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.
What's New
- EMERGENCY REGULATIONS: The Board is proposing adoption of emergency regulations requiring the submission of fingerprints by registered nurses for whom the Board does not have fingerprints, and the disclosure of any convictions as a condition of renewal, activating an inactive license, or reinstatement of an expired license | More Information
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFFECTING YOUR RN LICENSE RENEWAL: Effective immediately, upon renewal of an RN license, the Board will require licensees to indicate if they have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony during the last renewal period | More Information
- WARNING - Unaccredited nursing programs operating within California | More Information
- INTERESTED PARTIES - Effective June 30, 2008, the Board of Registered Nursing will close its South El Monte satellite office | More Information
- IMPORTANT NOTICE - The Board now requires Examination Applicants to have background checks from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in addition to the Department of Justice (DOJ) | More Information
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