Very Confusing by ENDORSEMENTplease help

Bella RN, BSN, MSN · Feb 24, 2010

Not sure but contact your country and see if they can help. It seems like Texas is a tough state and their BON doesn't play. They don't cut any corners and want to have all i's dotted and t's crossed. I had my license endorsed to Texas from another state as well.

elkpark · Feb 24, 2010

Most state BONs "don't cut corners and want to have all i's dotted and t's crossed." That's kinda the point of regulating a licensed occupation. I would not want to need nursing care in a state where the BON was lax and casual about regulating licensure and practice. Here is the language from the Texas Board rules about licensure:

"4) For an applicant who has graduated from a nursing education program outside of the United States or National Council jurisdictions--verification of LVN licensure as required in 217.4(a)(1) or verification of RN licensure must be submitted from their country of education or as evidenced in a Credential Evaluation Service (CES) Full Education Course-by-Course Report from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), Educational Records Evaluation Service (ERES), or the International Education Research Foundation (IERF), as well as meeting all other requirements in paragraphs (2) - (3) of this subsection. "

http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=22&pt=11&ch=217&rl=5

Looks like they require licensure in your home country in order to be eliglble for licensure in TX. Some US states require this and some don't, which is entirely within their rights as the regulating board(s).

Not sure how you're going to get around it if the state Board requires it. Best wishes.

Bella RN, BSN, MSN · Feb 25, 2010

Most state BONs "don't cut corners and want to have all i's dotted and t's crossed." That's kinda the point of regulating a licensed occupation. I would not want to need nursing care in a state where the BON was lax and casual about regulating licensure and practice. Here is the language from the Texas Board rules about licensure:
"4) For an applicant who has graduated from a nursing education program outside of the United States or National Council jurisdictions--verification of LVN licensure as required in 217.4(a)(1) or verification of RN licensure must be submitted from their country of education or as evidenced in a Credential Evaluation Service (CES) Full Education Course-by-Course Report from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), Educational Records Evaluation Service (ERES), or the International Education Research Foundation (IERF), as well as meeting all other requirements in paragraphs (2) - (3) of this subsection. "
http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=22&pt=11&ch=217&rl=5
Looks like they require licensure in your home country in order to be eliglble for licensure in TX. Some US states require this and some don't, which is entirely within their rights as the regulating board(s).
Not sure how you're going to get around it if the state Board requires it. Best wishes.

Texas is the only state I have encountered that requires you to take a 50 question state mandated test to be endorsed. Hawaii doesn't do that, California doesn't do that, NY doesn't do that. That was also the first state that I had to physically get my fingerprints done out of state for endorsement and mail in. They didn't just use the NURSYS verification system like other states that endorsed me. That is what I meant in regards to the thorough checking i.e "crossing t's and dotting i's" Yes that is a given that our BON's would regulate who can and can't practice nursing--that is one of the reasons they are there for. I just thought Texas took it a little further for endorsement than the other states. They must have there own rationale for that. :twocents:

angel444 · Feb 25, 2010

if u did not have RN in your country how where u able to do nclex

well i have the same problem too,am in texas a foreigh trained nurse.am afraid to do test of english as a language, as part of their requiment for nclex ,what do i do

ehlay · Feb 25, 2010

first of all thanks for all the replies... for gentledv09... i took the California NCLEX since before they don't have mandatory requirements of CGNFS in which you have to be RN license from your country before you get this exam... that was why i took the oppurtunity to take their NCLEx exam.

SB56 · Dec 19, 2014

please help me on this... i applied for endorsement here in texas from california. i never had any experience as an RN since i just passed my NCLEX 5 months ago. I'm a foreign graduate. Here's the thing i already completed the Texas BON requirement for endorsement : fingerprint, credentials from the school, passed the NJE, and they just got the VOL from California. i called a while ago to know my Status and told me that they also need VOL from my country. huh? i just stated that i never worked as an RN in my country since i don't have any license over there.and the reason why i don't have any license is because i was in the middle of processing my petition here in US by my husband so why should i took exam right?. and they asked me if i use to work as RN then i stated that i worked as a volunteer student nurse not as an RN for 6 months. overall they told me that they need the VOL? what should i do?

hey I am going through the same issue now. Just wanted to know how did you solve ur issue? I really need ur help

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Dec 19, 2014

hey I am going through the same issue now. Just wanted to know how did you solve ur issue? I really need ur help

I wouldn't hold your breath. This is a 4+ year old thread and the OP you quoted hasn't been on this site since 2011

Flamingwallflower · Dec 26, 2014

please help me on this... i applied for endorsement here in texas from california. i never had any experience as an RN since i just passed my NCLEX 5 months ago. I'm a foreign graduate. Here's the thing i already completed the Texas BON requirement for endorsement : fingerprint, credentials from the school, passed the NJE, and they just got the VOL from California. i called a while ago to know my Status and told me that they also need VOL from my country. huh? i just stated that i never worked as an RN in my country since i don't have any license over there.and the reason why i don't have any license is because i was in the middle of processing my petition here in US by my husband so why should i took exam right?. and they asked me if i use to work as RN then i stated that i worked as a volunteer student nurse not as an RN for 6 months. overall they told me that they need the VOL? what should i do?

Well since you told them that you used to work as a volunteer student nurse, the board of nursing assumed that you had a special permit to practice nursing as a profession so they have to make sure that you had one or not to back your claims that you worked as a volunteer student nurse as such doesn't exist here in the US. Although there were GN's (Graduate Nurses) here in Texas, they still need permission from the BoN to practice nursing and that's usually passing the NCLEX or working on your NCLEX provided you are graduating from a Texas certified nursing school.