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Friday,September21,2012
UPDATE:ItookmyNCLEXRNjustthisWednesday,October
16,2013,9:00amPhilippineStandardTime,atPearson
ProfessionalCenter,TridentTowerMakati,MetroManila.Itried
thePearsonVueTrickabout3hourslater,gotagoodpopup,and
lastnight,October18,Ifoundoutthroughmyunofficialquick
resultspostedonmyPearsonVueaccountthatIpassed!Iwill
createaseparateposttosharemyNCLEXRNexperiencesoon!:)
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AboutMe
Nin Aguila
Nin is a 22-year-oldslash-12-year-old Filipina
supergirl wannabe who
dreams of saving the
world one Westlife song at a time.
An idealist, an animal rights activist,
a procrastinator, and occasionally, a
mediocre she is a believer of fairy
tales and happy-ever-afters. She eats
cereals for dinner. One day, she will
stumble on her pot of gold and she
will marry her prince whom she
wishes to be perfectly Irish.
Ihavecomeacrossmanyfriendsandacquaintanceswhoaskedmeforhelpandquestions
abouthowIprocessedmyapplicationtobealicensednurseintheUSA.Totellyouhonestly,
I am just as clueless as they are when I was first starting last July. I think I am blessed
enoughtohavefriendswhohelpedmefigureitalloutbecause,asmanyofyouhaveknown,
itisntawalkinthepark.Andboy,itisntcheapeither.
WhenIpassedmylocalboardswhichItooklastJuly2011,Ioriginallywantedtotakethe
NCLEXrightaway.I,however,optedtopostponetheapplicationduetootherprioritiesand
takingintoconsiderationthefactthattherearenojobofferstoFilipinoNurseslikemyselfin
theUSandthatIaminneedofatleastayearclinicalorhospitalexperience(which isnt
easytogetatthistime)inordertobeconsidered.MyoriginalplanwastoapplytotheState
ofVermont.WhyVermontyouask?Ifmysourcesarecorrect,theStateofVermontisone
of the states which process applications faster, that in just a span of four months you can
already take the test. Since I put my thought of applying on hold, the State of Vermont
changed some of its requirements and is now requiring its applicants to have a valid US
SocialSecurityNumberwhichIdonothavesinceIamnotanImmigranttotheUS.So
majorchangeofplansandbacktozeroalloveragain.Anotheroptionwastoapplyinthe
State of California since my family is there, however the California Board of Nursing has
modifiedprovisionsandhasgottenstricter,nottomentionthey,too,requireavalidSSN.So
noluckthere.TheStateofArizona,wheremysisterisatthemoment,isoutofthepictureas
wellsincetheyrequireSSN,too.
Soifyouaregettingthedrift,mywholeideawheretoapplyisdependentontheideaofwhich
statedoesnotrequireSSN.Why?BecauseyoucannotworkintheUSwithoutavalidSSN.I
amnotsurewhatotherstatesdoesnotrequireSSNbutIhavebeentoldbyafriendthatthe
StateofNewYorkdoesnt.SinceNewYorkisaprettygoodplacetopractice,regardlessofthe
high cost of living, I am determined to try. From there I started building my New York
dreams.
IhavecompiledtheseriesofstepstotakeinapplyingforlicensureintheStateofNewYork.
IfthisistheStateyouwishtogetlicensedat,continuereading.Ifnot,thendecidefirstwhere
thenstartfromthere.
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DownloadtheApplicationFormsandbrochuresathttp://cgfns.org/sections/programs/cvs
EverythingyouneedtoknowaboutCGFNSisthere.Youcaneitherapplyonlineorviamail,
again, the difference is there. I applied online because it is cheaper and faster. Mind you
thoughthatCVStakesabout4to12monthstobeprocessed.Andtheywillonlygiveyoua
year to have everything sent and accomplished or your application will be voided and you
needtoapplyandpayagain.
Mail the duly accomplished Application Forms to: PO Box 8628, Philadelphia, PA
191018628.ImailedmyaccomplishedformsthroughDHLinfrontofthePRC.Youwill
probablygetconfused(likeIdid)whytheaddressthecourierwillsendittoistoadifferent
address or office but under CGFNS as well. I was told that they do not send documents or
parcels to PO boxes because no one will sign for it. I asked the manong there so many
questionsandintheendhegotirritatedtomeandtoldmehehasbeendealingwiththisfor
yearsandnotonedocumentgotlostornotreceived.SoItrustedhimandmailedanditwas
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received by CGFNS. Check the status on your account online. Mailing via DHL costs Php
1400andthatisforthreedays.
