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2. What is a Registered Nurse? What They Do and How to Become One

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   There are multiple educational pathways to becoming a registered nurse. Education for an RN can include: a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), which typically takes 4 years. an Associate’s ...

3. Registered nurse - Wikipedia

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   Registered nurse. A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license. [1][2] An RN's scope of practice is determined by ...

4. National Council Licensure Examination - Wikipedia

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   Fluency in English assumed. The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States, Canada, and Australia since 1982, 2015, and 2020, respectively. [2][3] There are two types: the NCLEX-RN and the NCLEX-PN. After graduating from a school of nursing, one takes the NCLEX ...

5. What Is a Registered Nurse? - WebMD

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   Nursing programs are offered at both the associate (ADN) and bachelor (BSN) level. Although the licensure level is the same for both programs, the BSN requires more general and medical coursework.

6. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Nursing in the United States. Two nurses in Arizona, 1943. Nursing in the United States is a professional health care occupation. It is the largest such occupation, employing millions of certified professionals. As of 2023, 3,175,390 registered nurses were employed, paid a median income of $86,070. [1]

7. Nurse Licensure Compact - Wikipedia

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   The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...