Nevada State Board of Nursing

15/12/2025

The Board is hiring a CNA Training Program Specialist. The job description is below:

CNA Training Program Specialist Job Description

Job summary: The CNA training program specialist provides oversight to all CNA training programs and instructors to ensure compliance with the state and federal regulations. The CNA training program specialist reports to the director of nursing education. This is a full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. position.

FSLA: Salaried exempt position.
Education and experience:
• Active Nevada RN license required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing education or related field required.
• CNA instructor experience preferred.

Travel: Substantial travel is required.
Essential functions:
• Review and monitor nursing assistant training program applications for compliance with state and federal regulations including program content, length, ratio or classroom to skills training, instructor qualifications and quality of clinical supervision and present those findings to the Board.
• Review physical facilities used in classroom, skills training and clinical facilities for the administration of the competency evaluations.
• Review proposals for major curriculum changes and new program development and provide summaries and recommendations to the director of nursing education for action.
• Present training program surveys or reports to the Board for possible action including, suspension, withdrawal of approval, remediation, etc.
• Assist with training and consultation to health care providers, operators of training programs and the public regarding state and federal nurse assistant training regulations, applications procedures and survey procedures.
• Analyze regulatory changes to assess their impact on nurse assistant training and competency evaluation programs and facilities and agencies subject to the nurse assistant training requirements.
• Develop memos, responses to inquiries, and informational materials that clearly explain the
Board’s position related to nursing assistant programs and instructors.
• Identify, analyze and interpret data trends or patterns to prioritize needs and locate and define new process improvement opportunities and present those findings to the Board.
• Serves as liaison with CNA testing vendor and works with CNA programs and the director of nursing education to resolve issues with testing, including reviewing and revising test questions and conducting biannual testing workshops.
• Prepares annual CNA letter to the Bureau of Licensure and Certifications.
• Review, revise, develop and implement policies and procedures related to CNA training program and instructor processes, regulations and statutes.
• Processes initial and renewal CNA instructor applications.
• Research current nursing standards/practice and respond and record scope of practice inquiries.
• Complete ongoing training/education activities and cross training with other employees.

• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent critical thinking, deductive reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough knowledge of current issues in health research, particularly those related to the aging and disabled populations, medical terminology, and the principles and practices guiding CNA practice.
• Knowledge and skill in the principles of adult education and the development of instructional training and educational resources.
• Extensive knowledge of consultation, training, and educational techniques.
• Knowledge of state and federal statutes and administrative codes governing nurse assistant training and testing requirements.
• Knowledge of current professional nursing and interdisciplinary theory and practice.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well with others during conversations, projects, meetings or other collaborations.
• Ability to manage change and deal with situations as they arise while maintaining professionalism.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software.

Duties, responsibilities and actives may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

19/09/2025

13/08/2025

iCNA licenses are due for annual renewal before September 1st.

13/08/2025

Board members Tyler Johnson, BS, CNA and Elizabeth Trilops, RN, MBA/HCM enjoying the NCSBN 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago.

13/05/2025

NSBN board meeting is May 14-15. Below is the link to the agenda.

06/05/2025

Happy Nurses Week. Thank you for everything that you do.

A Brief History of National Nurses Week
1953 Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a "Nurse Day" in October of the following year. The proclamation was never made.
1954 National Nurse Week was observed from October 11 - 16. The year of the observance marked the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's mission to Crimea. Representative Frances P. Bolton sponsored the bill for a nurse week. Apparently, a bill for a National Nurse Week was introduced in the 1955 Congress, but no action was taken. Congress discontinued its practice of joint resolutions for national weeks of various kinds.
1972 Again a resolution was presented by the House of Representatives for the President to proclaim "National Registered Nurse Day." It did not occur.
1974 In January of that year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) proclaimed that May 12 would be "International Nurse Day." (May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale.) Since 1965, the ICN has celebrated "International Nurse Day."
1974 In February of that year, a week was designated by the White House as National Nurse Week, and President Nixon issued a proclamation.
1978 New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne declared May 6 as "Nurses Day." Edward Scanlan, of Red Bank, N.J., took up the cause to perpetuate the recognition of nurses in his state. Mr. Scanlan had this date listed in Chase's Calendar of Annual Events. He promoted the celebration on his own.
1981 ANA, along with various nursing organizations, rallied to support a resolution initiated by nurses in New Mexico, through their Congressman, Manuel Lujan, to have May 6, 1982, established as "National Recognition Day for Nurses."
1982 In February, the ANA Board of Directors formally acknowledged May 6, 1982 as "National Nurses Day." The action affirmed a joint resolution of the United States Congress designating May 6 as "National Recognition Day for Nurses."
1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation on March 25, proclaiming "National Recognition Day for Nurses" to be May 6, 1982.
1990 The ANA Board of Directors expanded the recognition of nurses to a week-long celebration, declaring May 6 - 12, 1991, as National Nurses Week.
1993 The ANA Board of Directors designated May 6 - 12 as permanent dates to observe National Nurses Week in 1994 and in all subsequent years.
1996 The ANA initiated "National RN Recognition Day" on May 6, 1996, to honor the nation's indispensable registered nurses for their tireless commitment 365 days a year. The ANA encourages its state and territorial nurses associations and other organizations to acknowledge May 6, 1996 as "National RN Recognition Day."
1997 The ANA Board of Directors, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.

