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- Renewal (RN-LPN)
- Licensure by Examination (NCLEX®)
Licensure by Examination; Internationally Educated Applicant; Request Testing Accommodations; U.S. Military Graduate Requirements - Nurse Aide II
Listing Requirements; Initial Listing; Program Completion Verification; Listing Renewal; Employment Verification - Refresher Course
- Nurse Licensure Compact Information
- Request Retired-Inactive Nurse Status
- Reinstatement (RN-LPN)
- Licensure by Endorsement
Licensure by Endorsement; U.S. Military Graduate Requirements - Criminal Background Check (Live Scan)
Criminal Background Check-Live Scan; North Carolina Residents; Out-of-State Residents - Continuing Competence
Requirements; Forms; Podcasts; Submission of Evidence - Request Name-Address Change
Licensure Verification Services for:
- Registered Nurse (Permanent, Temporary, or Permit)
- Licensed Practical Nurse (Permanent, Temporary, or Permit)
- Nurse Aide II
- Nurse Practitioner (Permanent or Permit)
- Certified Nurse Midwife (Permanent or Permit)
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Permanent or Permit)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (Permanent or Permit)
Want to receive license expiration and status updates for your nurses? For yourself? As an Institution, you can enroll your entire nurse list and e-Notify will send regular updates of changes to licenses. As a nurse, you can sign up to receive license expiration reminders and status updates via email or SMS for all your licenses.
Nursys e-NotifyAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse
"Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" (APRN) is an umbrella title for Registered Nurses who are Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) or Nurse Practitioners (NP). Completion of an advanced formal education program is required for recognition to practice in any of the following categories.
Before practicing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in North Carolina, you must (1) hold a North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or another Compact State Registered Nurse license which is valid for practice in North Carolina and (2) submit an application and obtain North Carolina approval or recognition to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) or Nurse Practitioners (NP).