National Board of Nursing

Published Sep 11, 2011

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Why don't they have a National Board of Nursing instead of each state having a board of nursing. That way if you pass their exam you could work in any state.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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Sep 12, 2011

licensure is a function of state not federal government.
wikipedia has good explanation: licensure - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
tx bon: faq's about the nursing licensure compact
concerns re nursing compact:
1999: multistate licensure: premature policy - american nurses association
2007: multi-state licensure - washington state nurses association
2007: medscape:[color=#1111cc]the multi-state nursing licensure compact: making nurses mobile ...
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you took the words right out of my mouth...well said!

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