NCLEX practice questions for Texas nurses & students

How to register for the NCLEX in Texas

1. 1. Apply for licensure by examination with the Texas Board of Nursing and meet its eligibility requirements.
2. 2. Register for the NCLEX with Pearson VUE and pay the exam fee.
3. 3. Once the board finds you eligible, you receive an Authorization to Test (ATT) and schedule at a Pearson VUE test center.
4. 4.Use NursingCEA’s topic quizzes and study guides to prepare in the meantime.

Nursing schools in Texas

A few of the nursing programs based in Texas:

• •The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
• •Texas A&M University College of Nursing
• •UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing
• •Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing

License renewal & continuing education in Texas

License renewal

every two years

RN continuing education

Continuing competency each two-year licensing period is met by either completing 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) in the nurse’s current area of practice, or achieving, maintaining, or renewing a board-approved national nursing certification in that area of practice.

Required topics

nursing jurisprudence and ethics (2 contact hours, once every third licensing period), older adult / geriatric care (nurses whose practice includes older adults), human trafficking prevention (nurses providing direct patient care), forensic evidence collection (one-time, for nurses working in emergency-department settings)

The mandatory topics are targeted requirements that apply only to nurses in the relevant role, setting, or patient population, not to every nurse; see Board Rule 216 for full applicability.

NursingCEA does not provide continuing-education credit, contact hours, or certificates — we offer free practice questions and study material only. Requirements are set by the Texas Board of Nursing and change over time; always confirm the current rules with the board.