Frequently Asked Questions
- What nursing education programs are approved by the Board?
- What are the requirements for simulation nursing faculty?
- Does the Board approve pre-licensure (Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse) out-of-state programs/online programs/correspondence courses?
- What specific courses are required to be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN or NCLEX-RN Exam?
- Can I take the NCLEX-PN Exam if I have been a paramedic, Navy Corpsman or Air Force Medic?
- Will the Board help me with a problem in my school of nursing?
- Does a nursing student “work under the faculty or preceptor’s license”?
- Does the North Carolina Board of Nursing approve nursing graduate-level (masters and doctoral) out-of-state programs/online programs/correspondence courses?
- If I attend a nursing education program in another state, am I able to complete my student clinical experiences in North Carolina?
- What is the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) for Distance Education?
- Will my employer accept a graduate out-of-state program?
- Does the North Carolina Board of Nursing require a facility to accept additional clinical experience requests from new or existing programs?
- Does the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) promote other contact hour programs/continuing education courses in their materials or on the NCBON web site?
- What constitutes a clinical experience?
- How does an out-of-state pre-licensure nursing education program get approval to use a clinical agency/organization/hospital for student clinical experiences in North Carolina?