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More than 1 million individual nurses have chosen to self-enroll free of charge and reap the advantages of being enrolled in NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database. 

The first quarter passing rates for the new Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) saw an increase in the number of both registered nurse and licensed practical/vocational nurse candidates who successfully passed the exam.

The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) have committed to a landmark Partnership Investment Agreement (PIA) to improve the quality and safety for contemporary nursing and midwifery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

The NCSBN Board of Directors has named Philip Dickison, PhD, RN, to succeed retiring CEO David Benton. Dickison assumes duties as CEO on Oct. 1, 2023.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) is introducing a range of measures to support the growing demand for registration. The registration process for international graduates is being streamlined with a big jump in the number of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) places being offered and a second OSCE site to be available later this year. There is also a new program to better prepare international graduates for the OSCE exam.

NCSBN will recognize its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 17-19, 2022.

The inaugural ICRS Advanced Leadership Institute was held April 6-7, 2022, in Washington, D.C. and graduated 32 scholars from around the world.

CSBN and seven other leading nursing organizations have issued a policy brief to address the misinformation being disseminated about COVID-19 by nurses.

The work that all nurses do—LPNs, NPs, RNs and RPNs—has many similarities, but also varies widely. As BCCNP begins harmonizing standards, individual nursing designations will continue to be respected.

BC’s health regulators pledge to make the health system more culturally safe for First Nations and Aboriginal people

On Sept. 4, 2018, BC’s new nursing regulator was launched. The new college regulates all nurses in BC: LPNs, NPs, RNs and RPNs.

The INRC affirms that in a consumer protection model, health care practice occurs where the recipient of health care services is located.

Members of the INRC recognize that while social media is a beneficial tool, there are principles that nurses need to pay attention to in order to reduce risks to members of the public.

It is with great enthusiasm that we unveil our new website.

The new publication provides an overview of the entire Fitness to Practise process and answers some frequently asked questions.

New NMBI strategy focuses on the delivery of safe care through innovative and proactive professional regulation.

BCCNP is developing processes that will embed culturally safe practices within health professional regulation.

After a successful pilot of a new Quality Assurance web app, CRNBC reveals next steps and how this could add value to other nursing professionals.

The scope of practice has been broadened, removing the requirement that nurse practitioners register in a specific area of practice.

Advanced Practice Nursing Standards and Requirements were approved by the Board in March.

A profession-specific annual report summary that looks into the work of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia over the year to 30 June 2016 has now been published.

For the first time in its 54-year history, the College’s Council has elected a public member as its President.

Nurses and midwives now have 24 hour access to confidential health support anywhere in Australia, after an independent health service launched today.

In 2016, NPs in B.C. were granted new authority to prescribe many controlled drugs and substances (CDS) under federal legislation.

News on practice standards, changes to regulation and legislation, and other news affecting nursing practice from the College.

NMC announced that the indemnity scheme used by some independent midwives who are members of the organisation Independent Midwives UK (IMUK) is inappropriate.

The response to changes to the NMC’s legislation signals the Department’s intention to move forward with a number of long awaited changes to our legal framework.

SNB has adopted INRCs Position Statement to provide clear guidelines on nurses' professional responsibilities and accountability when engaging in social media.

The revised Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines for midwives and Safety and quality guidelines for privately practicing midwives (SQG) takes effect beginning January 1, 2017.