How do nursing licensure work if you move to a different state?


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I’m in an LPN program that starts this month and it’s a year long program. Once I complete the program I can take the state boards. I live in Florida but I don’t think I want to stay in Florida once I complete school. Do I have to take the state board exam for which ever state I move to? How does this work?

3 Comments so far

  1. datdymerie25 on July 16, 2010 8:42 pm

    No, You can transfer your license to another state.

  2. gimeabrak2000 on July 16, 2010 8:55 pm

    Ask one of your instructors or contact your local vocation nursing board,
    Some states take license’s from others,
    my wisconsin license is good in a few other states
    says on my license multi-state
    go to google
    put on Florida vocational nurses board, maybe you can find your answer which states, I believe Florida is one of the states.
    if not look for a contact phone number and call and ask, if yourlicense is good in any other state, or will be should i say
    If not , no big, deal
    All you do after you graduate and you decide you want to move to a state that is not recipical,
    you contact your local board, you will have the contact info by then.
    and ask them how to go about, getting a license in another state
    usually in my experience have had license’s in 5 different states
    you file out forms pay fees , wait and boom that is about it
    you don’t have to take any tests again

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