Are there any states one can retake the nclex in if past texas 4 year pass deadline?

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Are there any states one can retake the nclex in if past texas 4 year pass deadline? Should I temporarily relocate to another state? What should I tell the nursing boards of other states.

Any help is appreciated. Not looking for a pity festival...it was weird b/c when the lady from the texas board of nursing told me, I actually had trouble crying b/c I've been so burnt out studying and working,etc.

Background:

I graduated nursing school here in texas (associates from a university, not a very good one at that...I never saw a live birth during ob rotation amongst many other problems at the university) in may 2011, the last 4 years have been insane, almost robbed, almost shot at twice, lawsuits, sallie mae embarassment, ENDLESS VEHICLE PROBLEMS (one of the major reasons why I only took the test 3 times in the past 4 years), I'rn failure social alienation quicksand.

I'm not very smart (IQ=123 WAIS in college), I've always struggled to stay focused in school and certain environments since pre-kindergarten, tickets, varsity sports issues, etc. . But, things have gotten much much better in the last 4 years as I'm able to focus a lot better and don't have as much muscle tension and nervous tremors, I have a much easier time talking to people now but I'm still working on it.

Nclex Attempts:

1st attempt: 75 questions=FAIL

Shortly after graduating I registered for the live in person kaplan review course.

It's pretty silly to use the kaplan decision tree if you were a struggling student in nursing school or have not had a thorough core content review. Some of the rationales on the question qbanks are mediocre. davis q&a questions and kaplan qbank questions are eerily similar.

0/8 above the passing standard

2/8 near the passing standard

2nd attempt: 75 questions=FAIL

Funny b/c I mistakenly left in my nursing school graduation information on an employer's resume, when I was looking for work,manager was not happy, didn't get the job.

3/8 above the passing standard

2/8 near the passing standard

3rd attempt: 93 questions=FAIL

kaplan online course+lacharity pda+saunders comprehensive nclex review book (yellow)

I had about 30 SATAs, thus the near the passing standard results below

2/8 above the passing standard

5/8 near the passing standard

This may have been the worse, because I was also working full time in a home health agency with a nurse and her staff, who let me know what a sorry assed dude” I was on a daily basis. I eventually quit within a few months of my not passing. Crazy things happened when helping her visit patients. Constantly, let me know that I was just as good as a bum on the street b/c asn degree minus licensure =jack ****. And, yes she was a *****.

Conclusion:

davis q&a nclex rn: my favorite book, has the best rationales of any resources, its a shame I've discovered it too late :(

lacharity pda best resource for SATA

lippincott q&a nclex rn: good questions

saunders comprehensive review for the nclex rn: best coprehensive content review, cleared up content blind spots

hursts review notes: course videos are so so, but the notes are priceless, questions are completely worthless, missing critical pieces of core content though, see saunders for more complete treatment, overrated.

Ncsbn online course: garbage, forced to use internet explorer, doesn't function well across operating systems (I'm using ubuntu linux), code erors on the site

avoid gimmicks: hurst review, saunders, amateurish nclex prep, entertainment heavy nclex review courses and books.

periodic reality checks:

-If you are not so smart you will have to study twice as hard as the average smart person in school

-If you are not catching publisher errors in your review materials, chances are you aren't studying hard enough

-its better to have physical books rather than read a bunch of text online due to less glare,etc.

-Imposer syndrome, some of us really are imposters...just because you graduated means jack ****:

AND

I have to tell you that was a really odd first post. Complete with videos.

However, you said all you really needed to say in your first paragraph:

Are there any states one can retake the nclex in if past texas 4 year pass deadline? Should I temporarily relocate to another state? What should I tell the nursing boards of other states.

Many States do not have a maximum number of years after graduation in which you may take the NCLEX, there are increasing numbers of States that allow a maximum number of attempts prior to remediation or complete repetition of the nursing school program.

You do not need to relocate in order to apply for licensure for another State. You need to pay their fees and meet whatever the requirements are for that State at the time you apply. If they accept your application, you will be sent an ATT; once your NCLEX results are transmitted to the State BoN you either are issued a license or denied one. You tell them what they are asking on your application; it's common to see "have you taken the NCLEX exam in the past" and of course you are to be truthful in all aspects of your application.

Once you have obtained a license from another State, you'd apply to whatever State you want to work in for an endorsement to your license (think of it as getting another license) for that State. You pay their fees, etc.

That's about it!

Thanks for the response. I appreciate it.

Hey there, I'm in the same boat with letting the time elapse in Texas. Did you find another state to test for? I've been calling and emailing and just waiting back to hear. Please let me know if you found any solution to this!

Hello, I am in the same situation here in texas. I didnt know that it didn't matter where you tested. I would really like to get some more information. I am currently looking to retest. Any advice or directions would be much appreciated. Thank you

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