Topics About 'Licensure'.

For a foreign educated nurse, going through the CGFNS's Credential Evaluation, Certification Program or Credential Verification services, can be quite a hassle. It is indeed often the most dreaded step of the process when it comes to getting licensed...

I don't know how many times I've seen some version of this question following some scenario that a nurse (usually new) has described. I also often see nurses with some experience (a lot of experience in some cases) offering something like "Your licen...

Hi guys, I am in a real murky area when it comes to disclosure to the BRN. I currently live in CA and 9 years ago I was arrested for a fight with my sister. Ultimately, I got a lawyer, and all "charges" were dismissed. I was never convicted! Accordin...

What are the potential consequences of lying to a state Board of Nursing for initial licensure; are there civil and/or criminal consequences? I am asking because a friend has bipolar disorder, and had a suicide attempt more than a decade ago. Sh...

Hello, I am currently a nurse in the states trying to obtain licensure in PR. I have all the documents that are required except one very important document that PR is requiring from the NCSBN or Pearsonvue who administered the NCLEX. It is the docume...

Currently a graduate student in Texas with an out of state clinical assignment. Both states are compact states. I plan on keeping my primary state of residency as Texas by not getting a new drivers license in the new state where my clinical is. I'll ...

Is it something that you worry about day to day? Every move you make could wind up to you losing your license?