indiana retake wait time?

suzanne4, RN · Oct 22, 2008

If you went thru TN for licensure, then it is not about things being 45 days or 90 days in Indiana. You would be having to go thru Licensure by Examination process to get permitted to sit for the exam. Just because you were given permission by one state, that does not carry over to the new state. You would be starting all over again with them, are are looking at several months to get approval.

Always faster to stick with the state where you are already approved to sit for the exam and retest thru there.

Best of luck to you.

suzanne4, RN · Oct 22, 2008

If you are not already registered or approved by Indiana to sit for the exam, then there is not any point of a retake there. You need to go thru the licensing process for them.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Oct 22, 2008

Better to use your time with study then stressing about reapplying to another state. As Suzanne's says better to stick with the one you went with for initial licensure

tmw626 · Oct 22, 2008

i cant stick to reapplying in TN. I'm moving back to Indiana, and it would be pointless to reapply for TN. it will be the same process applying for Indiana as it would be for TN, and i was just simply wondering the wait time. i understand that it does not carry over. but if i tested in TN again, i would have to pay the fee to switch my license, which can get pricey, especially after paying for the test TWICE and paying a fee to switch. it would be easier, for me, to simply apply for Indiana to take the test there.

suzanne4, RN · Oct 22, 2008

No, that is where you are wrong. If you were accepted by TN to write the exam before, then there is just a short wait and you can get approval to sit for the NCLEX again if that is what you are asking or were asking originally.

If you are now going to go thru Indiana, then you will be starting all over again and waiting probably close to four months or so to gain approval to sit for the exam since you graduated out of state from there.

This is what we are trying to explain to you.

If indeed you wrote the exam for TN, then it would be much faster to go thru a rewrite there and then just endorse to Indiana. It still would not be pointless for you to test for TN and then endorse when you pass. That is actually going to save you months. If you are concerned for the fastest way to actually be able to work as a licensed nurse, then going thru TN would be your fastest route by far. Where you actually write the exam does not matter at all, just that you want to get it done in the fastest amount of time if I am not mistaken.

But that is your choice to make, we can only tell you what would be faster for you.

Best of luck to you.

tmw626 · Oct 23, 2008

I don't think you're understanding.

I have to move back to IN, i have to switch my medicaid for my pregnancy to switch, i cannot find any private pay insurance to pay for my pregnancy at 6 mos, so that means i must switch my residency. i don't really have much choice in taking my boards in IN. you cannot sit for boards in TN with a residency of IN. they will not allow you.

as for where i graduated, i graduated in louisville, KY. not in TN. which louisville is right on the line for indiana.

for taking my boards in TN, graduating out of state. i sent my application, i paid for NCLEX, 1 1/2 months later i was approved. it took my school forever to work with me because they only deal with indiana and kentucky boards and rarely deal with our states, so they weren't sure how to deal with it, so i had to do everything on my own and make appts simply for them sign a sheet of paper. they would be more willing to help if i did them in indiana.

like i said, I DON'T have a choice for sitting in indiana. you cannot sit in another state that you do not have residency in.

if i was concerned with the fastest way, i wouldn't be trying in another state.