REGISTERED NURSES SOC Code 29-1141 Entry Salary $25.84/hr Average Salary $30.66/hr Job Description Registered Nurses provide health care to injured, sick and well persons. Registered Nurses may work in hospitals, doctors offices, public health clinics, industrial settings or schools. Requirements 1.Graduate from State-approved nursing program. 2.Pass a national nursing licensure examination. 3.Meet continued competency requirement. Restrictions Each application is reviewed by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. School Located in Wyoming Casper College - Casper - School of Health Science, Nursing http://www.caspercollege.edu/nursing/index.html Central Wyoming College - Riverton - Nursing program http://www.cwc.edu/nursing/ Laramie County Community College - Cheyenne - Nursing program http://www.lccc.wy.edu/programs/nursing Northern Wyoming Community College District - Gillette and Sheridan http://www.sheridan.edu/academics/program/nursing/ Northwest College - Powell - Nursing program http://nwc.edu/academics/programs/nursing-associate-degree-in-nursing University of Wyoming - Laramie - Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing http://www.uwyo.edu/nursing/ Western Wyoming Community College -Rock Springs - Nursing program http://www.wwcc.wy.edu/academics/nursing/ License Registered Nurses must be licensed by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Examination The examination is given in Casper at Pearson Vue Testing Center. More information is available online at http://pearsonvue.com/. Fees Licensing by Endorsement (Out of State). . . . . . . . . . . . $195.00 Licensing by Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190.00 Renewal (Every Even Year). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110.00 Background Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60.00 Licensing Agency Cynthia LaBonde, MN, RN, Executive Director Wyoming State Board of Nursing 130 Hobbs Avenue, Ste. B Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7601 Fax: (307) 777-3519 http://nursing-online.state.wy.us/ Additional Sources of Information Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 850 Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: (404) 975-5000 http://acenursing.org/ American Association of Colleges of Nursing One Dupont Circle, NW, Ste. 530 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 463-6930 http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Ave., Ste. 400 Silver Springs, MD 20910-3492 Phone: (800) 274-4262 http://nursingworld.org/ National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 111 East Wacker Dr., Ste. 2900 Chicago IL 60601-4277 Phone: (312) 525-3600 https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm National League for Nursing The Watergate 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (800) 669-1656 http://www.nln.org/ Occupational Outlook Handbook: "Registered Nurses" http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm Last updated May 2017
