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2. Nurse licensure - Wikipedia

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   Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.

3. Nursing credentials and certifications - Wikipedia

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   Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education, licensure, certification, and fellowship.

4. List of professional designations in the United States

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   An NRP must be certified by the NREMT to be eligible for initial state licensure Licensed Clinical Social Worker: LCSW State licensed Social Worker Licensed Master Social Worker: LMSW State licensed Social Worker Licensed Practical Nurse: LPN Licensed by a state board of nursing and works under the direction of a Registered Nurse Licensed ...

5. Licensed practical nurse - Wikipedia

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   The National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN), a computer-based national licensing exam developed and administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, is the exam required to obtain licensure as a LPN/LVN.

6. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This exam, upon completion of the nursing program, measures a student's readiness for the NCLEX-RN licensure exam [23] administered through the National Council of State Nursing Boards. Successful completion of NCLEX-RN is required for state licensure as an RN. Nurses may complete licensing requirements in more than one state.

7. Board of nursing - Wikipedia

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   A board of nursing is a regulatory body that oversees the practice of nursing within a defined jurisdiction, typically a state or province. The board typically approves and oversees schools of nursing within its jurisdiction and also handles all aspects of nurse licensure. In the US, state and territorial boards of nursing comprise the National ...

8. California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing ...

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   California has the only legislatively mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in the country. [3] In December 2020, during the fall/winter COVID-19 pandemic surge, governor Gavin Newsom gave all hospitals a temporary waiver from those mandates, which allowed hospitals, for example, to have ICU nurses care for three patients rather than two.

9. Nurse Licensure Compact - Wikipedia

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   The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...