License Renewal?!

[MissMarishaRN]

Hi. I just received that news that I passed the NCLEX this morning by checking my states Board of Nursing website and my license was issued 07/29/10. My license expires 10/31/2010.

I called the Board and the receptionist informed me that because my birthday is in October I do not get 2 years to renew my license and if I had taken then exam AFTER my birthday I would have. This also happened to a classmate of mine who's birthday is in October. Another classmates birthday is in August but her license does not expire until 2012. I am having a hard time understand how this works. I already paid $200 to register in addition to the $75 board application fee and now I have to turn around and pay another $78 for a license I haven't even used yet!!!

Can someone PLEASE enlighten me?!

[kasendamiles86]

i got my license on March 30, 2010. I have to renew in August 2011, I was baffled as well. But hey what can you do? Nothing but get the ceu's.

[PediLove2147, BSN, RN]

i got my license on March 30, 2010. I have to renew in August 2011, I was baffled as well. But hey what can you do? Nothing but get the ceu's.

Usually you do not need to get CEUs for your first renewal, but it may depend on the state.

[kasendamiles86]

Usually you do not need to get CEUs for your first renewal, but it may depend on the state.

Hopefully this is true. I didn't know if the ceu's werecovered for the first year or the first renewal. I'llhave tofind out. Thanks for the heads up.

[gymmom125]

I just got my license in July of 2010 and it expires in Oct. of 2011. In INdiana LPN renew in oct of the even years and RN october of the odd years...

[RaeB,RN]

It's been quite awhile since anyone has commented on this, but I just had to laugh because I took my NCLEX on the date that RN licenses are renewed each year in my state, so that when I saw the expiration date, I just figured it was because that's the day I also took the NCLEX. Turns out I will get all 365 days' worth of my license, so I guess you win some, you lose some. In this case, I got lucky! Definitely grateful that I passed, period! :)