N.H. Code Admin. R. Nur 303.02 - Registered and Practical Nurse Examinations
(a) Each person
seeking licensure as an LPN and who graduated from a nursing education program
in the United States or Canada shall take and pass the NCLEX-PN
examination.
(b) Each person
seeking licensure as an RN and who graduated from a nursing education program
in the United States or Canada, except Quebec, shall take and pass the NCLEX-RN
examination, unless the applicant meets the requirement for endorsement under
Nur
304.02.
(c) Each person seeking licensure as an RN or
LPN and who graduated from a nursing education program outside the United
States or Canada or has graduated from a nursing program in Quebec shall:
(1) Provide a certificate of a passing grade
from an examination endorsed by the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing, issued within the 2 years prior to the date of the
application;
(2) Provide evidence
the applicant has received educational credentials review from an institution
accredited by the National Council State Boards of Nursing; and meets English
language requirements pursuant to
Nur
302.01(a); and
(3) Provide verification of any existing
nursing license from the issuing jurisdiction.
(d) For graduates of programs within the US
or Canadian Provinces where the NCLEX is required, the NCLEX shall be taken
within 6 months of graduation from an approved school of nursing.
(e) Notwithstanding (d) above, the following
individuals may take the NCLEX examination at any time following graduation
from an approved school of nursing:
(1)
Graduates of foreign nursing schools that have:
a. Practiced in the licensed role for a
minimum of 400 hours within the past 4 years before filing the application;
and
b. Have met the requirements of
Nur
303.02(c); and
(2) Graduates of Canadian nursing schools
that have:
a. Practiced in the licensed role
for a minimum of 400 hours within the past 4 years before filing the
application; and
b. Are taking
NCLEX for licensure.
(f) An applicant required by this part to
obtain a passing grade on the NCLEX examination shall have a lifetime total of
5 opportunities within a consecutive 3 year period to obtain a passing grade on
the examination.
(g) An applicant
may take the examination 3 times without intervention by the board.
(h) Prior to a fourth attempt:
(1) The applicant shall submit to the board a
written plan of remediation and propose measures the applicant intends to
implement in order to pass the exam;
(2) Once the board receives a plan of
remediation, it shall review the proposed remediation plan, and:
a. Approve the plan if it addresses the
applicant's barriers to passing the examination;
b. Deny the plan if it fails to adequately
address such barriers, and return it to the applicant with written findings of
the reason(s) for denial; and
c.
The applicant may submit a revised plan of remediation for consideration by the
board; and
(3) The
remediation plan shall:
a. Be completed no
more than one year prior to taking the examination, and
b. The applicant shall submit evidence of
completion of the remediation plan prior to again sitting for the
examination.
(i) Following a fourth failure to obtain a
passing grade on the required NCLEX examination, an applicant shall not be
permitted to retake the examination for the fifth and final time unless the
following occurs:
(1) The applicant submits to
the board a second and updated written plan of remediation and proposes
measures the applicant intends to implement in order to pass the
exam;
(2) Once the board receives a
plan of remediation, it shall review the proposed remediation plan, and either:
a. Approve the plan if it addresses the
applicant's barriers to passing the examination; or
b. Deny the plan if it fails to adequately
address such barriers. If the board does so, it shall return the plan to the
applicant with written findings of the reason(s) for denial.
(3) The remediation plan shall:
a. Be completed no more than one year prior
to taking the examination, and
b.
The applicant shall submit evidence of completion of the remediation plan prior
to again sitting for the examination.
Notes
#5925 Interim, eff 11-21-94; ss by #6010, eff 3-25-95; ss by #6778, eff 6-26-98; ss by #8664, INTERIM, eff 6-24-06, EXPIRED: 12-21-06
New.#8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #9395, eff 2-25-09; ss by #10298, eff 3-22-13
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