Question regarding change of last name???

TazziRN, RN · Jul 26, 2007

I'd do it now, because when you pass th NCLEX they will have already started the process of issuing the licenses. Either that or wait until you get your license in the mail, then inform them of the name change. Either way, make sure that the name you sign your charts with is the same as the one on the license. If your license is issued to Mary Smith and you are now Mary Jones, you can sign Mary Smith-Jones, RN until the BON changes it on your license.

Indy, LPN, LVN · Jul 26, 2007

As soon as you see it online you can request a name change. I printed the form the day it appeared on the BON website that I had passed, and filled it out and sent it in with copy of my marriage license, etc. I put a note on it something like "I'm sorry I can't send in my old license for the new one because I haven't received it at all yet, it's brand new; I just got married the week before I took the NCLEX"

No problem. Both licenses arrived, the one with the maiden name, then the correct one within a couple of weeks. I did have to sign my maiden name for a bit though.

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Jul 26, 2007

You will need to check with your BON. Personally, I think you should get your license first, then change it. You will have to present legal documents to show that "jones" is now "smith".

blackmama · Jul 28, 2007

thank you