We have compiled a list of resources for Nurses. This includes a list of the registering bodies in Canada and the United States, such as the College of Registered Nurses for each Province and the State Board of Nursing for each State. This list also includes links to important associations.
Canada (listed alphabetically)
Registration and Renewals
Canadian Nurses Association
Tel: 613-237-2133 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 613-237-2133 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 613-237-3520
e-mail: info@cna-aiic.ca
Website: Canadian Nurses Association
College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Tel: 780-451-0043 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 780-451-0043 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 780-452-3276
e-mail: carna@nurses.ab.ca
Website: College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
Tel: 604-736-7331 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-736-7331 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 604-738-2272
e-mail: info@crnbc.ca (general queries) or register@crnbc.ca (registration queries)
Website: Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Tel: 204-774-3477 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 204-774-3477 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 204-775-6052 (general) or 204-775-7117 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 204-775-7117 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail: info@crnm.mb.ca (general email) or registration@crnm.mb.ca (registration email)
Website: College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Nurses Association of New Brunswick
Tel: 506-458-8731 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 506-458-8731 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 506-459-2838
e-mail: nanb@nanb.nb.ca
Website: Nurses Association of New Brunswick
Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador
Tel: 709-753-6040 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 709-753-6040 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail: info@arnnl.nf.ca
Website: Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador
Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Tel: 867-873-2745 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 867-873-2745 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 867-873-2336
e-mail: admin@rnantnu.ca or registrar@rnantnu.ca
Website: Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
Tel: 902-491-9744 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 902-491-9744 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail: info@crnns.ca
Website: College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
College of Nurses of Ontario/Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de l'Ontario
Tel: 416-928-0900 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 416-928-0900 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
e-mail: cno@cnomail.org
Website: College of Nurses of Ontario/Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de l'Ontario
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
Tel: 902-368-3764 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 902-368-3764 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
-mail: info@arnpei.ca
Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
Tel: 514-935-2501 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 514-935-2501 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 514-935-1799
e-mail: inf@oiiq.org
Website: Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association
Tel: 306-359-4200 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 306-359-4200 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 306-525-0849
e-mail: info@srna.org
Website: Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association
Yukon Registered Nurses Association
Tel: 867-667-4062 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 867-667-4062 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 867-668-5123
e-mail: YRNA@yknet.ca
Website: Yukon Registered Nurses Association
United States (listed alphabetically)
Registration, Renewals and Continuing Competence Requirements
Alabama Board of Nursing
RSA Plaza, Ste. 250
770 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
Website: www.abn.state.al.us
Arizona Board of Nursing
1651 E Morton, Suite 150
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Website: www.azbn.gov
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Bldg. .Suite 800
1123 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204
Website: www.state.ar.us/nurse
State of California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R Street, Suite 4030
Sacramento, CA 94244
Website: www.rn.ca.gov
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 670
Denver, Colorado 80202
Website: www.dora.state.co.us/nursing
Connecticut Board of Nursing
410 Capital Avenue, P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, Ct 06134-0308
Website: www.state.ct.us/dph
Delaware Board of Nursing
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake, Dover DE 19904
Website: http://professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/nursing/index.shtml
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
825 N. Capital Street, N.E. 2nd floor, Room 2224
Washington, DC 20002
Website: www.dchealth.dc.gov
Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Website: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_home.html
Georgia Board of Nursing (RN)
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
Georgia Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us//plb/lpn
Hawaii Board of Nursing
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Website: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl
State of Idaho Board of Nursing
280 North 8th Street, Suite 210
Boise, Idaho 83720-0061
Website: http://www2.idaho.gov/ibn/
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 West Washington
Springfield, IL 62786
Website: www.idfpr.com
Indiana State Board of Nursing
402 West Washington Street, Room W066
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Website: www.in.gov/pla
Iowa Board of Nursing
400 S.W.8th Street, Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Website: www.state.ia.us/nursing/index.htm
Kansas State Board of Nursing
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1230
Website: www.ksbn.org
Kentucky State Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Website: www.kbn.state.ky.us
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
3510 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 501
Metairie, LA 70003
Website: www.lsbn.state.la.us
Maine Board of Nursing
24 Stone Street
# 158 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Website: www.state.me.us/boardofnursing/
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Website: www.mbon.org/main.php
Massachusetts Board of Nursing
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
Website: www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn
Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Services
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Website: www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
State of Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE, # 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Website: www.nursingboard.state.mn.us
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014
Website: www.msbn.state.ms.us
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri BoulevardP.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Website: www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/nursing
Montana Board of Nursing
301 South Park
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Website: www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/nur_board
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure, Nursing Section
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Nevada State Board of Nursing
4330 S. Valley View, Suite 106
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Website: www.nursingboard.state.nv.us
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
79 Regional Drive, Building B
Concord NH 03301
Website: www.state.nh.us/nursing
New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, N.J. 07101
Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
New Mexico Board of Nursing
4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE, Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Website: www.bon.state.nm.us
New York State Board of Nursing
Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor, West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
Website: www.op.nysed.gov/nursing.htm
North Carolina Board of Nursing
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27612
Website: www.ncbon.com
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58594
Website: www.ndbon.org
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43266
Website: www.state.oh.us/nur
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Website: www.youroklahoma.com/nursing
Oregon Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
Website: www.osbn.state.or.us
Pennsylvania Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Website: www.dos.state.pa.us
Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building
3 Capital Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Website: www.healthri.org/hsr/professions/nurses.htm
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Synergy Business Park
Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr., Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4300 S. Louise Ave, Suite C1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124
Website: www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
425 Fifth Avenue North
1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247
Website: www.tennessee.gov/health
Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Ste.3-460
Austin, Texas 78701
Website: www.bne.state.tx.us
Texas State Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
William P. Hobby Building, Tower 3
333 Guadalupe, Ste. 3-400
Austin, Texas 78701
Website: www.bvne.state.tx.us
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber Wells Building, Fourth Floor
160 E. 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0805
Website: www.dopl.utah.gov.licensing/nursing.html
Vermont Board of Nursing
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
Website: http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure
Veterans Drive Station
St. Thomas, VI 00803
Virginia Board of Nursing
6603 West Broad Street, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Website: www.dhp.state.va.us/nursing/default.htm
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health
HPQA # 6
310 Israel Rd SE
Tumwater, WA
Website: http://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/HPS6/Nursing
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311-1620
Website: www.wvrnboard.com
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
Website: www.drl.state.wi.us
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Website: http://nursing.state.wy.us