The report said that the 20 boards and commissions it studied had a total of 4,916 open cases as of February 2024, but that 3,051 of those had been open more than two years. The Board of Nursing ...

The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission rescinded registered nurse licenses of 17 people and the Delaware Board of Nursing annulled 26. The Georgia Board of Nursing asked 22 ...

Some 2,600 of those individuals used fake diplomas to take the nursing board exam (NCLEX) and passed, giving them access to work in health care facilities across the country.

The fake diplomas and transcripts qualified those who purchased them to sit for the national nursing board exam. About 2,400 students ended up passing.

Aspen University: Embattled school reaches new agreement with Arizona Board of Nursing Aspen University's nursing program has been at the center of controversy in recent months, and was on the ...

Aspen University also must pay a $4,000 civil penalty related to the board’s claim that Aspen provided inaccurate information to regulators, according to the agreement. Aspen’s nursing program ...

"Since April, the nursing board has processed more than 3,900 licenses and more than 900 temporary practice permits," Ellen Lyon, Department of State spokeswoman, said in an email.

Florida ranked last nationally for nursing exam pass rates in 2024, according to a new report from the Florida Center for Nursing. Despite the statewide shortfall, nine nursing programs in the ...

The board was also concerned that Aspen’s students were not passing the NCLEX, an exam you need to pass to become a nurse. Only 58% of students passed in 2021, way below the 80% state requirement.

In Georgia, 22 working nurses obtained fake licenses and diplomas. According to local Atlanta TV station WSB-TV, the Georgia Board of Nursing sent letters to the nurses asking them to surrender ...