Need some info for g/f

buddiage · Jul 20, 2006

I'm not sure on which schools are best, or what NY wants in their candidates.

I DO know, that getting a job anywhere else cares about the RN behind the name- that is, did they pass the NCLEX and are they free from a history of felonys?

"...New York State degree is worth its weight in gold, that she can instantly work in any state without having to take licensing exams."

I have NEVER, heard of that. It is always required to take the exam, period. Unless NY is so gifted and unlike any other state in the union...sarcasm mine.

It is easier to finish your degree at the college of nursing you started at. If you leave and go somewhere else, you likely will have to start all over again, beginning with the application to the school itself, which may have extensive wait lists. Sometimes colleges accept other colleges' nursing classes, but over all, you SHOULD finish at the accredited school you start out in.

My opinion.

Lastly- are you sure she wants to move with you?

She really should finish her schooling where she is, period. But what you are telling me about what her advisors are saying that NY degrees are better and she won't have any tests to take... that's bull. Maybe she is talking about reciprocity or something. Hard saying.

Editorial Team / Admin · Jul 20, 2006

hello, phillyguy and welcome to allnurses.com

someone is either giving and/or getting incorrect information.

normally, employers couldn't care less where you graduated. only that you possess an unencumbered and current license to practice nursing in said state.

as for licensing exams - she will be required to sit for and successfully pass nclex after graduation. after she gets the license in whatever state, she may endorse said license to any state in the u.s.

no one practices without first succesfully passing the nclex. no one "instantly" works in any state in the u.s. without first taking this exam.

Phillyguy · Jul 20, 2006

thanks for the fast replies and the welcome. I know that she wants to move down, she would have come with me initially but because of the "NYS degree is better" info we've been told she stayed back in Buffalo when i 1st moved here. It's good to get some information from people actually in the field rather than someone who may be biased towards keeping the student at their school. I've been checking out the rest of the site and i'm definetly going to refer her here also, i know she would enjoy reading a lot of the threads.

KRVRN, BSN, RN · Jul 20, 2006

Interesting. I always heard the same thing about liscensure here in CA! So I don't think it's true either way.

What Buddiage said is true, it's the RN that matters. She won't have to retake the board exam. Transferring her liscense would be a matter of jumping through some paperwork hoops and, of course, paying the correct FEE!

luvmy2angels · Jul 20, 2006

I have to go along with the crowd here and say that someone is feeding her a line of BS!! No matter what state you graduate from you HAVE to pass the NCLEX. After you graduate in PA you can apply for a TPP (tempoary practice permit). It costs $35 but will allow you to work as an GN or GPN until you take and pass the NCLEX. I am about 60 miles west of Philly and there are PLENTY of good schools and colleges around here. Good Luck!!

bigmona · Jul 20, 2006

i graduated out of state w/ a nursing degree from a top ten school and then moved to philly. i had a hell of a time finding a job and pretty much every new grad i talk to here has had the same experience. it does not matter where you go to school. i echo what everyone else has said- if you have a degree, pass the nclex, that is all that matters. actually, i think it may be a slight advantage for her to transfer to a philly school if she is going to end up here anyway, because then the facilities she does her clinicals in will be familiar with her and probably more likely to hire her.

prmenrs, RN · Jul 20, 2006

But that advantage may be nullified by having to take extra classes that she already took in NY, but they don't accept @ the new school. And, if it's a "State" college/uni, they may charge much more for out of state residents--which she will be, @ least for a while.

I'd go w/the recommendation to stick it out there til she finishes. I'm hoping you'd support her in that!

Krystljoy · Jul 20, 2006

I thought I should reply because I was in somewhat of the same situation. I am accepted for nursing school (the last 2 years of the BSN) this fall in Texas. My boyfriend moved to Arizona for his job and I was thinking of moving to Arizona and staying with his family. But, I would have to take another semester of prerequisites before I started the program, and I wouldn't be guaranteed to get into the program.

They also told me it would be even Harder to transfer once I'm actually in the clinical section, because a committee would look over each class I took and see if it qualifies for credit, plus I would still have to take the prereq's that were different and pay out of state tuition.

I decided to stay in Texas to finish up school. I would recommend your girlfriend finish up the nursing program where she is, unless she is willing to be in school for much longer, and pay out of state tuition!