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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Alice Benjamin

Minority Nurse

Right out of high school, I never knew I wanted to be a nurse. But I was the eldest, and my dad was a retired serviceman and smoked cigarettes in the military. And we know that the baby boomers will be retiring, which will give us a nursing shortage. Tell us about your career path and how you ascended to that role.

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos , director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).