RN student - can I challenge the LVN/LPN NCLEX?

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 25, 2006

Is there anyone at school you can ask? I'm sure you're qualified to take the exam, but I really don't know how to go about registering for it. Schools generally supply the info.

L&D_2b · Mar 27, 2006

Hello Nurses!
I have just recently failed my fourth semester as an RN student at a community college here in CALIFORNIA.
I would like to take LVN boards so I can work in the summer while waiting to get back in to RN program again in the fall so I can graduate already.
Since I have finished three semesters already, am I qualified to take the NCLEX LVN here in CALIFORNIA?
What do I need to do to apply to take the NCLEX?
How long does it take for the boards to notify you when you can take the test?
How long does it take to receive your test results?
I have so many questions, and I apologize for that.
But I've been so stressed out after failing that I don't know what to do.
I appreciate all the help I can get.
Thanks you guys!

Check with the California BON. Where I reside, in PA, you cannot sit for the LPN boards. RN's have to attend RN school and LPN's have to attend LPN school here.

tookewlandy · Mar 28, 2006

Check with the California BON. Where I reside, in PA, you cannot sit for the LPN boards. RN's have to attend RN school and LPN's have to attend LPN school here.

Well then there is my answer i was thinking when i start my ADN program after a year scince you can either chose to go all the way and become an rn or opt for LPN after the year then id still go for the RN but take the LPN boards so i can get a better job while i finish school

L&D_2b · Mar 28, 2006

Well then there is my answer i was thinking when i start my ADN program after a year scince you can either chose to go all the way and become an rn or opt for LPN after the year then id still go for the RN but take the LPN boards so i can get a better job while i finish school

If your program is set up so that you complete X amount of semesters to sit for the LPN license and then go on to finish the rest of the program for the RN license, you might be ok. However, I know I read on the PA BON site that one cannot just go to an essentially RN program and try to sit for the PN boards after half the program. If I find that info, I'll post it here. I wanted to do the same thing.

Lizy23 · Feb 16, 2007

Hello!

I was wondering if I can challenge LPN Boards in Alabama?

Thanks

AnnaN5 · Feb 16, 2007

Our RN program is 4 semesters and set up so after the 2nd semester you can take the LPN boards. Some schools have it set up that way and others don't so you really have to check with your school and the state you live in.

caliotter3 · Feb 16, 2007

The CA school I attended would let students do this. After completing 75% of the nursing program you could take the RN boards or the LVN boards; all prior to graduation. Your school should provide you with the info. Also contact the BVNPT for info on this subject. Good luck.

I just went back and looked at the dates of the posts. For the person in Alabama, you need to contact the licensing agency in Alabama for the answer to your questions.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Feb 16, 2007

They allow this in most programs in New York. Please inquire at your school or call your state BON to ask them. Good luck!

shortstak6733 · Mar 5, 2007

If you look on the CA LVN board there is a way for you to sit for the exam. You can either qualify by education. As a matter of fact, there was a fellow student who had the same dilemma. She was in her last semester of RN, but failed. She came to our school. They assessed the classes she had already taken, and told her what she would need to sit for the NCLEX. As long as your transcript shows the classes you have taken and they coincide with what the LVN board requires, you can sit. But, by all means please check and see. There are, I believe, three ways to qualify to sit for the NCLEX. Hopes this helps.

khrissi17 · May 2, 2007

Hello Nurses!
I have just recently failed my fourth semester as an RN student at a community college here in CALIFORNIA.
I would like to take LVN boards so I can work in the summer while waiting to get back in to RN program again in the fall so I can graduate already.
Since I have finished three semesters already, am I qualified to take the NCLEX LVN here in CALIFORNIA?
What do I need to do to apply to take the NCLEX?
How long does it take for the boards to notify you when you can take the test?
How long does it take to receive your test results?
I have so many questions, and I apologize for that.
But I've been so stressed out after failing that I don't know what to do.
I appreciate all the help I can get.
Thanks you guys!

I did this and thank goodness I did cause now I'm kicked out of my RN program and atleast I'm an LPN cause I can do LPN to RN cause if not I would have to start from scratch. Anyways go to your state website of professions and licensing for info thats what I did went over all the info and my school had to sign me off for the courses I took. I also had to send a transcript I couldnt have no less than a 3.0 gpa. Anyway I didn't take Peds, Med/Surg or Pharm yet and I spent last summer teaching that stuff to myself and passed the NCLEX the 2nd time around so you can do it good luck lemme know if u have any questions.

Lovely_RN, MSN · May 2, 2007

This will no longer be true in NYS after June 1, 2007.

They allow this in most programs in New York. Please inquire at your school or call your state BON to ask them. Good luck!