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The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.
Direct applicability is a concept of European Union constitutional law that relates specifically to regulations, direct applicability (or the characteristic of regulations to be directly effective) is set out in Article 288 (ex Article 249) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (as amended by the Lisbon Treaty). [1]
Nurses and unions have long pushed for standards, including establishing a minimum patient-to-nurse ratio, and supporters say the COVID crisis has only compounded the problems faced by caregivers.
Dec. 20—New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., introduced legislation last week that would authorize $5 billion over 10 years in federal grants for public health nurses in state, local and ...
Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) introduced a bipartisan piece of legislation to support additional funding for nursing programs in community colleges. Grants ...
National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009; National Research Act; National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; New Animal Drug Application; New Drug Application; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act; Nuclear labor issues; Nursing Home Reform Act; Nutrition Labeling and ...
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...