The Commuter

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Specializes in Day program consultant DD/MR.

The Commuter I have a ? for you. The reason I want to ask you is cause we went to the same school ( different campus tho) for our LVN. When you moved to TX did you endorse you license or did you have to retake nclex? I'm thinking of moving out of CA and TX is one of the places I'm looking at, not sure if it will be before or after I get RN. If there is anyone else that can answer please do....Thank you in advance.

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

Once you pass NCLEX, you never need to retake it.

I was initially licensed in CA and endorsed my licensure into TX. Since I moved to TX immediately after completing the LVN program, I actually had the choice of obtaining initial licensure in TX without ever having to get a CA license. However, getting initially licensed in TX involved having to obtain 3 written recommendations. Since I'm not a "people person," there was no way I could have gotten 3 recommendations back then.

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Specializes in Day program consultant DD/MR.

Ok thank you, you are fast.....lol I thought maybe pn was different. is it like rn in the way that they review your program and make sure it qualifies to meet thier requirements?

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

Ok thank you, you are fast.....lol I thought maybe pn was different. is it like rn in the way that they review your program and make sure it qualifies to meet thier requirements?

Yes. They review your nursing program, conduct a criminal background check, and so forth.
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Specializes in Day program consultant DD/MR.

Thanks for the info.

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Commuter, I have a question for you also! My best friend who lives in California(huntington) is graduating in December from Nursing school. She is wanting to move to Texas(austin) when she graduates, but unsure about the exact procedure she should go about doing now(before she graduates) so that she can start looking/applying for jobs here in Texas. Also is it dependent on the different hospitals for sign on bonuses and such? Do you think its harder to switch states immediately after grad?

Thanks so much in advance! :)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Commuter, I have a question for you also! My best friend who lives in California(huntington) is graduating in December from Nursing school. She is wanting to move to Texas(austin) when she graduates, but unsure about the exact procedure she should go about doing now(before she graduates) so that she can start looking/applying for jobs here in Texas. Also is it dependent on the different hospitals for sign on bonuses and such? Do you think its harder to switch states immediately after grad?

Thanks so much in advance! :)

Hmmm. . .here's how my process occurred.

I completed an LVN program in California in October 2005. I moved to Texas 1 month later, and took NCLEX for California 1 month after arriving in my new home state. After I received the passing results via snail mail in January, I immediately started the process of obtaining Texas licensure by endorsement. This involves an application, fingerprint card, and other items. I received a temporary license in February, and a permanent Texas license in March.

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