Having recently graduated from a practical nursing program and successfully passing the NCLEX-PN, a new nurse has just received her license. A nursing license is:
A) valid for as long as the nurse wishes to practice, provided it is not revoked.
B) transferable to another nurse if the recipient has written the NCLEX-PN.
C) a legal authorization for the nurse to practice authorized skills.
D) the personal property of the nurse who possesses it.
Ans: C
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A nursing license gives legal authorization to perform (permission to practice) the skills learned in the practical/vocational nursing program. It must be periodically renewed and it not transferable. It is granted by the state board of nursing and is not the personal property of the nurse who possesses it.
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