RN NCLEX licensure, help!!!!!

RNSteph75 · Mar 10, 2017

Hello Eagerbeaver1 there is a way to look up what states licenses transfer to I would just spend some time on Google to find out. As far as study materials, I used a website called UWorld. It was about $60 but the layout looks EXACTLY like the NCLEX and there are more than enough questions to get you prepared. I would ask other nurses in your area if they have any NCLEX prep books you can borrow if money is tight. There are so many of them out there. I used Saunders and really liked it. But I cannot say enough about UWorld, I definitely recommend that.

I have also heard VERY good things about HURST review courses.

Best of luck to you, don't give up!

roser13, ASN, RN · Mar 10, 2017

I have studied everything I can possibly think of and still failed. Any advice will help. I am desperate. Thank you

Perhaps there's a good reason the BON requires further classes.

Eagerbeaver1 · Mar 10, 2017

Thank you for the POSITIVE reply. I will definitely look into u world. God bless

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Mar 10, 2017

Presuming OP is successful with the next NCLEX, it may still be extremely difficult to land a job. My organization (and many others) very seldom hires a "new" grad that has allowed >6 months to elapse before taking NCLEX.... 4 years? No way.

Orca, ADN, ASN, RN · Mar 10, 2017

I had a classmate who went all the way through nursing school and then never took the board exam. I never understood that - but then, she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, either.

NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Mar 10, 2017

I had a classmate who went all the way through nursing school and then never took the board exam. I never understood that - but then, she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, either.

There must be quite a few of those, because I know a former co-worker who graduated in 2011 and has yet to even apply for the NCLEX-RN. I guess she's content with being an LPN...her decision.

Extra Pickles · Mar 10, 2017

Hello I am new to the forums. I attended RN school in Texas and graduated. Unfortunately, time slipped through my hands and I just took my nclex in January 2017 and failed. This was my four year mark with the Bon so they told me I had to go back to school before I can take the test again. I do not want to go back to school. Does anyone know of what state I can retake my exam with no limitations and able to transfer the license to Texas. Also, does anyone have any advice on study material. I have studied everything I can possibly think of and still failed. Any advice will help. I am desperate. Thank you

Did you review your Candidate Performance Report? This is the information you need in front of you before you choose a study plan or even think about what to do next. It will tell you where you did well (if you did well in any area) and where you fell below the passing mark. Without knowing your weaknesses you won't get any benefit from any study material.

What is your state's board of nursing policy on getting a license by endorsement? different states have different rules as you know, and you don't want to waste the time effort and money on getting a license in a state you don't plan to work in if you can't get a license in Texas. First find out the answer to those questions and then go from there.

Orca, ADN, ASN, RN · Mar 10, 2017

There must be quite a few of those, because I know a former co-worker who graduated in 2011 and has yet to even apply for the NCLEX-RN. I guess she's content with being an LPN...her decision.

I had another classmate who worked as a nurse for about six months, and then returned to her former job in a manufacturing plant. Guess that she decided that it wasn't for her. Shame, too - I believed that she had all of the attributes to be a great RN.

Jolie, BSN · Mar 10, 2017

You may be able to find a state that will grant you a license if you pass NCLEX after a 4 year lapse and multiple attempts. But that does not guarantee that TX will extend you the privilege of endorsing that license to your home state.

Each state sets its own licensure requirements, and few (if any) limit those requirements to graduation from a nursing education program and passing NCLEX. Virtually all, if not all, have additional standards including specific testing requirements, remedial education, background checks, health requirements, etc. which you may or may not meet.

Also, when a nurse has an established license in one state and wishes to practice in another state, s/he does NOT transfer that license. S/he applies for a second license by endorsement, which is a process by which the new state determines whether or not the candidate meets the above requirements that are specific to the new state. This is the point at which candidates who "worked around" licensure requirements are likely to be denied.

The only other alternative I can suggest is to obtain a license elsewhere, then work elsewhere for an extended period of time (a number of years). At that point, the state of TX may be willing to issue you a license by endorsement, based upon a long track record of successful practice out of state.

Frankly, obtaining remedial education sounds a whole lot easier, quicker and more certain. Good luck.

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 10, 2017

Thank you for the POSITIVE reply. I will definitely look into u world. God bless

When posting on the internet, one must be prepared for responses that one doesn't agree with. Even if you are able to pass NCLEX and become licensed in another state, you may not be able to endorse your license to TX as you have not met their requirements. 4 years out of school, a lot has likely changed. That class that's required will actually help more than harm.

HDHRN · Mar 18, 2017

I had a classmate who went all the way through nursing school and then never took the board exam. I never understood that - but then, she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, either.

I had 2 girls I became good friends with in LPN school who are like that, well at least 1. 1 took it 3 times maybe and never passed. I noticed she submitted another application to the board, but we competed the program in 2009, so Idk why shes waited 8 years to try again. The other girl never did take it. So it blows my mind she went through 1.5 years of school and spent $20,000. Why waste so much money if you don't plan to take the test? I got my RN degree almost 2 years ago and at least 2 or 3 of my classmates from that group haven't tested at all either. I just don't get it. :confused: