Welcome to the California Board of Registered Nursing

Welcome to the Board of Registered Nursing

The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) regulates the practice of registered nursing and certified advanced practice nurses in order to protect the public. The Board exists to protect the health and safety of consumers and promote quality registered nursing care in California.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective Monday, August 10, 2009 - The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) will not issue a Temporary License or Interim Permit until the processing of fingerprints is completed by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and have notified the BRN of the results. This will result in no Temporary Licenses or Interim Permits being issued at the counter, unless the processing of fingerprints have been completed. The BRN is sorry for any inconvenience that this might cause.

All applicants for licensure (examination or endorsement) are required to complete and submit one (1) set of fingerprints to the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).

The BRN submits the fingerprints to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) either by Live Scan or on an Applicant Fingerprint Card (Hard Card). The complete instructions for submittal of fingerprint cards or Live Scan service is included in the application packet.

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order S-13-09, beginning in August 2009, the Board office will be closed the first, second, and third Friday of each month until July 1, 2010.

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  • DCA ENFORCEMENT PROGRESS REPORT: Governor Schwarzenegger has mandated that all healing arts boards at the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) are to overhaul the enforcement and disciplinary processes and the department is heeding this call. DCA will continue to make changes to ensure consumer protection is the number one priority for the Board of Registered Nursing and all of its health-related boards and bureaus. This new report represents the DCA's commitment to consumer protection; it is also an effort to increase transparency and awareness of all enforcement actions currently underway at DCA and it will issue the Enforcement Progress Report on a monthly basis to document progress on enforcement reform. | More Information
  • PROPOSED REGULATIONS: The Board is proposing adoption of regulations to increase specified fees and to amend prelicensure nursing programs. | More Information
  • FORECASTS OF THE RN WORKFORCE IN CALIFORNIA 2009 REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE: This report is based on data from a variety of state and national sources, including the 2008 Survey of RNs in California and updates data from the 2007 forecasting report. This is the most current RN supply and demand estimates for California available from the Board. Authorization is granted to reproduce this report. | More Information
  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFFECTING YOUR RN LICENSE RENEWAL: Upon renewal of an RN license, the Board requires licensees to indicate if they have had any license disciplined or been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony since their license was last renewed | More Information
  • THE 2008 SURVEY OF REGISTERED NURSES REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE: This report is the sixth in a series of surveys designed to describe licensed nurses in California and to examine changes over time. Previous studies were completed in 1990, 1993, 1997, 2004 and 2006 and report on areas such as demographics, education, employment, earnings, future plans and job satisfaction. Authorization is granted to reproduce the report. | More Information
  • DATA SUMMARIES FOR 2008 SURVEY OF REGISTERED NURSES REPORT: The biennial Survey of Registered Nurses in California produces the most detailed data on the current status of the RN workforce. Some of the data collected in the 2008 survey has been summarized by different categories and is now available on our website along with the report. Data are presented in five views: by region, ethnicity, age, initial education, and highest level of nursing education. | More Information
  • FLOWERS 4 THE FLOAT - Honoring the nurses in our lives at the 2013 Tournament of Roses® Parade
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