HELP! Don't know what to do.

Pay for and devote yourself to a good NCLEX review course. Get prepped and pass that NCLEX!

It seems to me like your next step, then, should be to look for an RN position. Take it from there as far as completing your BSN.

Good luck to you!

You may want to check on Texas eligibility requirements. For instance, Texas requires a Texas jurisprudential course. Also, I believe you have 4 years to take (and pass) the NCLEX.

It would be wiser for you not to post using your real name.

47 minutes ago, subee said:

It would be wiser for you not to post using your real name.

thanks

Start from the beginning. I think you'll need a refresher course before you take the NCLEX, because that is your first step. Doubt if you will be able to get into a topcap to BSN without being a RN, so get that done as soon as possible. How could this happen? All my school preached about during my 2-yr program is the NCLEX. What have you been doing for the past 3 years?

On 7/24/2020 at 4:35 PM, lucyrdgz said:

no, I wasn't told what my next steps were, and then I had a big move, so I never furthered my research. Should that be my next step?

Take the NCLEX! You say nobody told you that you had to take it but how did you not know? You can’t do a bridge to BSN without being licensed I believe.

Perhaps you can reach out to your old nsg sch alumni office or guidance office and see if they can offer you any suggestions.

Better late than never for some of their interventions that should have been avail during your schooling.

I think that you first need to get your authorization to test (ATT) from your state board of nursing.

Once you get the ATT, start NCLEX practice tests and see where you stand. If you are not scoring in a passing range, it's okay, but you need to start practicing.

If you are scoring very low, I would recommend taking a formal NCLEX course. If you are close, but not solid, it is probably good enough to just use an NCLEX practice app that you can get for your phone.

Good luck!

The first question is how much have you retained during your 3 year hiatus? Take NCLEX practice tests to see where you stand. If you can't remember the information, I would start over with a BSN program. If you remember some of it but not much, I would still start over with a BSN program and see if they'll take your AA credits or let you test out of classes.

If that's not possible or an option you want to pursue, then as everyone else pretty much said, start with taking the NCLEX. I'm unsure of the rules on time limitation but you have to get your ATT. If you're unable to get your ATT then you'll definitely know where to begin.

Good luck!