New Graduates: The Immediate Future

New Graduates

The Immediate Future

Chapter Objectives

1. Review the process for registering for the licensing exam.

2. Identify states participating in Nurse Compact licensure.

3. Elaborate on the decision making surrounding selection of the first job.

4. Identify specialty organizations in nursing.

5. Review the types of certification exams available to the nurse.

6. Discuss the importance of continued education in nursing.

National Council Licensing Exam

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Company under contract with NCSBON to administer NCLEX examination

Nursing Licensure Compact

States recognizing the license regulation of other states

Specialty certification

Exam credential specifying the candidate’s knowledge level within a specialty

PREPARING FOR LICENSURE EXAM

Entry into the practice of nursing in the United States and its territories is regulated by the licensing authorities within each jurisdiction. To ensure public protection, each jurisdiction requires a candidate for licensure to pass an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level registered nurse. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) develops two licensure examinations—the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses and the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses—that are used by state and territorial boards of nursing to assist in making licensure decisions.

The new nurse needs to decide where he or she wishes to be licensed. Most graduates take the exam in the state where they intend to work. They first contact the state board of nursing in the state where they intend to work; Table 21-1 lists the addresses of the various state boards of nursing.

Table 21-1

STATE BOARDS OF NURSING

State Boards of Nursing
Alabama Board of Nursing 770 Washington Ave. RSA Plaza, Suite 250 Montgomery, AL 36130-3900 Phone: (334) 242-4060 Fax: (334) 242-4360 http://www.abn.state.al.us/	Illinois Department of Professional Regulation James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 814-2715 Fax: (312) 814-3145 http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp	Montana State Board of Nursing PO Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 Phone: (406) 841-2345 Fax: (406) 841-2305 http://mt.gov/dli/nur/	Rhode Island Board of Nursing Registration and Nursing Education 105 Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 222-5700 Fax: (401) 222-3352 http://www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions/nurses.php
Alaska Board of Nursing Dept. of Comm. & Econ. Development Division of Occupational Licensing 3601 C St., Suite 722 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 269-8161 Fax: (907) 269-8196 http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm	Indiana State Board of Nursing Health Professions Bureau 402 W. Washington St., Room W401 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-2960 Fax: (317) 233-4236 http://www.in.gov/pla/express/index.html	Nebraska Health and Human Services System Dept. of Regulation & Licensure, Nursing Section 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Phone: (402) 471-4376 Fax: (402) 471-3577 http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/Rn-Lpn/rn-lpn.htm	South Carolina State Board of Nursing 110 Centerview Dr. Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: (803) 896-4550 Fax: (803) 896-4525 http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/NURSING/
Arizona State Board of Nursing 4747 N. 7th St. Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone: (602) 889-5150 Fax: (602) 889-5155 http://www.azbn.gov/	Iowa Board of Nursing River Point Business Park 400 S.W. 8th St. Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 Phone: (515) 281-3255 Fax: (515) 281-4825 http://www.iowa.gov/nursing/	Nevada State Board of Nursing License Certification and Education 4330 S. Valley View Blvd. Suite 106 Las Vegas, NV 89103 Phone: (702) 486-5800 Fax: (702) 486-5803 http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/	South Dakota Board of Nursing 4300 South Louise Ave., Suite C-1 Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124 Phone: (605) 362-2760 Fax: (605) 362-2768 http://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/
Arkansas State Board of Nursing University Tower Building 1123 S. University, Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72204-1619 Phone: (501) 686-2700 Fax: (501) 686-2714 http://www.state.ar.us/nurse/	Kansas State Board of Nursing Landon State Office Bldg. 900 SW Jackson, Suite 551 S. Topeka, KS 66612-1230 Phone: (785) 296-4929 Fax: (785) 296-3929 http://www.ksbn.org/	New Hampshire Board of Nursing PO Box 3898 78 Regional Dr., Bldg. B Concord, NH 03302 Phone: (603) 271-2323 Fax: (603) 271-6605 http://www.nh.gov/nursing/	Tennessee State Board of Nursing 426 Fifth Ave. North 1st Floor-Cordell Hull Bldg. Nashville, TN 37247 Phone: (615) 532-5166 Fax: (615) 741-7899 http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/Nursing/
