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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). The NLC provides two opportunities.

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NY Bill Addresses State’s Critical Nursing Shortage 

Daily Nurse

New York passed a bill addressing the state’s nursing shortage. The new legislation permits nursing programs to provide up to one-third of a student’s clinical work in a high-tech simulation environment. Nursing programs across New York are ready to educate the next generation of nurses to resolve this shortage.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.

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Multistate Nurse Licensing: What You Need to Know

Scrubs

continues to grapple with a nursing shortage, many nurses are starting to work across state lines, including travel nurses and those looking for new career opportunities. Navigating each state’s licensing requirements can be daunting to say the least, especially if you’re already working full time at a hospital.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. This is the state of nursing. pdf Wolters Kluwer.

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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.

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California makes RN license for retired nurses

Becker's Hospital Review

California is addressing its nursing shortage by creating a license for retired nurses to volunteer with a limited scope of practice.