NCLEX question

[Icenurse]

Hi there,

I was wondering about the NCLEX test. If i already have passed it in one state that does not require cgfns test beforehand, can I get a license in another state that requires cgfns test without taking it?

hope you understand my question,

kind regards, Icenurse

[caliotter3]

You only take the NCLEX once if you pass it.

[Reno1978, BSN, RN]

CGFNS is a company that does verification of foreign nursing credentials, right? There may be some states that evaluate your credentials themselves before allowing you to take NCLEX, but if you were to then went to a state that uses CGFNS, they might require that before issuing you a license.

You never have to re-take the NCLEX once you pass it.

What states are you talking about?

[Icenurse]

Thank you for the replies, I´m thinking about GA and MA. I know I have to use the cgfns to verify my education, but some states require that foreign nurses pass the cgfns test ( + verifying the education) before they can take the NCLEX. I was wondering if i´d get license ( after taking the nclex) in a non cgfns test requiring state and then move to a state that want´s foreign nurses to take the cgfns test before the NCLEX, would the make me take the cgnfs test before i´d get my license in that state.....even though i have a license in another state.

for example : I pass the NCLEX and get a license in GA, i then move to MA (that requires cgfns test before NCLEX). Can i get MA license or do I have to take the cgfns test before I can get the license....?

confusing, i know, don´t know how to explain myself better,

thank you for your answers,

Icenurse