Frequently Asked Questions about the State Licensure Examinations
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Here are some frequently asked questions about the state licensure examinations.
The Nursing Division has compiled for you all of the information you need on the state licensure examination for registered nurses: how to enroll to the examination, what the content and the format of the examination are, important information on the actual day of the examination, mandatory bibliography for the exam, and more.
If you have been graduated from nursing studies in Israel, the educational institution will forward your transcripts to the Ministry of Health upon your graduation. Your transcript and overall score will be validated and a text message (SMS) will be sent to you to inform you whether you are eligible to enroll to the state licensure examination. The Nursing Division will also create a username and an initial password to log in to the Healthcare Professionals Portal, so that you can enroll to the examination. Further information and how to enroll via the Healthcare Professionals Portal
If you have been graduated in nursing studies outside of Israel, your transcripts will be reviewed and validated; if you meet the eligibility criteria, you will have to enroll to take the examination following the guidelines on this webpage: Israel Nursing Licensure for Internationally Educated Nurses
To be allowed to sit for the state licensure examination, you need to submit a licensure examination notice, which is an authorization to test. Take it with you to the examination. You can have the notice issued about two weeks before the actual day of examination. The notice confirms your enrollment to the examination, provides information on examination day, has your candidate identification number, and it says whether you are eligible for extra testing time.
The scores are released within 30 business days from examination day. A text message (SMS) will be sent to you notifying you that the scores have been released. The scores will be posted on the Healthcare Professionals Portal and will be forwarded to you in the text message (SMS), too.
No, we do not. You need to generate a transcript of your score via the Healthcare Professionals Portal. If your score is not posted on the Healthcare Professionals Portal after you have been examined, fill out a form requesting the Department of Nursing Licensure Exams to email you a transcript of your score.
You can appeal an exam if:
- You had taken the non-adaptive state licensing exams for registered nurses (RNs), and your score was 58–59.
- You had taken the adaptive state licensing exams for registered nurses (RNs), and your score was 59.
- You had taken the practical nurse state licensing exams, and your score was 58–59.
- You had taken accredited advanced nursing exams and appealed only the computerized case management stations or the computerized knowledge exam stations, and your scores were 58–59.
- You had taken the advanced nursing course selection exams, and your score was 68–69.
If you are eligible to retake the state licensure examination, enroll via the Healthcare Professionals Portal. Further information on retesting
The Nursing Division has compiled for you all of the information you need on the practical nurse state licensure examination: what the content and format of the examination are, important information on the actual day of the examination, and mandatory bibliography for the exam.