article thumbnail

Multistate Nurse Licensing: What You Need to Know

Scrubs

With so many positions to fill, working across state lines will help you expand your options as a registered nurse, but you’ll need to get licensed in multiple states. Navigating each state’s licensing requirements can be daunting to say the least, especially if you’re already working full time at a hospital.

article thumbnail

Nursing Education: Pipeline to the Future

Minority Nurse

In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. In that regard, nursing education is a pipeline to the future.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Important Is Continuing Education for Nurses?

Nurse.com

Foundational education provides just that, a foundation of knowledge. The origins of continuing education for nurses. Eventually knowledge sharing was formalized and is what we think of today when we think of nursing education. The importance of continuing education. However, schools of nursing can only provide so much.

article thumbnail

The Nurse Licensure Compact: Who Benefits Most From Multistate Licenses?

Nurse.com

The Nurse Licensure Compact ( NLC ) is legislation that allows nurses to have one license to practice in multiple states, which seems like it would be more than helpful in states and regions experiencing a nursing shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Yet, not all 50 states belong to the NLC. The challenges and drawbacks.

article thumbnail

Do You Worry About Getting Audited?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

So this truly is for all of us with licenses. They can be educational and help you improve the quality of care you deliver and your business. As an employee, you may find yourself part of one or many audits. That audit may be directed toward the practice or the individual clinicians. But first, what is a medical audit to begin with?

Business 370
article thumbnail

Don’t Get Scammed

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Learn tactics scammers use and gain the knowledge to protect yourself, your license, and your practice. There are some relatively simple and easy things you can do today to protect yourself, your license, and your practice. We all need a bit of education on the topic.

HIPAA 195
article thumbnail

You Worked Too Hard to Lose Your License: Protect It with These 10 Essentials

Empowered Nurses

Youve poured your soul into this career, and your nursing license is a symbol of that hard work. But heres the truth: in the hustle and grind of daily practice, its easy to forget that your license isnt just a piece of paperits your livelihood, your passion, and your future. That second could save a lifeand your license.