APRN Compact

Compact Connection provides you with the latest legislative updates, a breakdown of recent events, trusted resources and ways to take action to support the APRN Compact. Subscribe here: https://aprncompact.com/stay-informed.htm

Thank you AACN American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for this comprehensive article explaining the APRN Compact's benefits in removing barriers to practice: https://www.aacn.org/blog/compact-licensure-for-aprns-the-chasm-we-must-bridge. Four states have enacted the APRN Compact. It will be implemented when seven states have enacted. Take Action to Bring the APRN Compact to Your State: https://aprncompact.com/take-action.page.

Compact Licensure for APRNs: The Chasm We Must Bridge - AACN You’ve probably heard the phrase “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” Suggesting that sometimes our desire for perfection prevents us from doing what is good may not seem like a fit in healthcare. With patients, perfection in the form of the best care possible is our aim. However, there...

Gov. Kristi Noem signed the APRN Compact into law in South Dakota on Feb. 5, 2024. When implemented, the compact will allow an APRN to hold one multistate license with a privilege to practice in other compact states: https://www.ncsbn.org/news/south-dakota-enacts-aprn-compact

As 2023 draws to a close, we look toward a new year of hope and promise. We ask that you keep in mind the nurses and other health care providers who work during the holidays to keep us safe and healthy. Wishing you a Happy 2024!

NCSBN wishes you a holiday filled with joyful moments and warm wishes for the new year!

Compact Connection provides you with the latest legislative updates, a breakdown of recent events, trusted resources and ways to take action to support the APRN Compact. Subscribe here: https://aprncompact.com/stay-informed.htm

This Thanksgiving, NCSBN is thankful for nurses' dedication and expertise. Thank you for taking care of us and keeping us safe. We wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving!

November 12-18 is National Nurse Practitioner Week! NCSBN celebrates NPs, who provide high-quality care to their patients, and we support efforts to ensure NPs can practice to the full extent of their experience and education. https://aanp.org/about/about-the-american-association-of-nurse-practitioners-aanp/media/np-week

NCSBN salutes all veterans, including veteran nurses who have served their country. We also recognize the nurses who play a crucial role in the well-being of our nation's veterans.

NCSBN's 2022 Workforce Survey revealed that the future of nursing and U.S. health care is at an urgent crossroads and has motivated health care systems, policymakers, regulators and academic leaders to work together to enact solutions. This free livestream symposium will bring together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing staffing, wellness and workplace safety. Add the livestream to your calendar here: https://www.ncsbn.org/live

Happy Halloween from all of us at NCSBN!

Nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard. This free livestream symposium will bring together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety. Learn more here: https://www.ncsbn.org/live

NCSBN has launched a redesigned website to better highlight our initiatives and products. Central to the redesign is a renewed emphasis on NCSBN’s work to ensure that every person, whether sick, hurt or at their most vulnerable, encounters nurses working at the top of their expertise and education who provide safe and competent care. Explore www.ncsbn.org now.

Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the Nurse Licensure Compact into law on June 24, 2023, making Rhode Island the 41st jurisdiction to enact the NLC. The compact allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in both their home territory/state and other NLC states. https://www.ncsbn.org/news/rhode-island-enacts-nurse-licensure-compact-nlc