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REGISTERED NURSE
License Description REGISTERED NURSES SOC Code 29-1141 Entry Salary $31.07/hr Average Salary $38.17/hr Job Description Registered Nurses provide health care to injured, sick and well persons. Registered Nurses may work in hospitals, doctors offices, public health clinics, industrial settings or schools. Requirements 1. Graduate from licensing-board approved nursing program. 2. Pass the NCLEX-RN exam. Continuing Education Although there are no set continuing education requirements in Wyoming, a registered nurse must meet specific continuing competency requirements for license renewal. These include completion of at least 400 hours of active nursing during the previous two years or completion of 200 hours of active nursing and 15 hours of continuing education during the previous two years or completion of thirty hours of continuing education during the previous two years or successfully passing the NCLEX exam during the prior two years. Restrictions Each application is reviewed by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Schools Located in Wyoming Casper College - Casper - School of Health Science, Nursing https://www.caspercollege.edu/program/nursing/ Central Wyoming College - Riverton - Nursing program http://www.cwc.edu/nursing/ Laramie County Community College - Cheyenne - Nursing program http://www.lccc.wy.edu/programs/nursing Northern Wyoming Community College District - Gillette and Sheridan https://www.sheridan.edu/academics/programs-a-z/nursing/ Northwest College - Powell - Nursing program https://nwchealthprofessions.com/nursing-1 University of Wyoming - Laramie - Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing http://www.uwyo.edu/nursing/ Western Wyoming Community College -Rock Springs - Nursing program https://www.westernwyoming.edu/academics/nursing/ License Registered Nurses must be licensed by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Licenses expire on even years. Examination The examination is given in Casper at Pearson Vue Testing Center. More information is available online at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/ Fee3 Licensing by Endorsement (Out of State). . . . . . . . . . . . $135.00 Licensing by Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130.00 Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110.00 Background Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60.00 Multi-State Licensure Application Processing. . . . . . . . . $25.00 Temporary Permit (exam or endorsement) . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 Licensing Agency Lisa Hastings, Licensing Supervisor Wyoming State Board of Nursing 130 Hobbs Avenue, Ste. B Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7601 Fax: (307) 777-3519 http://nursing-online.state.wy.us/ Additional Sources of Information Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 850 Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: (404) 975-5000 http://acenursing.org/ American Association of Colleges of Nursing 655 K Street, NW, Ste 750 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 463-6930 https://www.aacnnursing.org/ American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Ave., Ste. 400 Silver Springs, MD 20910-3492 Phone: (800) 274-4262 http://nursingworld.org/ National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 111 East Wacker Dr., Ste. 2900 Chicago IL 60601-4277 Phone: (312) 525-3600 https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm National League for Nursing The Watergate 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (800) 669-1656 http://www.nln.org/ Wyoming Nurses Association 301 Thelma Dr #200 Casper, WY 82609 (307) 462-2600 https://wyonurse.nursingnetwork.com/ Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses" http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm Last updated April 2023"
Licensing Agency
WYOMING STATE BOARD OF NURSING
130 HOBBS AVENUE, STE. B
CHEYENNE, WY 82002
(307) 777 8620
bon-wynursing@wyo.gov
Active Status Active
Continuing Education No continuing education requirement to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Tied to business
License Updated 04/28/2023
Physical Requirements No physical requirements

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