California Board of Registered Nursing 400 R St., Suite 4030 PO Box 944210 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 322-3350 Fax: (916) 327-4402 http://www.rn.ca.gov	Kentucky Board of Nursing 312 Whittington Pkwy., Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40222 Phone: (502) 329-7000 Fax: (502) 329-7011 http://kbn.ky.gov/	New Jersey Board of Nursing PO Box 45010 124 Halsey St., 6th Floor Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 504-6586 Fax: (973) 648-3481 http://www.state.nj.us/oag/ca/medical/nursing.htm	Texas Board of Nurse Examiners 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: (512) 305-7400 Fax: (512) 305-7401 http://www.bon.state.tx.us/
Colorado Board of Nursing 1560 Broadway, Suite 880 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 894-2430 Fax: (303) 894-2821 http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing	Louisiana State Board of Nursing 17373 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: (225) 755-7500 Fax: (225) 755-7584 http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/	New Mexico Board of Nursing 6301 Indian School Rd. NE Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: (505) 841-8340 Fax (505) 841-8347 http://www.bon.state.nm.us/	Utah State Board of Nursing Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 530-6628 Fax: (801) 530-6511 http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing Dept. of Public Health 410 Capitol Ave., MS# 13PHO PO Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0328 Phone: (860) 509-7624 Fax: (860) 509-7553 http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388910	Maine State Board of Nursing 158 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: (207) 287-1133 Fax: (207) 287-1149 http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/	New York State Board of Nursing Education Bldg. 89 Washington Ave. 2nd Floor West Wing Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext. 120 Fax: (518) 474-3706 http://www.ncbon.com/	Vermont State Board of Nursing 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-1106 Phone: (802) 828-2484 Fax: (802) 828-2484 http://www.professionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Delaware Board of Nursing 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Cannon Building, Suite 203 Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-4522 Fax: (302) 739-2711 http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/reciprocity.shtml	Maryland Board of Nursing 4140 Patterson Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone: (410) 585-1900 Fax: (410) 358-3530 http://www.mbon.org/main.php	North Carolina Board of Nursing 3724 National Dr., Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27612 Phone: (919) 782-3211 Fax: (919) 781-9461 http://www.ncbon.com/	Virginia Board of Nursing Perimeter Center 9960 Maryland Dr., Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463 Phone: (804) 367-4515 Fax: (804) 527-4455 http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Department of Health 717 14th St., NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 1-877-672-2174 Fax: (202) 727-8471 E-mail: hpla.doh@dc.gov	Massachusetts Nursing State Board Commonwealth of Massachusetts 239 Causeway St. Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 973-0800 Fax: (617) 727-1630 http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Certification%2c+Licensure%2c+and+Registration&L3=Occupational+and+Professional&L4=Nursing&sid=Eeohhs2	North Dakota Board of Nursing 919 South 7th St., Suite 504 Bismark, ND 58504 Phone: (701) 328-9777 Fax: (701) 328-9785 http://www.ndbon.org/	Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Department of Health 1300 Quince St. SE Olympia, WA 98504-7864 Phone: (360) 236-4740 Fax: (360) 236-4738 http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/Nursing/default.htm
Florida Board of Nursing 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A07 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1708 Phone: (850)245-4244 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_home.html	Michigan CIS/Office of Health Services Ottawa Towers North 611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: (517) 373-9102 Fax: (517) 373-2179 http://michigan.gov/mdch/0.1607,7-132-27417_27529_27542—,00.html	Ohio Board of Nursing 17 South High St., Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-3413 Phone: (614) 466-3947 Fax: (614) 466-0388 http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/	West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses 101 Dee Dr. Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: (304) 558-3596 Fax: (304) 558-3666 http://www.wvrnboard.com/
Georgia Board of Nursing 237 Coliseum Dr. Macon, GA 31217-3858 Phone: (478) 207-1640 Fax: (478) 207-1660 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn// Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Organizational Planning Congratulations Providing Competent Staff Strategic Management and Planning Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Tags: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care Dec 3, 2016 \| Posted by admin in NURSING \| Comments Off on New Graduates: The Immediate Future Full access? Get Clinical Tree Get Clinical Tree app for offline access Get Clinical Tree app for offline access