Moving to Houston!

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I graduated from the VN program here in California in Dec. 2003 and I haven't passed my board exam since. I took it 3 times and failed. I don't know what's wrong and I am losing hope. I am moving to Houston in a month and I was thinking about taking my board exam in there but I am not sure if I am eligible to take it since its been a while since I graduated. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do so that I'll be able the NCLEX PN in Texas?? Thanks everyone!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

:welcome:

Your time might be running out very quickly. In the state of Texas, you are permitted to sit for the NCLEX-PN an unlimited number of times within 4 years from your date of graduation. You state that you graduated in December 2003, and here we are in December 2007. If my calculations are correct, about 4 years has elapsed since your date of graduation.

Call the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners to receive a definitive answer to your question, as well as to discover if you have any other options. Good luck with your planned move!

Here's our California Nurses Forum: http://www.allnurses.com/forums/f137/

And our Texas Nurses Forum: http://www.allnurses.com/forums/f175/

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I'll go ahead and move this thread to the Texas Nurses Forum so that, hopefully, others in the state can respond with useful information. Good luck!

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Thanks!

but I think what I would do is that just take my board exam again here in california while living in Houston, so that when I pass my Nclex in CA, I can easily just work as a nurse in Houston...

In CA, there's no limit on how many tests you can take after you graduate the nursing program..

but now the problem i have is actually finding a job in Houston!! lol.

I'm moving in two weeks!! aww, i hope everything works out fine ;)

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