12/03/2025

Sam McCord NSBN's Director of Investigations and Discipline a member of the Model Act & Rules Committee.

Today in the Model Act & Rules Forum at the 2025 NCSBN Midyear Meeting, Model Act & Rules Committee Chair Gerianne Babbo, EdD, MN, RN, discussed the ongoing review, revision, and development of Model Acts and Rules to reflect the current regulatory environment and to make sure our Model Act and Rules provide more clarity and remove redundancy.

12/03/2025

Our own Executive Director.

This morning at the 2025 NCSBN Midyear Meeting, Cathy Dinauer, MSN, RN, FRE, gave a presentation on open NCSBN leadership positions, the nomination process and the work of the Leadership Succession Committee (LSC) in advancing leadership development. NCSBN Members looking to run for elected office in 2025 can learn more here: https://www.ncsbn.org/about/governance-and-staff/leadership-succession/apply.page

06/01/2025

Be ready for exam day. NCLEX rules and what to expect.
https://www.nclex.com/exam-day.page?fbclid=IwY2xjawHpAHVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdiV_RfWSrDwY1eDOW7W7QyL44V4IohKVKjTVC_jv8iLXVa2Zwuype0L1A_aem_1d2yoXXqLGsjohZNn5uzRg

Be prepared for your NCLEX exam by reviewing the candidate rules, ID requirements and take virtual tours of the test center.

23/10/2024

The NSBN will be closed Friday, October 24 for Nevada Day. Here are some fun facts about Nevada you may not know.

The bill to legalize gambling in Nevada was first passed in March of 1931.

Nevada is one of the world's leading producers of gold.

The Hoover Dam is one of Nevada's most famous tourist attractions. To this day it is the largest single public works project in U.S. history. It contains over 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete.

Las Vegas is home to over 150,000 hotel rooms - more than anywhere else on the planet.

Nevada gets its name from the Spanish for "snow-covered" because of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

Although Nevada does have some areas that are snow-covered, most of the state is desert. In fact, Nevada is one of the driest states in the United States.

Nevada became our 36th state on October 31, 1864 in the midst of the Civil War.

Although Samuel Clemens is famous for his works about the Mississippi River, he moved to Nevada in 1861 to try silver mining. He took a job as a newspaper editor in Virginia City, and it is there where he first used his famous pen name Mark Twain.

Nevada's state bird is the Mountain Bluebird and the state flower is the Sagebrush.

The area now known as Nevada was claimed by both Spain and Mexico before the United States took over at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848.

Nevada is home to what is known as the Extraterrestrial Highway. Many individuals have claimed to have experienced UFO sightings along this 98-mile stretch of road.

Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state in the country. Its highest point sits at 13,145 feet.

Nevada is the driest state in the United States with only around 7 inches of rainfall per year on average.

Hidden Cave in Nevada is home to the oldest skeletons of early men ever to be found within the United States. They were discovered in 1949.

Nevada's key industries include agriculture, tourism, entertainment, mining and manufacturing.

11/09/2024

The next NSBN meeting will be held September 18-19 2024. The agenda is posted here:

30/08/2024

Each year at the NCSBN Annual Meeting Awards ceremony and dinner, we celebrate the work that enhances public protection, nationally and internationally, and honor individuals who made such enrichment possible.