Tennessee

For PN licensure:

• Must graduate from a board-approved program;
• Rules and Regulations of Licensed Practical Nurses

For RN licensure:

• Must graduate from a board-approved program;
• Rules and Requirements of Registered Nurses

For APRN licensure:

• Requirements
  • (d) A nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist who holds a Tennessee registered nurse license in good standing and current national specialty certification in the advanced practice specialty shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse on May 22, 2002, and shall be exempt from the requirement of a master's degree or higher in the nursing specialty if licensed in Tennessee and holding national specialty certification prior to July 1, 2005. Notwithstanding the previous requirements, a nurse anesthetist shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse if the nurse anesthetist graduated prior to January 1, 1999, from a nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation.

 

For more information:

• Tennessee Nurse Practice Act 
• Tennessee Nursing Rules and Regulations