Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (APRN)
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) acquire an additional level of knowledge and education beyond that required of Registered Nurses allowing them to play a larger role in patient care. In Texas, APRNs have completed a graduate-level education program accredited by an organization recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing that prepares them for one of the four following recognized advanced practice roles: nurse anesthetist, nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Secondary license (other license is prerequisite)
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Texas Board of Nursing
- Address
- 1801 Congress Ave Ste. 10.200 Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 305-7400
- Agency website
- https://www.bon.texas.gov/
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Physician Assistant 29-1071.00
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 29-1151.00
- Midwife 29-1161.00
- Nurse Practitioner 29-1171.00
- Midwife 29-9021.00
- Midwife 29-9093.00
- Nurse Midwife 29-9099.00
- Midwife 29-9099.01
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Texas Board of Nursing — see the issuing body section above.
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