Applications

North Carolina Board of Nursing

Application for Nurse Practitioner Registration

Registration & Initial Approval to Practice

In order to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP), a Registered Nurse (RN) must obtain Nurse Practitioner Registration and Approval to Practice with their collaborating/supervising Physician. The Certificate of Registration will be emailed to you once all documents have been received and the application has been processed. The one-time Registration does not allow you to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina; the Initial Approval to Practice application must also be reviewed and approved.

Initial Approval to Practice applications are reviewed and approved jointly by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Medical Board. The Nurse Practitioner shall not practice until notification of approval to practice has been received from the Board of Nursing. The approval letter will be emailed to you upon FINAL approval to practice.

APRN application for FNP is done online via the Nurse Gateway platform. Link below.

https://portal.ncbon.com/ProfileHome.aspx