How to register for the NCLEX in Kentucky

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1) Register with the Kentucky Board of Nursing:

Kentucky Board of Nursing

Contact: Paula Schenk, Executive Director

Address:
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222

Phone: 502.429.3300
Fax: 502.429.3311
Website: www.kbn.ky.gov


2) Register to take the NCLEX test with Pearson Vue. Registration can be done by telephone, on the web, or by snail mail.

3) Pearson Vue will send you a confirmation of registration.

4) The Kentucky Nursing Board that you applied to will send you confirmation of your eligibility to take the test (this must be done within 365 days from your original registration)

5) Pearson Vue will send you an Authorization To Test (ATT). The exam must be taken in appx. ninety days, depending on the state.

6) Once you get an ATT, you schedule your exam. You can find a testing center near you, plus a convenient time by visiting Pearson Vue. You schedule your exam either by phone or on the web.

7) Pearson Vue will then send you a confirmation that your NCLEX test has been scheduled.

Testing Centers in Kentucky:

Louisville, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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