AwesomeAmber

No I did not have to step foot in NY at all. I sent them my application and went to a testing site here in FL. When I enrolled on Pearson Vue to retake the test I just put that I wanted my results sent to NY instead of FL.

No NY does not require fingerprints.

I wanted to update you. I received my FL license by endorsement a couple days ago. It took about a week from when they received my application till when my number appeared on the page. So now I am finally licensed in FL. Good luck to you. You can do it!

You replied to my post earlier and I don't know if you will get it so I will post here too. I also failed 3 times in the state of FL. I took my 4th test with NY. NY's application process is very easy. Just go on NY BON website (or whatever state you want) and print out the application. For NY you have to submit your application, request your transcripts to be sent, take 2 small online tests (about 30 minutes each), and verify your LPN license if you have one. I believe the application is $143, the 2 tests are $20 and $25 each, and the license verification on Nursys is $30. I passed my 1st try with NY. I got my license in 4 days on the NY BON. Now I am applying for my license in FL by endorsement. The application is ($110). Fingerprints ($78.50) and license verification ($30). It says it should take 2 weeks. I will let you know when I get it. I know what its like trying to study with 2 little ones. My children are 4 years old and 2 years old. Good luck and don't give up!

Thank you everyone. I still feel like its a dream and I am gonna wake up to reality any minute now.

Yes I took the NCLEX PN back in 2010 and passed the first time.

I too live in FL. I applied the 4th time with NY. The application process is easy. It pretty much explains everything they need on the application. You will need to send your application, contact your school to send your transcripts, take 2 short courses online (about 30 minutes each) and verify your LPN license if you have one. It took 4 days to post my license on NY BON site. I just now completed my application for my FL license by endorsement. It says it take about 2 weeks for the whole process so I will let you know when I get my license. Don't give up. You have some challenges and I know how hard it is to study with 2 little ones. My children are 4 years old and 2 years old. My husband played a HUGE part in me being able to study. For at least 3 days a week he watched the kids for at least 3 hours straight and I left the house, went to a parking lot that I could pick up wifi and studied. I couldn't study in my house because of all the distractions.

I finally after the 4th time passed the NCLEX. This is a little motivation for those of you that are doubting yourself. If I can do it, then so can you. Here is a little background on me. I graduated May 2012. The last semester of nursing school was very emotional for me. I became pregnant with my daughter and when I was 4 months pregnant my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. During my last 2 weeks of school my dad had major surgery to remove his entire right lung (He is in remission 2 years now :) Shortly after that I went on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy. I had my daughter at the end of Aug. 2012 and 5 days later my Grandmother passed away. I took the NCLEX for the first time Nov. 2012, then again May 2013, and May 2014. I got 75 questions, 75 questions and then 103 questions. I knew I was bombing it and was so frustrated. I have too many study materials that I was getting overwhelmed with it. I took the Hurst Review before my 3rd attempt and felt like it helped some. I decided this last time to stick with ATI (that's what I used to pass the NCLEX PN). I went through the Pharm and MedSurg book from ATI. I decided to go with a different approach to answering the questions. Before I was trying to find the "right" answer. This time I decided to eliminate the "wrong" answers. I took the test for the 4th time on Nov 1, 2014. I felt like I was doing good on the test. I started getting a lot of SATA and I had 2 that I had to put in the correct order. I did not get any medication calculations. When I got to the 75th questions I was scared to hit submit because I didn't want it to shut off. I felt that since I was getting the minimum amount of questions and failing then in order to pass I needed to have all the questions. I finally clicked submit and the screen went blue. I was so upset. I went to my car and tried the PVT. I did not know that they changed the website and since it went to the credit card page I knew I failed. I went home and purchased another study program. I decided to go on this site and see if the PVT changed because the website changed and sure enough I came across some postings saying everyone will get the credit card page. So I decided to try the new trick and pay for the test again. I got the "good" pop up. I was nervous about it because its still fairly new and I kept telling myself how could I pass with just 75 questions when I failed 3 times with 75 questions. I waited the 48 hours for the quick results and the words "PASS" popped up. I couldn't believe it, but its true I finally passed the NCLEX. 4 days later my license number showed up on the BON website. What I mainly used to study: "Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment" by LaCharity the ATI books Hurst Review but I think the most important thing that I did was change my strategy to answering the questions. I eliminated the wrong answers instead of finding the right answers. Believe in yourself and never give up. It took me 2 years and 4 tries but I got there and so can you!