Time Limit on NCLEX-Tx BON

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Hi,

I am new here, I made this account because I have questions that hopefully someone can help with or have been in the same situation. I graduated nursing school (BSN) in 2014 in the Philippines. I took my first NCLEX-RN (Texas BON) the same year. A lot of things happened in between, got married and my husband and I have a job that needed for us to travel all the time. We would just go back to the states once every 4-5 months in which we spend maybe a week or two here.

Now I am pregnant and will be in the US for a while since I can't travel for the job since it's a risky pregnancy so I wanted to try taking my NCLEX again, since I've put it off for so long. PROBLEM is, upon checking my eligibility for Texas BON, it says in RED:

Not Completed *RE-EDUCATION

So I see that re-education is required since I failed to obtain a license within 4 years of graduation. I am asked to "complete a nursing program" in order to be deemed legible to take the NCLEX. Now, I did not see it coming and it frustrated me sadly.

My question is what do they exactly mean by "RE-EDUCATION"? Does this mean the whole nursing program? That my 4 years in nursing school is now a complete waste? Can I apply for other state's Board of Nursing? What are my options?

I hope someone can enlighten me, I am clueless at this point. Thank you.

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On 1/31/2019 at 9:52 PM, myfeetwander said:

Can I apply for other state's Board of Nursing? What are my options?

Hello! I'm also a graduate from Philippines. Yes you can apply to other states. I had also almost the same issue in California. In Cali my application was denied because they're requiring for the theory & clinical to be completed concurrently. The options they offered me was to study again or I can just take the LPN exam. I just applied in New york. In New York you'll only need to apply once. If you didn't get lucky after taking your exam, you just have to wait for 45 days and pay for the exam. As far as I know the application has no expiration. So you just have to pay at Pearson Vue and wait for your ATT. Then maybe you can try license by endorsement once you passed.

I think Texas is part of the Nursing License Compact. It would be easier for you to apply on other states under NLC too.

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