Board of Nursing Bulletins

December 2007 Bulletin

• Practical Nursing in Maine
• Address Changes
• NCLEX "First Time" Test Takers Pass Rates
• FDA Moves to Electronic Based Environment
• Disciplinary Action
• News About Online Licensure Renewals
• News for Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives
• APRN Reminder!!!!
• Save the Date!
• Licensure Fees to Increse Summer 2008
  

Summer 2007 Bulletin

• NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (NLC) UPDATE
• NCSBN NEWS
• MAINE STATE BOARD OF NURSING MEMBERS
• FILLING OUT FORMS...OR...HOW TO AVOID DELAY
• NURSES AND CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
• DISCIPLINARY ACTION
• APRN REMINDERS
• DEVELOP A NEW HABIT

December 2006 Bulletin

• BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF NURSING
• ATTENTION!
• ONLINE LICENSURE RENEWAL & CREDIT CARD
• NCLEX-RN "FIRST TIME" TEST TAKERS PASS RATES
• NCLEX EXAMINATION ITEM DEVELOPMENT
• DISCIPLINARY ACTION
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• LICENSURE RENEWAL & FINES
• ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE ISSUES

Summer 2006 Bulletin

• EVIDENCE OF LICENSURE TAKES ON A NEW LOOK!!
• THE ART OF LICENSING........AND GOING PAPERLESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• MORE ON GOING FORWARD WITH PAPERLESS LICENSURE
• DISCIPLINARY ACTION
• ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES (APRNs)
  

November/December 2005 Bulletin

• 2005 IN BRIEF REVIEW
• ONLINE RENEWALS
• RENEWAL POSTCARD
• IN APPRECIATION
• BOARD APPOINTMENTS
• IMPORTANT APRN UPDATE
• ATTENTION!
• NCLEX-RN "FIRST TIME" TEST TAKERS PASS RATES
• DISCIPLINARY ACTION
• NATIONAL COUNCIL 2005 ANNUAL MEETING

December 2004 Bulletin

• ATTENTION!
• Maine Nurse Volunteer Corps
• Online Renewal Capability Coming Soon
• Updates from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
• Nurse Licensure Compact Update
• Professional Associations in Maine
• NCLEX "First Time" Test Takers Pass Rates
  
• Disciplinary Action
  

September 2004 Bulletin

• Board Meetings - Fiscal year 2005
• In Appreciation
• Board Appointment
• Homeland Security Extends Deadline for Screening of Certain Healthcare Workers in U.S.
• ATTENTION!
• Attention Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives!
• More on Going Forward with Paperless Licensure
• Disciplinary Action
  

April 2004 Bulletin

• The Art of Licensing…and Going Paperless in the 21st Century
• Attention! Employers Of And Nurses Who Hold TN, H, J Or O Visas
• Disciplinary Action
• NCLEX-RN® Passing Standard Revised for Public Safety
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and National Certification
• ATTENTION!!

November 2003 Bulletin

• Licensure, Registration and Certification
• A Revolution is Coming!
• Facts You May Need To Know About Your Employment
• Disciplinary Action
• NCLEX "First Time" Test Takers Pass Rates
• Attention: Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives

July 2003 Bulletin

• In Appreciation
• The Board Welcomes New Members
• Current Board Members
• Board Meetings - Fiscal Year 04
• Public Information
• How is the Board of Nursing Funded?
• Discipline
• Nursys Available for Public Access
• Report from Study "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Continuing Eduction Mandates"
  

January 2003 Bulletin

• NCLEX "First Time" Test Takers Pass Rates
• Discipline
• The Role of the Board
• Frequently Asked Questions

November 2002 Bulletin

• In Appreciation
• Board Appointment
• Nurse Licensure Compact Update
• Delegating Effectively: Working Through and With Assistive Personnel
• Maine State Board of Nursing President Receives National Award
• CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS??
• Discipline
• Advanced Practice Nursing
• Utilization of the Newly Graduated APRN

January 2002 Bulletin

• NCLEX "First Time" Test Takers Pass Rates
• Board Members
• Discipline

Summer-Fall 2001 Bulletin

• New Chemical Dependency Video
• Looking for a Refresher Course?
• But They're "Practicing On My License..."
• Compact Update
• Top 5 Licensure Renewal Errors
• How to Participate in NCLEX Examination Item Development
• Discipline