Company Profile
Company Overview
The NC Board of Nursing issues, renews and reinstates nursing licenses for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses. Additional Board responsibilities include:
-Approving and monitoring the state’s nursing education programs which lead to initial licensure throughout the state;
-Interpreting the practice of nursing in North Carolina based on the Nursing Practice Act;
-Investigating complaints against licensed nurses and taking appropriate actions when deemed necessary;
-Administering the Nurse Licensure Compact;
-Maintaining the Nurse Aide II Registry;
-Regulating the practice of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives.
Company History
The North Carolina Board of Nursing was founded in 1903, making it the first Board of Nursing in the nation. The North Carolina Board of Nursing has grown to license more than 150,000 Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses statewide.
North Carolina also is the only state in the nation that elects the majority of nurses to its Board. Eleven of the fourteen members are elected by nurses holding valid North Carolina nursing licenses. Each year the Board conducts an election to fill the open seats. Voting takes place from July 1st to August 15th.