taking the nclex as a community college student

Not_A_Hat_Person, RN · Nov 7, 2014

Are you looking to get an ADN before your BSN? If so, you would take the NCLEX after you get your ADN.

DivaliciousMe85 · Nov 7, 2014

Will your associates degree be in Nursing or in another discipline? You can only sit for the NCLEX if you received an undergraduate nursing degree, whether it be associates or bachelors. If your program is not a nursing program, you cannot sit for the exam and thus cannot become an RN.

Wile E Coyote, ASN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

Let's back up a bit. What has lead you to question when to take the NCLEX? Also, along the top of the All Nurses page, click the tab labeled "students" and peruse the subcategories, lot's of info already there from those that have sailed these waters before.

ButterflyRN90, ASN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

if i want to take the rn-bsn root i have to pass the nclex after i receive my community college AA right? i just want to know isnt the nclex for students who have gone through nursing school? how would i pass the nclex when my knowledge goes only as far as pre-requisites

You can't. If you haven't gone through an accredited nursing program, you cannot sit for boards.

applewhitern, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

You take the NCLEX after you graduate from nursing school, whether it be an associate degree program, or a bachelor's degree program~ both take the same NCLEX. But yes, you do have to actually graduate from nursing school before you take the NCLEX. Taking pre-reqs is just that, pre-requisites, just as you would take for any degree program.

Tait, MSN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

Maybe the OP meant TEAS?

2bnursemia · Nov 7, 2014

sorry if im frustration anyone, i just feel like i wont get into a university the traditional route so i was looking into rn-bsn, since i see now that is not an option, do i go for my LPN? and then rn-bsn?

ps: at what time period am i required to take the TEAS? before my LPN? (i cant be a ADN because i have an AA not a AS)

ButterflyRN90, ASN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

sorry if im frustration anyone, i just feel like i wont get into a university the traditional route so i was looking into rn-bsn, since i see now that is not an option, do i go for my LPN? and then rn-bsn?
ps: at what time period am i required to take the TEAS? before my LPN? (i cant be a ADN because i have an AA not a AS)

TEAS is before entering the LPN program. After getting your license, if you choose the RN track, finish prerequisites for the program, then apply. Once you finish the RN program, then you can sit for boards.

applewhitern, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

Nursemia, I think you need to contact a nursing school and talk to a counselor there about your options; you seem to be confused about how it all works. I don't know why you say you probably can't get into a university by the "traditional" route, but it might be even harder to get into a nursing school. Also, having an AA versus an AS has nothing whatsoever to do with becoming an RN. You can get either one, but you cannot just "become an RN" by taking NCLEX or by having an associate; you must first actually attend a nursing school and graduate as a candidate to take NCLEX. Look online at a school of nursing near you and see what their requirements are.

2bnursemia · Nov 7, 2014

Nursemia, I think you need to contact a nursing school and talk to a counselor there about your options; you seem to be confused about how it all works. I don't know why you say you probably can't get into a university by the "traditional" route, but it might be even harder to get into a nursing school. Also, having an AA versus an AS has nothing whatsoever to do with becoming an RN. You can get either one, but you cannot just "become an RN" by taking NCLEX or by having an associate; you must first actually attend a nursing school and graduate as a candidate to take NCLEX. Look online at a school of nursing near you and see what their requirements are.

i say i cant get into nursing the traditional route because i did poorly my first semester and recieved an F in one of my (fortunately) non-science course, and was looking for alternative routes.

ButterflyRN90, ASN, RN · Nov 7, 2014

i say i cant get into nursing the traditional route because i did poorly my first semester and recieved an F in one of my (fortunately) non-science course, and was looking for alternative routes.

Um. I got Ds and Fs my first year of college. Not proud of it, but what they mostly look for is science courses and your prereqs. I retook a class and passed with an A. Those other grades are still there, but one F isn't going to prevent you from entering the traditional manner.