The State of Texas Nursing Students Scholarship Program promotes healthcare and educational needs by providing scholarships to eligible Texas residents enrolled/accepted into the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing or the Certificate of Licensed Vocational Nursing programs.
Our Fund makes hardship grants to current and retired nurses, midwives and nursing associates living in the UK. Since the Charities inception we have made thousands of grants to members of the nursing profession to help them when they have needed it the most.
The NIGP is a new grant program per eighty-eighth Texas Legislature Regular Session. The initial grant program is designed to support the goal of innovation in nursing education programs to increase the state's nursing workforce pipeline.
Yes, Texas can be a good state to work as a nurse for several reasons: Job Opportunities: Texas has a large and growing healthcare sector, with numerous hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities. This means there are plenty of job opportunities for nurses across various specialties.
Mandatory overtime: Illegal (Department of Industrial Relations, Wage Order 4-2001 Section 11040), with exceptions for emergencies. However, nurses may not be forced to work more than 72 hours in a week. Maximum legal shift: 12-hour shift.
To be eligible for a Texas Compact License, a nurse must: Reside in Texas as his/her legal residence. Hold an active RN/LVN license without current disciplinary action. Declare Texas as his/her primary state of residence. Meet Texas licensure requirements.
Board Rule 217.11(1)(A) requires all nurses to know and conform to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and Board rules and regulations as well as all federal, state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurses' current area of nursing practice.
Top 10 Easiest States to Get Nursing License StateNLC memberTime frame for obtaining a permanent licensure AlabamaYes2-4 weeks Louisiana Yes 4-6 weeks North Dakota Yes 2-4 weeks Missouri Yes 2 weeks6 more rows •
What Can't Be Delegated in Community Based Nurse Delegation Administration of medications by injection (by intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, intraosseous, intravenous, or otherwise) with the exception of insulin injections. Sterile procedures. Central line maintenance. Acts that require nursing judgment.
To be eligible for licensure by endorsement you: (1) must have graduated from an approved PN/VN or RN program, (2) taken the appropriate U.S. national licensure exam, and (3) have either worked in nursing OR have taken the U.S. NCLEX exam sometime in the four years prior to submitting your endorsement application....