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The Entity List is a trade restriction list published by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), consisting of certain foreign persons, entities, or governments. [1] It is published as Supplement 4 of Part 744 of the Code of Federal Regulations. [2]
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 .
Registered Nursing, Board of (RN) Rehabilitation, Department of (DOR) Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of; Respiratory Care Board of California (RCB) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy; San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC) San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC)
This step requires the accredited school of nursing to submit a certification of graduation directly to The Wisconsin Board of Nursing. [11] Once an individual has passed the NCLEX examination they are granted an RN license. To be licensed as an APRN, a similar process occurs. Graduation from an accredited Master's or Doctoral program is required.
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.
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 ...
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 .
The preferred regulator term for advanced practice nursing in the United States is Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Nursing in the United States is regulated at the state level. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) drafts consensus models of proposed legislation for the individual states to implement. In 2008, the NCSBN's ...