chickengal

An LPN friend told me there's a way to test for the RN license in California. The fee was $1000 & you were clinically observed to see if you qualified. You couldn't even make once mistake. (She happened to make a mistake by forgetting to glove up for a procedure so didn't pass the test.) Has anyone ever heard of this?

I graduated from a 2 year community college nursing school in Oregon in 2001. I took my NCLEX for R.N. in Oregon in 6/01 but failed. (I was under a lot of stress at the time with a death in the family etc.). I had never failed at anything in my life before so I was so depressed/shocked that I failed that I never tried to re-take the test. Since then I've worked as a LPN in a skilled nursing facility. Is there any place I took take a quick R.N. refresher course so I could try & re-take the NCLEX? It could be either in person (hopefully not too far away) or on-line. I live in Washington State but work in Oregon near Portland, Oregon. My LPN is through Oregon. Thanks for any suggestions you might have...