CGFNSwillcontactyourschoolandyourlicensingbodywhichisthePhilippineRegulation
Commission(PRC)toauthenticateyourtranscriptofrecordsandlicenserespectively.Thisis
an office to office transaction. Once your school and PRC receive the documents from
CGFNS, they will mail it back to them. This will take a while, almost forever, I have been
told, and I just got from my school and PRC to check if they received it already but I was
askedtocheckonitagainsinceIjustappliedforCGFNSthisearlyAugust.Onceyourschool
andPRCsenttheauthenticateddocumentstoPRC,CGFNSwillreviewthisandwillsenda
reporttoNYSEDorNYBON.OnceNYBONreceivedtheissuedreportfromCGFNSthatyour
CVSiscompleted,youwillreceiveyoureligibilitytotaketheexam.
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CGFNSwillnotnotifyyouthatanissuedreporttoNYSEDwassentsomakesurethatyou
check the status of your application online. If in any case you have not received your
eligibility after CGFNS issued a report to NY, you can email them and ask about it at
[email protected]
Step3.2:AccomplishandmailtheNYApplicationForm
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DownloadApplicationFormsathttp://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurseforms.htm
MailthedulyaccomplishedApplicationFormswiththeapplicationfeeto:
NewYorkStateEducationDepartment,OfficeoftheProfessions,POBox22063,
Albany,
NY12201.
I mailed this a day later I mailed my CGFNS documents. You have to accomplish this
alongside CGFNS but you can also delay it as NYSED wont process your application until
CVSiscompletedandanissuedreporthasbeensenttoNYSED.
Themodeofpayment(bankdraftormoneyorder)canbeconfusingaswellsomakesureyou
readtheapplicationformandeverythinginit.Asforme,IpaidusingabankdraftfromPNB.
I dont really know how it works as I had my parents processed it for me. The payment
should be made in dollars for $140 and for bank drafts I think you need to have a dollar
accountinaninternationallyrecognizedbankandtheywillissueacheckpaidtoNYSED.I
usedthePhilippineNationalBank(PNB)andtheyhaveanofficeinNewYork.Iheardyou
canalsouseMetrobankandBancodeOro(BDO)aswell.
From this on, you have to wait for the issued report of CGFNS to NYSED by checking the
statusofyourorderorapplicationontheCGFNSwebsiteandtheeligibilitytotakethetest
fromNYSED.
Step4:Onceyoureceivedyoureligibility,registertotakethetest
Gotohttp://www.pearsonvue.comandthetestisforabout$200.
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IhavenottakenthisstepyetasIamstillontheCGFNSCVSpart.:)
If you have seen that you have an issued report already and you have not received your
eligibilityyet,youcanemailNYSED.Waitfortheeligibilitytotakethetestbeforeyouapply
fortheactualexamination.
Step5:WaitforyourATT
OnceyouregisteredtoPearsonValue,waitforamaxof48hoursandyou'llreceiveyourATT.
TheATTmightbereceivedalittlelater,likeaweekorsomethingtosomecases.
Step6:Schedulethetest
IhavenotfigureoutwhereIlltakethetestyet.
Step7:TakeandPassthetest!
InGodswill,inaspanof1year,orhopefullyevenless,IwillalreadytakemyNCLEX.Butas
ofnow,Iamselfreviewing,sobynextyear,IcanstartsavoringthebeginningofmyNew
Yorkdreams.:)
ThisisprettymuchwhatIknowaboutit.Asyoucansee,Iamjusttryingtofigureitallout
myself.Iamjustthankfultomyfriends(Louie,KuyaJP,AteJustine,andRed)forhelping
meoutandforpatientlyansweringmysometimesannoyingandstupidquestionsaboutthe
application.
Shouldyouhavequestions,feelfreetocomment.Ifyou,too,areanapplicantwhoistryingto
figureitalloutyourselflikeme,letshelpeachotherandIwouldlovetohearfromyou!:)
Helpothersgetahead.Remember:
Youwillalwaysstandtallerwithsomeoneelseonyourshoulder.
Nin
Posted by Nin Aguila at 9/21/2012 10:54:00 AM
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aina April 1, 2013 at 9:19 PM
Hey. Just did it on my own din. Im on step four. Im on the right track!!! ;)
question lng.. if we pass, i dont hv ssn too im a fil ctzen.. pano n tau mkkwork??
Hit me up at [email protected]
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Hi! How was your application? If you have question, I will be delighted
to answer some and help you. Thanks!
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Hi! Thank you! I'm glad you find this post helpful.
