Registered Nurse (RN)
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Required
All applicants shall: be required to demonstrate United States citizenship or legal presence; Be of good moral character; Successfully complete all requirements for graduation from an approved registered nursing program; Complete either: a 2-year associate degree program, 2 or 3-year diploma program, or a 4-year baccalaureate program in nursing; Pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN); Those RNs already licensed in another state may apply for Alabama license by endorsement.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Alabama Board of Nursing
- Address
- P.O. Box 303900 Montgomery, AL 36130
- Phone
- (334) 293-5200
- Agency website
- https://www.abn.alabama.gov/
- Licence page
- www.abn.alabama.gov
- Last updated
- October 31, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Registered Nurse 29-1141.00
- Registered Nurse (RN) 29-1141.01
- Registered Nurse (RN) 29-1141.02
- Registered Nurse (RN) 29-1141.03
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 29-1141.04
Source and verification
This record is Alabama'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 Alabama Board of Nursing — see the issuing body section above.
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