is the only national database for verification of nurse licensure, discipline and practice privileges for RNs, LPN/VNs and APRNs licensed in participating jurisdictions, including all states in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
here are three Nursys services publicly available via:
is a free of charge innovative nurse licensure notification system where you receive real-time notifications about nurses you employ. The system provides licensure and publicly available discipline data directly to you as the information is entered into the Nursys database by .
helps nurses easily manage their licenses at no cost to them. Once enrolled, a nurse will get automatic notifications about license status, license expiration, license renewal or publicly available disciplinary actions or alerts.
NCSBN ID:
The NCSBN ID is a unique nurse identifier (UNI) assigned to every nurse upon their first licensure with a board of nursing (BON). It’s the only UNI for all nurses and allows concise communication among systems while still protecting a nurse’s personal identifiable information (PII).
NCSBN ID Benefits
Watch as industry experts discuss the benefits of the NCSBN ID and the importance of the data it provides to nursing.
is a free service that allows employers and recruiters to retrieve licensure and any applicable discipline documentation in one convenient location. .
service enables nurses to verify their license(s) from a when applying for endorsement into another state. Nurses can verify their licenses by completing the Nursys verification process for $30 per license type, per each board of nursing where the nurse is applying. The nurse’s license verification is available immediately to the endorsing board of nursing.
NCSBN members utilize Nursys via to: