The Louisiana State Board of Nursing is located in beautiful Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They aren't one of the compact license states, so if you travel here you will need a Louisiana nursing license. This isn't very difficult though, the office seems to run very smoothly.
Their website is very complete. They offer everything you might need including, license information, contact information, license verification, education, fingerprinting cards and address changes.
Don't worry if you have never done fingerprinting before. It is very easy to do. You can have it done at your local police station or sometimes even at the security office of your hospital. The cards are provided by the board and whomever does it for you will know what to do.
They will also handle the licensing and prescriptive authority requests for APN's (Advanced Practice Nurse) in addition to RN's and LPN's/LVN's needs as well.
To contact them you can use any of these methods and they all seem to work equally well.
Louisiana Board of Nursing 17373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810
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nurse jobs in louisiana
if you are interested in becoming a Louisiana travel nurse. There are many great things about a travel nurse assignment in La. You will really enjoy it if you are able to make it down.
There is always something going on and you can easily plan your assignment around one of the major events like Mardi Gras if you would like. Taking a travel assignment during this time is a great way to be able to participate fully in Louisiana's activities and not have to pay like a tourist for the event.
The Louisiana State Board of Nursing is very easy to contact and to work with. Be sure to give them plenty of time though to process your paperwork and fingerprints before your assignment is due to start. This will ensure an easy transition.
They will also handle the licensing and prescriptive authority requests for APN's (Advanced Practice Nurse) in addition to RN's and LPN's/LVN's needs as well.
