Fingerprinting and background checks must be completed and submitted to the appropriate Board of Nursing 6-9 months prior to NCLEX-RN testing. At the completion of the program, the graduate must file an application with a State Board of Nursing to take the examination for licensure. It is the responsibility of the student to obtain and complete the application form, and send it with the necessary fee(s) to the State Board Office and NCLEX-RN testing center. Upon meeting the requirements set forth in the School’s Graduation Policy, the Dean of the School will send a program completion form to the appropriate Board of Nursing to meet the eligibility requirements to take the NCLEX-RN examination. Upon successful completion of the NCLEX-RN examination, the graduate will be licensed to practice as a professional Registered Nurse using the legal title RN. The diploma nursing program at Trinity Health System School of Nursing meets the state education requirements for an RN nursing license in the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Trinity Health System School of Nursing has not determined if the diploma nursing program at Trinity Health System School of Nursing meets the state education requirements in any other state or any U.S. Territory. Contact the state regulatory agency for nursing in any other state for which this information is needed.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has resources that may be helpful.

• Link to every Nursing Practice Act, every State Regulatory Agency for Nursing and information regarding the impact of 34 CFR 668.43 on nursing programs.