NCLEX Vermont or Florida?

[ALEXI_ISABEL]

Hi, i'm really havin a hard time deciding what BON state will I apply for NCLEX? Florida require CES right? VT according to some thread is the fastest... I'm really hoping you'll enlighten me... I don't want to make wrong decisions especially it'll involve a large sum of money..

thanks! :uhoh21:

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Hi, i'm really havin a hard time deciding what BON state will I apply for NCLEX? Florida require CES right? VT according to some thread is the fastest... I'm really hoping you'll enlighten me... I don't want to make wrong decisions especially it'll involve a large sum of money..

thanks! :uhoh21:

Much better to apply to the BON in the area that you want to work. If you have to endorse it will cost you more money and also meet their requirements. With retrogression there is no need to rush as many in the queue before you and also a lot of hospitals are delaying employing foreign nurses until things happen with retrogression.

You are also applying for licensure and NCLEX is just part of that process. I would suggest a good read in the International forum especially threads on retrogression, florida and VT threads and Primer to working in the US

[ALEXI_ISABEL]

thank you..

[suzanne4, RN]

Thread moved to International as it is specific to working in the US, and has nothing to do with working in PI.

[yeljet]

Hi, i'm really havin a hard time deciding what BON state will I apply for NCLEX? Florida require CES right? VT according to some thread is the fastest... I'm really hoping you'll enlighten me... I don't want to make wrong decisions especially it'll involve a large sum of money..

thanks! :uhoh21:

My case then was just to do the NCLEX without considering the state where I will pratice. I had my initial licensure from VT and endorsed it to FL. The process was straightforward, no fuss.

My wife applied directly to FL BON. Even with the approved CES in place, it did not guarantee her automatic issuance of ATT. The board may still have questions and clarifications which I think clearly defeated the purpose of CES.

This advice is based from my own experience. If you just want to do your NCLEX at this time, file it to VT.

[JunRN]

It is important to know what is your priority. If you want NCLEX get done asap, then apply to the state with fastest ATT. If you want to make sure you can work for a certain State of choice, apply to that state for the ATT.

At the end of the day, its your priority that matters and it's your choice.

[suzanne4, RN]

And the fact that there are no visas available should be taken into account as well. If no visa, then it really does not matter where the nurse gets licensed. But the money spent in endorsing is just wasted, time you have and will have.

The more that go thru Vermont, the longer the time to wait to get the ATT to begin with. I remember not long ago when it was just about six weeks or so, and now it is three to four months, and then expect it to get longer.

If your file is complete for Vermont, it should be just as complete if you go thru the CES process. The big issue is to decide first where you wish to work, and then go from there. Not from where it is faster.