Published Feb 5, 2008
KellNY, RN
710 Posts
Anyone know how long after passing NCLEX-RN it shows up on the on-line verification page? (this is for a friend in NY, if that matters)
Also, can s/he apply for a job before receiving the hard copy of the license when the state has already provided him/her with a license #?
(I got mine pretty quickly, I think 3 weeks or so for the actual paper license, but my friend is very eager to start working)
Thanks
Megsd, BSN, RN
723 Posts
It may vary by state but in Ohio I was able to see my license online the afternoon after taking the nclex. I would certainly say she could apply for jobs before receiving the license in the mail. I applied for jobs while I was still in school and simply had to notify them I passed the NCLEX, and my employer never asked to see my physical license -- they looked me up on the internet and wrote down my license number on the appropriate paperwork.
ennaseyer1984
2 Posts
hi! i applied license in tx and Temporary license was issued few days after but it took me a month before I got my permanent license. HOwever, recently, when I tried checking on their online verification, my name was not on their RN list.. DOes that mean anything?
nursemike, ASN, RN
1 Article; 2,362 Posts
I think it may vary by state, and in WV by the whim of the BON. Some of my classmates posted after a day or two, but it took 8 long days for mine to come up. (Maybe there were a lot of results, since I tested in July. I figure that's a busy time.)
atomRN
17 Posts
I took my test last Wednesday and it was posted this last Saturday in NY.