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  • 2024 NCSBN Annual Meeting | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2024 NCSBN Annual Meeting | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in About NCSBN About NCSBN Governance & Staff Board of Directors Departments & Services Careers NCSBN Benefits Open Positions Events Meeting Resources Business Expense Reimbursement Form Past Events Annual Meetings Midyear Meetings Ne ...

  • Model_Rules_Redlined.pdf

    1 NCSBN Model Rules | www.ncsbn.org Model Rules Redlined NCSBN MODEL RULES (2021) Table of Contents Chapter 1. Title and Purpose 1 Chapter 2. Definitions 1 Chapter 3. Scope of RN, LPN/VN and APRN Practice 2 Chapter 4. Board of Nursing (BON) 4 Chapter 5. RN, LPN/VN and APRN Licensure and Exemptions 5 Chapter 6. Prelicensure Nursing Education 13 Chapter 7. Discipline Board Action and Proceedings 22 Chapter 8. APRN 24 http://www.ncsbn.org/ 2 NCSBN Model Rules | www.ncsbn.org Model Rules Redlined Chapter 1.

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2024.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2024 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 102,593 1.52% ALASKA 19,051 0.28% AMERICAN SAMOA 68 0.00% ARIZONA 125,690 1.86% ARKANSAS 61,850 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 8.15% CALIFORNIA-VN 113,349 1.68% COLORADO 95,127 1.41% CONNECTICUT 95,288 1.41% DELAWARE 24,648 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 44,658 0.66% FLORIDA 446,319 6.62% GEORGIA 177 ...

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2023.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2023 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 124,329 1.88% ALASKA 21,574 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 302 0.00% ARIZONA 122,965 1.86% ARKANSAS 60,900 0.92% CALIFORNIA-RN 523,864 7.92% CALIFORNIA-VN 110,453 1.67% COLORADO 95,439 1.44% CONNECTICUT 92,955 1.41% DELAWARE 22,844 0.35% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 46,635 0.71% FLORIDA 435,970 6.59% GEORGIA 17 ...

  • Aggregate-AllActiveLicensesTable2025.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN & PN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2025 Jurisdiction Number of RN & PN Licenses Percent of Total Licenses ALABAMA 107,541 1.56% ALASKA 23,138 0.33% AMERICAN SAMOA 229 0.00% ARIZONA 127,844 1.85% ARKANSAS 63,179 0.91% CALIFORNIA-RN 591,891 8.57% CALIFORNIA-VN 116,250 1.68% COLORADO 96,726 1.40% CONNECTICUT 94,458 1.37% DELAWARE 22,434 0.32% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 51,923 0.75% FLORIDA 449,582 6.51% GEORGIA 17 ...

  • LTL_Fall2025.pdf

    Bringing Nursing Regulation & Education Together FALL 2025 continued Preparing Clinical Educators to Bridge the Gaps in Clinical Education By Lisa González, PhD, RN, CNE, CCRN, Professor in Nursing, College of Southern Maryland; Tiffany Condren, PhD, RN, RNC, CHSE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, William Jewell College; Sabrina Bielefeldt, PhD, RN, OCN, CNE, CHSE, Professor, Montgomery College Lisa González, PhD, RN, CNE, CCRN Tiffany Condren, PhD, RN, RNC, CHSE Sabrina Bielefeldt, PhD, RN, OCN, CNE, CHSE T he call for practice-ready graduates has never been louder, placing renewed attention on the role of clinical education in shaping how nurses think and make decisions.

  • InFocus_Vol2_2025.pdf

    Service awards will be given to the following executive officers of nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs): Five Years • Loretta (Lori) Melby, MSN, RN, executive officer, California Board of Registered Nursing • Crystal Tillman, DNP, RN, CPNP, PMHNP-BC, FRE, executive officer, North Carolina Board of Nursing • Wendy Miller, MSN, RN, executive secretary, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing • Linda Young, MS, RN, FRE, executive director, South Dakota Board of Nursing ...

  • InFocus_Winter_2020.pdf

    With the gracious permission of Loyola University’s School of Nursing in Maywood, Ill., NCSBN and CCPP shot several spots at the school’s Health Sciences Lab. The 30-second commercial utilized NCSBN staff from across the organization and new NCLEX staff members Latrice Johnson, MS, test development manager, Examinations, and Emily Petersen MS, MJ, APRN, RN, CPNP, RN test development associate II, who doubled as actors and expert advisers. In addition to NCSBN staff, two professional actors were hired to play the main roles in the spot, one of whom is actually an RN. Playing the younger nurse in the scenario, her expertise added to the realism and made it easier for NCSBN’s nursing experts to explain what she needed to do in each scene.

  • PROGRAM CODES

    Email completed form to programcodes@ncsbn.org *Only one program is allowed per form.* Required Information: Date: Nursing Regulatory Body: Name: Title: Email: Phone: ext. (Confirmation of changes will be sent to this email address) Section A: New Programs Only Program Name: City of Physical Location: Type of Program: PN RN-Diploma RN-Associate RN-Baccalaureate RN- MSN RN-ND Mailing Address: City: State/Province/Territory: Zip/Postal Code: Website: Em ...

  • Nov2023-NCSBNSymposium_LivestreamOverview.pdf

    This solutions-oriented symposium will bring together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety. NCSBN Symposium: Kristin Benton Executive Director, Texas Board of Nursing Debbie Dawson Hatmaker, PhD, RN, FAAN Chief Nursing Officer, American Nurses Association (ANA) Victoria J. Priola, PsyD Psychologist/Practitioner, Powers Wellness & Consulting Group Evelyn (Eve) Poczatek, MBA Director, Strategic Initiatives, RUSH | Rush Wellness Kim Esquibel, PhD, MSN, RN Executive Director, Maine State Board of Nursing Panel on Wellness | 10:45 am – 11:30 am Panel on Staffing | 9:45 am – 10:30 am Beverly (Bev) Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN President and CEO, National League for Nursing Karen C.