2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,132.13 — Nursing; license; application; requirements.

Section 71-1,132.13
Nursing; license; application; requirements.

An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse shall file with the department a written application for a license and submit satisfactory proof that the applicant is of good moral character, has completed four years of high school study or its equivalent as determined by the board, and has completed the basic professional curriculum in and holds a diploma from an accredited program of registered nursing approved by the board. Graduates of foreign nursing programs shall pass the Canadian Nurses Association examination or hold a certificate from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. Such application shall be made upon a form prescribed and approved by the department, verified by the applicant's oath, and accompanied by an application fee established and collected as provided in section 71-162. The application shall include the applicant's social security number.

Source:

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 7, p. 841

Laws 1965, c. 414, § 2, p. 1323

Laws 1974, LB 811, § 12

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 8

Laws 1980, LB 847, § 4

Laws 1989, LB 344, § 6

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 17

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 157

Laws 1999, LB 594, § 37

Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 23

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 44

Annotations:

The Board of Nursing has power to deny a license upon proof applicant is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and upon review de novo district court may not substitute its own judgment on that issue. Scott v. State ex rel. Board of Nursing, 196 Neb. 681, 244 N.W.2d 683 (1976).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska