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Given the nurse shortage and the upcoming retrogression of the Schedule A visa allotment, what are your opinions about having agents for U.S. nursing graduates? In other words, can an attorney or other healthcare official represent a group/bulk of RNs to negotiate a higher salary and better benefits for the group??? Like a sports agent would do with an athlete, but with nurses instead??? The high demand and low supply makes this feasible and may help all nurses in the long run. Thoughts???

It is my understanding that a foreign nurse wishing to take the nclex would have to first apply to a state board. If state nursing boards require ss numbers, how do foreign nurses get their licences when they don't have one yet.

Anybody know which states do/do not require social security numbers in obtaining licensure. This would pertain to foreign born nurses. I think California accepts the Hospital tax id number, but not sure.