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Nurses may complete licensing requirements in more than one state. Jurisdictions that adopted the Nurse Licensure Compact accept licenses granted in others without requiring a separate certification. Licenses must be periodically renewed. Some states require continuing education in order to renew licenses.
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 ...
Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education, licensure, certification, and fellowship.
EMT-Intermediate/85 (no new licenses granted) Cardiac Technician (no new licenses granted since 1998, similar to the NREMT-I/99) Advanced-EMT; Paramedic (at least 504 classroom hours plus 320 clinical hours) [15]
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Health has significant shortcomings in overseeing its adverse actions lists for Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) and Direct Service Workers (DSWs ...
Seven nursing homes in Louisiana have had their licenses revoked after residents were evacuated into a warehouse as Hurricane Ida ripped across the region. At least seven people did not survive ...
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.
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