Will I only use one license or should i use different license for each state?

I am a R.N. and in a few months time I am about to take my NCLEX in Ca. We all know that in order to work in the U.S. we need to pass that exam and in order to get the permit to take the test, each state has a different sets of requirement. I just want to ask that if ever I passed that licensure exam, will my licensure be limited only to the state where I got my license or could I practice my career as a nurse in any sate in the U.S.?

your license will be issued for the state that you take exams in, if you move out of state, you need a license for that state, but most states will endorse your license, which means you dont have to take boards again, just prove you have an active license, send your transcripts and money of course. if or when you move call the board of nursing for the new state and they will let you know what to do

well one licenc if your travelling and if you move to a stae you need a licenc for that state

it sure isnt going to hurt to have both anyway get it you earned it im sure. dont waste that time

that state only - but can have proviosonal in other states as a traveling nurse,

get a different licens

OK, I don't know for sure about RN's, but us docs have a choice. Once we take an exam in a state, say the state we want to practice in, we MUST pass the exam in that state to practice there. However, it's just as easy (if not quite as cheap) to take the exam in another, different state. That way, if you flunk the exam in that state, you can keep trying there until you get it right, or you can go to a different state and take THEIR exams. Once you've gotten a passed exam, and are licensed in the other state, then you can reciprocate your license into the state you want to practice in. Reciprocity is done all the time; it doesn't make a black mark on your record or anything; it's just a procedure done to allow a professional to move to another state and to avoid having to take the exam all over again. After we've forgotten all that we knew when we took the first exam. Some of us collect licenses from various states, some because we move a lot, some because we get into trouble in one state and don't want that nasty old malpractice case to dog us all over the state. I, for one, had 5 different states' licenses. (I did locum tenens work; I wasn't fleeing the law). Some docs just hold onto the license in the state they want to live in, and let the others lapse when time came to renew them. However, I've also heard (and I don't know if this is true) that you should always keep the license in the state where you passed the exams active. This is just in case you someday might want to move to a different state; then you'll have to reciprocate the original license in the state you passed into the one you're moving to. Otherwise, you'd have to take the exams again, and go through the whole process.

Of course, there is an alternate way; you could join the military. The U.S. military doesn't mess with state licenses. Once you're on active duty, you can practice at any military hospital in the world. Then, if you want to go "outside", you may be able to reciprocate your military license into the state you want to. I'm not certain about this, however.

At least, that's the way it was done when I got my license way back in1971. It all could have changed completely by now, in which case I've wasted your and my time with this convoluted answer.

Good Luck in your exams.

once you have your licenses you will have it from that state and if you move you will haft to get a new state licenses to that state
and so on...........
here in the USA

you have to go to the state board of licensing in the state you move to and apply for their license. most of the time you don;t have to take a different test, just pay for the license. but, it depends on the state you were originally licensed in and where you are going to practice. New York has very high standards and the understanding is that if you pass the licensure for new york state you can pretty much be licensed anywhere.