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Alabama RN Certification and Schools - AL

By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February 12th, 2010

Registered Nurses are licensed healthcare professionals who have obtained a degree in nursing and successfully passed the national nursing licensing exam.  RNs are responsible for treating patients in a variety of settings such as hospitals, schools, doctor’s office, nursing home or health clinic.  Their typical day-to-day duties may consist of assessing patient’s health problems and coming up with related solutions.  They may also be responsible for maintaining health records, ways to maintain patients’ health, create nursing care guidelines, administer medication, perform diagnostic testing and possible disease prevention.    

Registered Nurses working in Alabama will need a state-issued license.  Prior to receiving a license you can obtain a temporary permit to practice nursing and it is called a non-renewable temporary permit.   Alabama RN schools and online programs are designed to help Alabama residents meet licensing requirements.

Continuing Education Requirements for Registered Nurses in Alabama

For Registered Nurses seeking continuing education requirements in Alabama, the following is a list of acceptable content:

Nursing practice in specialty areas

• Care of patient nursing practice.
• Nursing education, research, practice issues and theory.
• Processes, accrediting standards and quality improvement and management.
• Nursing implications, procedures and clinical technology.
• Aspects of nursing, social, legal and ethical.
• Supervision in health care delivery, management and administration.
• General education courses, sciences, business and liberal arts.

In addition, for license renewal a registered nurse must have four contact hours of continued education from a board-provided education pertaining to the Nurse Practice Act, Board functions, professional conduct, accountability and regulations. 

Through campus or online programs, aspiring Registered Nurses in Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville, Alabama may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including the Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Baptist Medical Center South, Baptist Medical Center East and Dekalb Regional Medical Center.