Whois & Analysis for nursinglicensure.org

Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses educated and trained to provide health promotion and maintenance through the diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and chronic condition.

According to the International Council of Nurses, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is "a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which s/he is credentialed to practice.

A master's degree is recommended for entry level.".

A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body in order to obtain a nursing license.

An RN's scope of practice is determined by legislation, and is regulated by a professional body or council.

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces is a nurse who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled.

LPNs work under the direction of registered nurses or physicians.

In the United States however, California and Texas refer to them as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN).

A board of nursing is a regulatory body that oversees the practice of nursing within a defined jurisdiction, typically a state or province.

The board typically approves and oversees schools of nursing within its jurisdiction.

The board also handles all aspects of nurse licensure with its jurisdiction.

In the US, state and territorial boards of nursing comprise the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

Licensure means a restricted practice or a restriction on the use of an occupational title, requiring a license.

A license created under a "practice act" requires a license before performing a certain activity, such as driving a car on public roads.

A license created under a "title act" restricts the use of a given occupational title to licensees, but anyone can perform the activity itself under a less restricted title.

For example, in Oregon, anyone can practice counseling, but only licensees can call themselves a "Licensed Professional Counselors.".