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NURSE, REGISTERED (RN)
License Description Registered nurses assess and manage patient/client responses to actual and potential health care problems. Decision-making and problem-solving abilities about patients and patients' situations may be carried out independently or in collaboration with other health care providers. Employment settings are numerous and include acute-care (hospitals) and long-term care facilities; clinics; out-patient settings; community and public health facilities; schools; industrial and corporate settings; research and development; and education. Registered nurses, upon completion of advanced studies, can seek additional certification, for example as Nurse-Practitioner, Nurse-Midwife, Nurse-Anesthetist, or Clinical Nurse Specialist. Furthermore, each of these areas (and several others) contains numerous fields of specialization and certification.
Licensing Agency
Texas Board of Nursing
1801 Congress Ave, Ste. 10.200
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 305 7400
webmaster@bon.texas.gov
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record Specific type of conviction prohibited
Education Degree required
Exam Both state and third-party exams required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 08/10/2023
Physical Requirements No physical requirements
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