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Candidate must be a graduate of an approved nursing school. Fluency in English assumed. The National Council Licensure Examination ( NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States, Canada, and Australia since 1982, 2015, and 2020, respectively. [2] [3] There are two types: the NCLEX-RN and the NCLEX-PN.
Hospitals in Washington, D.C. Providence Hospital was a 408-bed hospital located in the District of Columbia, United States. Founded in 1861 on Capitol Hill by the Roman Catholic Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, [1] it was the longest continuously operating hospital and the last public hospital in the District.
Since 1997, the George Washington University Hospital has been jointly owned and operated by a partnership between a subsidiary of Universal Health Services and the George Washington University . The current 400,000 sq ft (37,200 m 2) facility opened on August 23, 2002. It has 371 beds, holds more than $45 million of medical equipment, and cost ...
United Medical Center. / 38.835696; -76.984499. United Medical Center, formerly Greater Southeast Community Hospital, is the only public hospital in Washington D.C. [1] The 330-bed facility is located in the Washington Highlands neighborhood. [2]
Founded. 1978. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a US not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and four US territories — American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands. [1] There are also 30 associate members.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
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 and also handles all aspects of nurse licensure. In the US, state and territorial boards of nursing comprise the National ...
St. Elizabeths Hospital. / 38.85083°N 76.99444°W / 38.85083; -76.99444. St. Elizabeths Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Southeast Washington, D.C. operated by the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health. The hospital opened in 1855 under the name Government Hospital for the Insane, [4] the first federally operated ...