School in GA, license in NY?

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I live in GA and am debating whether or not to go to nursing school in GA or in NY. I plan to move to NY in 2-3 yrs depending on that decision. It is easier for me to go to school in GA since I'm taking my pre-reqs now and I would be able to start in Fall 2009 and finish in 2011. If i go to school in NY, I would not be able to start until 2010 and not finish until 2012.

A friend of mine in NY who is a hospital administrator said that I could go to school in GA and then take my NCLEX test in NY and then I would not have to go through the whole process of transferring my license from state to state. Is that true? My main concern is that if I get my RN license in GA then a NY hospital maybe won't want to hire me as a new nurse. They will want someone with experience already coming from another state. I do not want to stay here longer than I have to and having to stay an extra year would kill me. I do not want to work in GA at all.

What do I do to solve this dilemma?

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I live in GA and am debating whether or not to go to nursing school in GA or in NY. I plan to move to NY in 2-3 yrs depending on that decision. It is easier for me to go to school in GA since I'm taking my pre-reqs now and I would be able to start in Fall 2009 and finish in 2011. If i go to school in NY, I would not be able to start until 2010 and not finish until 2012.

A friend of mine in NY who is a hospital administrator said that I could go to school in GA and then take my NCLEX test in NY and then I would not have to go through the whole process of transferring my license from state to state. Is that true? My main concern is that if I get my RN license in GA then a NY hospital maybe won't want to hire me as a new nurse. They will want someone with experience already coming from another state. I do not want to stay here longer than I have to and having to stay an extra year would kill me. I do not want to work in GA at all.

What do I do to solve this dilemma?

Hey Faz,

I went to N.S. in GA, sat for my boards in GA, then 6 mos later endorsed to come to NY. It can be done. The NCLEX is nationwide so it doesn't matter where you take it. NY is notoriously slow in getting documents processed and will require nagging phone calls. But GA is good at dropping the ball on their end.

Long story short? NY hired me as a new grad when my first hosp experience off my boards in GA wasn't a fit.

No reason to stay where you don't want to stay.

Good luck and keep us informed!

Chloe

RN-BSN, BA

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