approves the school you attended then you should be fine taking it in TX...call the BON.

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Specializes in Tele, float.

What is BON?

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Board of Nursing= BON

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You sound like you're in the same situation with boards as I was when I finished school. I graduated in one state but was moving before I could take boards so I didn't know what to do. You can take boards in any state at any authorized testing center for any state. IE: I took VA state boards in RI. I was then licensed in VA but not the state I was going to be working in, and since it wasn't a compact state like VA, I had to endorse my license and it gets expensive!!! Boards are supposed to be the same no matter what state you take them from or that's what I was told. The reason I ended up taking them for VA and not for my employment state was because I had already paid the state of VA my money for boards before realizing I'd be moving to another state. If I could I wouldn't do the endorsement I would have just taken my employment state's boards. It's too much money and it takes quite a bit of time to transfer your license or at least it did for me. In my opinion it really just becomes a pain doing endorsements.

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