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2. National Council Licensure Examination - Wikipedia

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   The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States, Canada, and Australia since 1982, 2015, and 2020, respectively. [2] [3] There are two types: the NCLEX-RN and the NCLEX-PN. After graduating from a school of nursing, one takes the NCLEX exam to receive a nursing license.

3. 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 ...

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. List of exit examinations in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Arkansas Department of Education: Augmented Benchmark Examination [3] California: California Department of Education: California High School Exit Exam: CAHSEE Florida: Florida Department of Education: Florida Assessment of Student Thinking FAST Indiana: Indiana Department of Education: Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus: I ...

8. American Nurses Credentialing Center - Wikipedia

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   The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, [1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

9. Registered nurse - Wikipedia

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   A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license.