License in another state after NCLEX

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Good morning nurses!

I will be graduating from LPN school in a month and registering to take NCLEX as soon as they will allow. I live in NJ currently (Where my school is), but would be getting my license for PA as I'm moving there in a couple of months.

If I obtain my license for PA, do I need to take the NCLEX in PA as well? Or may I utilize testing sites in my current state. I may be LPN, but I thought NCLEX questions were better suited in "general"

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You only take the NCLEX once if you pass. You can take it at any location you want and send the results to the state where you applied for a license.

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What Ms. Otter said :)

You're applying to the PA board of nursing for a license but you can register to take the exam anywhere there is a PearsonVue testing center. Good luck!

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Specializes in NICU.

You can go to school in state A, take NCLEX in state B, and get a license in state C. It is a national test, so it doesn't matter where you take the test.

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