Epidural replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in Pennsylvania
Yes, this Pennsylvania NLC situation is quite confusing to me. Washington State passed the Compact about a year ago. Washington also now requires an FBI criminal background check for all NLC applicants. Any Washington State nurse who wants a Compact ...
This should help (a tutorial flow chart from the National Council Of The State Boards Of Nursing):
https://www.nursecompact.com/files/licensebyendorsementv2.pdf
Here is the NCSBN (National Council Of The State Boards Of Nursing) information video on this subject:
https://www.NCSBN.org/recorded-webinar/nlc-for-military-spouses
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Epidural replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in Pennsylvania
Still no information about when Pennsylvania will fully implement the NLC. It has been 2.5 years since the governor signed this legislation. Washington State will fully implement the Compact in six weeks. Rhode Island will fully implement the Compact...
Can't comment on the NJ to NYC commute, but my work commute has been about 45 minutes for more than ten years. I work twelve hour shifts. I don't have to deal with a lot of traffic. I don't have to worry about child care. I am finally starting to get...
Epidural replied to 01.rn.10's topic in Pennsylvania
Just saw this. My advice:
Work at a large teaching hospital-these hospitals have more options and they are usually more willing to give you a flexible schedule that meets your needs
I have loved working in critical care (more profession...
Epidural replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is partially implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact on 9/5/23. All nurses with Compact licenses will be able to practice in Pennsylvania, as long as they don't officially move to this state. Hopefully the state will fully implement the...
Epidural replied to zephyr9's topic in Pennsylvania
Can't they just confirm your licensure through Nursys.com ? I thought every BON used this site for verification. Apparently not. Just another reason for all of the states to join the NLC. Red tape is so unnecessary!
My nursing school is nationally accredited, but I still had problems getting a California license. What seemed to help was getting my fingerprints (live scan) done in California when I was there. Then the certain class that I definitely took, but tha...
Epidural replied to Epidural's topic in Washington
On July 24,2023 Washington State partially implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact. If you have a compact license and want to practice in Washington without officially moving there, you can (travel nurse-telehealth-nurse educator).