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  2. Nurse Licensure Compact - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Nurse registry - Wikipedia

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    A nurse registry, nursing registry, or register of nurses is a list of nurses who are legally licensed to practice nursing. The register is maintained by the licensing body designated by law to regulate the profession. This is the source of the legal title "Registered Nurse". Usually each nurse is issued a unique identification or license number.

  4. List of professional designations in the United States

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    must hold a current, unrestricted practical/vocational nurse license in the United States or its territories and must have hospice and palliative licensed practical/vocational nursing practice of 500 hours in the most recent 12 months or 1000 hours in the most recent 24 months prior to applying for the examination. [58]

  5. National Provider Identifier - Wikipedia

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    The NPI number can be obtained online through the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) pages on CMS's website. [3] Turnaround time for obtaining a number is from 1 to 20 days. NPI numbers can be searched on the CMS website listed in external links 'National Plan and Provider Enumeration System information from CMS'.

  6. Fake nurse with stolen nursing license treated Texas patients ...

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    The 35-year-old Laredo woman is accused of using the name and Texas Board Nursing license number of a real licensed vocational nurse and registered nurse who had “the same or similar first name ...

  7. List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel

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    State Enrolled Nurse (UK) – See Licensed Practical Nurse: SHO: Senior house officer (UK) SIGN: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN and NICE are major centers of CPG development) SIOP: International Society of Paediatric Oncology SN: Student nurse SOMA: Student Osteopathic Medical Association: STFM: Society of Teachers of Family ...

  8. Texas Medical Board sets new physician licensing record - AOL

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    Sep. 11—The Texas Medical Board — for the third year in a row — has issued a record number of physician licenses, ending the fiscal year with 7,060 licenses issued. The state's 2023 fiscal ...

  9. Nurse licensure - Wikipedia

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    The first nurse licensure and registration program was initiated in 1901 in New Zealand when the Nurses Registration Act 1901 was enacted into law. The first licensure laws in the United States came in 1903. In the US, applicants must successfully pass the NCLEX exam prior to being granted a license.