NLCs are 'one tool in the toolbox' for broader workforce discussions, NCSBN official says.
Monday, June 19, 2023
 

"The NLC can be part of broader workforce discussions in looking at how to shore up the existing nurse workforce, how to modernize the existing workforce, and how to make sure that your state remains competitive when recruiting nurses." — Nicole Livanos, director of state affairs, NCSBN

Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos, director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

For this week's lead story, I spoke with Livanos about the benefits of the NLC, why some states haven’t enacted it, and how it could help with nurse staffing shortages.
 

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