Every acronym, in plain wordsEvery acronym, in plain words

Registers nurses in Australia, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board.

A university nursing degree.

The first part of the UK test of competence, a multiple-choice exam.

A Canadian English test made specifically for nurses.

Reviews foreign nursing education for many US boards and for the VisaScreen certificate.

A UK employer reference you need for a Health and Care Worker visa.

Contacts your school and employers directly to confirm your documents are real.

Licenses nurses who work in Dubai.

Licenses nurses who work in Abu Dhabi.

Germany asks nurses to prove German at a professional level, usually B2.

An English test. Nurses almost always need the Academic version, not General Training.

If your training is not fully equivalent, Germany offers a knowledge exam or an adaptation period.

A nurse with a shorter programme than an RN, working within a defined scope.

Licenses nurses in the Northern Emirates.

The licensing exam for LPNs and LVNs in the US.

The licensing exam for registered nurses in the US and Canada. Also used in Australia and New Zealand assessments.

The New Zealand nursing regulator.

The Irish nursing regulator.

The UK nursing regulator.

The Nigerian nursing regulator. It verifies your certificates for practice abroad.

The Canadian service that collects and reviews your documents before you apply to a province.

An English test written for healthcare workers, using real clinical situations.

The in-person practical assessment for New Zealand.

A practical exam where you show clinical skills at stations, in person.

Permission to live in a country long term, often leading to citizenship.

The computer-based nursing exam used by most Gulf regulators.

A computer-based English test accepted in Australia.

Licenses nurses in Qatar.

Some nurses complete an aptitude test or supervised adaptation in Ireland.

The exam for practical nurses (RPN/LPN) in parts of Canada.

A nurse with full registration, usually after a diploma or degree in general nursing.

A practical nurse title used in Ontario. Similar to LPN elsewhere.

Classifies and registers health workers in Saudi Arabia.

An English test accepted by some boards. Check that your board lists it.