How early can I put in an application for Hawaii Nursing Licensure by Exam?

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Hi!

I am graduating with my BSN in Fall 2021 and want to prep myself for the process to attain my RN license! I plan to apply through the Hawaii Nursing Board. I plan to apply for New-Grad jobs on the mainland; however, the states that I am interested in applying in are not compact states (WA & CA). Therefore, if I do get land a job on the mainland, I will apply for another state license via. endorsement.

My main question is, how early can I put in an application for Hawaii Nursing Licensure by Exam? I do know that the processing times have been backed up due to the pandemic. I debated if I should put in an application now or wait until I graduate to do so. I believe the only thing on the application that would delay it would be the official transcript; but, everything else could be done ahead of time (in my opinion).

 

Any thoughts? Feel free to drop in!

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If you don't plan on working in HI, why would you apply there for licensure?

As for how early you can apply for licensure, not before you have completed your program.

Best wishes.

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On 7/25/2021 at 7:18 AM, chare said:

If you don't plan on working in HI, why would you apply there for licensure?

As for how early you can apply for licensure, not before you have completed your program.

Best wishes.

Hi, chare,

I am applying to HI for licensure because I live here and am unsure where to hire or even apply.

To my understanding, new-Grad positions in HI are scarce and hard to attain unless you have been working in the hospital system during Nursing school (most people wait 2 years after passing their NCLEX to get a New-Grad position) or if you have connections.

If I get hired in other states, I still plan to come back to Hawaii once the new grad contract is over. Also, the states I am interested in applying for positions in are non-compact states, meaning, if I do get a job in CA or WA, I would have to put in an application for licensure regardless. 

Thank you. I will wait to apply for licensure closer to graduation, as I have a better gauge on what path I want to take. I just wanted to see how early I could put in the application because I wanted to avoid delaying my approval to test. 

Sorry, I tend to plan too much ahead of time because I despise doing things last minute!

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