About your question... It really depends on which state you are
planning to apply the NCLEX and get licensed at. There are some
states that allow applicants to take the NCLEX-RN even without a
valid SSN provided that they acquire one to sustain the license. Others
on the other hand allow you to take it and get licensed without any
catch thereafter, in short, you take the exam, you pass, you get the
license, that's it. As for future plans to work in the US, yes, we need to
acquire a valid SSN and the only way to do that is to work there
and/or be granted of a visa of any kind and get a job offer. I, too, am
taking the NCLEX for additional points for my CV and basically to be a
USRN, regardless if I will be working there in the near future or not.
Good luck on your NCLEX application / exam and future plans!
Nin
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Nin Aguila
Hi! Thank you! How's your application? Your CGFNS CVS will be faster because
they only have to contact your school for authentication. It took mine some time
in PRC for obvious reasons.
I started seriously studying just this June. I haven't taken the exam, I haven't
even scheduled it, so I'm taking my sweet time to study so I can assess myself
when I can take it. But honestly, it isn't as serious as one should expect. I enrolled
myself in a review center because I don't have that much materials and
structure. But thing is, it is like self-studying but you are in a confined and
comfortable environment with lesser distractions. Though anyone can just study
on their own, it depends if you really can study at home, which in my case, I can't
because of the distractions (TV, bed, etc). The books I use right now are the books
provided by the center, a book where the basics and summary of each of the
systems are divided into chapters, a book that contains the topics frequently
tested in the NCLEX-RN which is pretty much like the first book, Kaplan 20112012 Q&A. I am also planning to buy the Saunder's Comprehensive Review Guide
Q&A for when I ran out of questions in my QBank.
As for the tips, answer as many questions as you can. I answer no more than
250 a day. Read on the topics again to review or refresh your mind. Do not think
that what you learned at school or in the practice is correct. Always, always,
questions the answer / what to do and rationalize in accordance to the Ivory
Tower of Nursing that the NCLEX - RN is after. And do not rush, study at your
own pace. Do not force yourself to study when you don't feel like it. Study
happily. :)
When I pass the NCLEX, I don't think I'll be able to leave the country right away
to practice in the US. When I pass the NCLEX... I haven't thought much about it
yet. I need to study and pass the exam first. :)
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Nin Aguila
Hi! Thank you! I wish there was something like this when I was
starting, I would have saved a lot of time, effort, and money! :) I have
not completed the mandated courses. I've been told it's okay since I
won't be practicing there. I started August 2012. The CVS took 4-5
months, August to late December or early January this year. I received
my eligibility from NYSED this March, after a month since my report
was issued by CGFNS. I opted for the mail and had it addressed to my
sister's US address. Please see latest post for updates. Thanks!
After you register for the CVS of CGFNS, you will be asked to print
some pages, those are the forms you have to mail. I believe that
includes the form for authentication of school and PRC, your proof of
payment, and then your application form.
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Hi! Thank you for the tips! I am currently using Saunders 5th Ed Q&A
as well.
I advise you to process your papers this early because CVS takes time.
By the time you are to take the exam you might have forgotten the
things you've reviewed that you have to re-do it again, unless of
course, you review constantly. I am on my 3rd month of review and
I've already forgotten some things I've studied on my 1st months. But
continue studying! Let me know if you have questions! Good luck!
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Hi! New York is one of the few states that allow foreign nurses /
nursing graduated to get licensed regardless if you will be working
there anytime soon or at all. For the time being at least. The only way
to work there is to get sponsorship from an agency which has
employment contacts / hospitals in the US. That, too, is my dilemma
since there aren't that many employers and if there are, they are
after those who already have Priority Dates and a handful of hospital
experience.
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Hello! I think I have answered your question on the other post. Sorry
for the late reply!
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Hi. Sorry for the delay in response. I did not accomplish that part
because I am not applying for a limited permit but for licensure. I bet
that is your goal, too. Everything has to be mailed to NYSED.
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Hi. Thank you! That is not necessary so long as you have read and
understood what is in the application packet. If you have doubts or
questions with the requirements, it is, of course, best to call /e-mail
NYSED and CGFNS.
Hi. Yes, that is possible. Some even do not declare their Philippine RN
License for faster transaction for the CVS in New York State. I am not
sure, however, regarding the other states.
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Nin Aguila
Hi! That shouldn't be generally the case because they have reciprocity
process. If you hold a license in one state, you can have it endorsed to
another state provided that you met the requirements set forth by
the other state.
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Hi. What about it is not clear to you? Let me know. You may e-mail
me for faster response.
Nin Aguila
Hi. What about it is not clear to you? Let me know. You may e-mail
me for faster response.
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Thank you!
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You can check yes then take it right away or by the time you are
going to take the exam. It doesn't matter. The courses are very easy.
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