NCLEX in PI vs US (im new here :)

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hey all. i just found this page today while i was surfing the net for my wife. shes currently in PI finishing college to be an RN. Shell be done with everything late October, and then well be looking to review before her NCLEX. a little backstory tho:

my wife and I met about 3 years ago. she was already in the middle of college back then. we decided to get married and had our first child in July of last year. that prompted her to take a year off school. she started back again afterward, but i opted to let her finish school, as opposed to having her wait 2 years until I would PCS stateside. im stationed in Japan right now. anyway, weve both sacrificed a lot. i havent seen my son since he was 2 months old, about 10 months ago. my wife has invested so much time in her schooling that i didnt want to jeopardize it by taking her out of PI before she finished, so we havent seen each other very often over the last few years. we know in the long run that its for the best. that all being said, its very important that i do the best thing for my wife, and we need to decide where she will do her NCLEX review. ive been trying to find places stateside for her but ive only seen a couple in California. what is the concensus on the board of NCLEX review in PI vs US? or do you all subscribe to self-review? has anyone here attended a review center in PI or US? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I personally think she can review without going to a review center. There are a couple of good books on the market. Saunders and Kaplan are the ones the members like the most. I know I preferred the Saunders book. She will need to register with a BON/BRN first and go through the licensure process before she will receive eligibility to sit NCLEX. Going to move this to the International forum as there is info there in the sticky called Primer to working in the US which should help you understand the process she has to go through. You will also need to sort her paperwork out for her to enter the US with you at some stage as marriage isn't enough she still needs a visa (spouse)

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my wife already has an immigrant visa, so thats all been done. shell be with me at the end of october. i just didnt know there were specific requirements for her to work in US as a nurse. ill have to read up on the thread.

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In order for her to work in the US, she'll need to have a license (to practice as an RN) for the specific state in which she wishes to work (presumably, whatever state you'll be living in :)). Each state's BON (Board of Nursing) issues nursing licenses and regulates the practice of nursing in that particular state. If you visit the website of the BON for the state in which you are (she is) interested, you can find the requirements for "international" or "foreign graduates" to be licensed -- the requirements vary somewhat from state to state. At the very least, the BON will need to examine her transcripts from school to verify that her education is at least equivalent to US standards. There may be other requirements. Some states require that the person have an active license to practice in the country/jurisdiction from which they're coming. Whatever the individual state's requirements are, she'll need to meet all of them in order to be authorized (by the BON) to sit the NCLEX. Then, when she passes (the final step in the process), she'll be issued a license.

You can access all the US Boards of Nursing through this site -- if you click on the "Resources" tab in the upper right corner of the screen, you will see "Boards of Nursing" on the drop-down menu. If you click on that, it will take you to an alphabetical list, with links, of contact info for the BON for each US state.

Good luck! :)

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the washington state was a dead link for me. ill try googling and see what i find. thanks for the info >D

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found the site. ill send the application packet over to the wife. anybody practicing in washington?

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There is a section here under region and than select United States then Washington.

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