Nursing Important Announcements

• Important Announcement Regarding Act 30 (effective April 16, 2006)
  License renewal, restoration, inactivation and reactivation requirements.
• NCLEX FAQ's
  Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the International NCLEX Administration
• Important Announcement Regarding Exclusionary Formulary for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

• NOTICE TO NURSES REGARDING ACT 198 Center for Nursing

• Act 198 (effective July 1, 2003) established a Center for Nursing (Center) at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. The Center will help to ensure that better data about nurses is available, which will improve health care in Hawaii, as well as working conditions for nurses. The Center will collect and analyze data and prepare and disseminate written reports and recommendations regarding the current and future status and trends of the nursing workforce. The Center will conduct research on best practices and quality outcomes, as well as, develop a plan for implementing strategies to recruit and retain nurses. Act 198 establishes a special fund to support the Center’s activities and requires the assessment of a $40 fee upon the issuance of a new nurse license and at each license renewal. Beginning on July 1, 2003, each new license will be assessed the $40 fee to support the Center, and beginning with the 2005 renewal, the fee will be assessed for each license renewal.
• For more information please click on the "Act 198" link below or contact the Center at (808) 956-8522
• ACT 198
  Relating to the University of Hawaii at Manoa school of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Center for Nursing.
• Important Notice Regarding International Testing
• EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
• Important Announcement for Foreign School Graduates and Examination Candidates