thank you to hushdawg for bringing this to attention.
the board of registered nursing (brn) will no longer accept applications that do not contain
a u.s. social security number. the nursing practice act provides for a unified examination
and licensing application. once an applicant passes the examination, a license is
automatically issued. under these circumstances the brn cannot accept applications for the
examination and licensure without a u.s. social security number.
http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/ssninfo.pdf
